Tokyo called on residents to reduce trips outdoors and asked bars, restaurants and karaoke parlors to close early as the city combats a surge in coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Says Stable Japan-China Ties Are Important
"A stable relationship between the two countries is important not only for Japan and China but also for the region and the international community," Suga said. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka, writing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan excludes Sapporo, Osaka from travel subsidies for 3 weeks
Japan will exclude Sapporo and Osaka from its domestic travel subsidy campaign for three weeks starting Tuesday due to a recent resurgence of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests China’s island incursions during FM visit
TOKYO (AP) — Japan used a visit by the Chinese foreign minister on Wednesday to protest Beijing's increased activity and what it calls infiltration around disputed East China Sea islands. Both sides ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Fights Coronavirus in Luxurious Style With Million-Yen Masks
A diamond with 0.70-carat shines on a luxury face mask decorated with the diamond, platinum and Swarovski crystals which is sellig for one million yen ($9,640), is displayed at Mask.com, a face-mask ... ( read original story ...)
US Navy destroyer challenges Russia’s claims to Peter the Great Bay in Sea of Japan
The U.S. Navy on Tuesday sent a warship to challenge Russia’s “excessive” maritime claims in the Western Pacific, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Trips up With Messy Reversal on Tourism Campaign
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid rising COVID-19 cases - after insisting it would go ahead - looks likely to cost him support ... ( read original story ...)
Yukio Mishima: The strange tale of Japan’s infamous novelist
The theatrical life and death 50 years ago of one of Japan’s most celebrated and controversial authors created an enduring – but troubling myth, writes Thomas Graham. ( read original story ...)
China foreign minister to meet Japan’s Suga; Beijing’s first high-level contact with new PM
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday, marking Beijing's first high-level contact with Japan's new leader. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Seen Calling for Shorter Store Hours as Infections Jump
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to ask restaurants and other stores to close early as it seeks to combat a surge in coronavirus infections ahead of the annual year-end party season, according ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to exclude Sapporo, Osaka from ‘Go To Travel’ travel subsidies for 3 weeks
Japan will exclude Sapporo and Osaka from its domestic travel subsidy campaign for three weeks starting Tuesday due to a recent resur ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Tokyo leader remains firm about hosting Olympics
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike remains firm about safely hosting the Olympics in July. Japan has experienced an uptick in infections this month, with a nationwide daily total ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan to lift restrictions on business travel
China and Japan have agreed to "fast track" business travel between the two countries after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo and Osaka suspended as Go To Travel destinations
Residents of Sapporo and Osaka looking to travel elsewhere will continue to have access to discounts offered under the government-run campaign. ( read original story ...)
Japan Criticises U.N. Finding That Nissan’s Ghosn Was Detained Unfairly
Japan's justice minister on Tuesday criticised a written opinion by a United Nations panel, saying that claims that former Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn had been treated unfairly under the ... ( read original story ...)
Russia chases off U.S. warship in spat over territorial waters in Sea of Japan
The confrontation was the latest in a string of close contacts between Russian and American forces across the globe. ( read original story ...)