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Kimono-clad young women walk outside a venue during their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony in Yokohama, Japan 9, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon ... ( read original story ...)

China has told travel agencies in Japan that it has stopped issuing new visas for travel, three companies confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday, an apparent response to stricter measures for Chinese ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Coming of Age Day (Seijin-shiki) is a national holiday held in January to recognise young people who have been officially recognised as adults after turning 20, and on the responsibilities and ( read original story ...)

Incheon is the only airport in South Korea where flights from China can land China has stopped issuing short-term visas to individuals from South Korea and Japan in retaliation for Covid restrictions on Chinese travellers. ( read original story ...)

The former Australian Open champion is not competing in Melbourne this year, having rejected the grind of the tour ( read original story ...)

Tokyo police held an active-attacker drill at the University of Tokyo on Jan. 10 in the lead-up to nationwide entrance exams, in response to a stabbing rampage there last year. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo confirmed 7,462 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, down by about 2,200 from a week before. The seven-day average of new cases came to 14,632, compared with 12,954.3 a week earlier. The number of ... ( read original story ...)

The moves represent China’s first attempt at retaliation after a raft of nations recently implemented testing requirements for travelers from the country ( read original story ...)

Beijing has suspended visa issuance for visitors from Japan and South Korea in its first retaliation against the flurry of Covid-19 entry restrictions introduced in recent weeks by governments against travellers from China. ( read original story ...)

The former Australian Open champion is not competing in Melbourne this year, having rejected the grind of the tour ( read original story ...)

Core consumer prices in Japan’s capital, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose a faster-than-expected 4.0% in December from a year earlier. ( read original story ...)

Passengers push their luggage through the international arrivals hall at Beijing Capital International Airport after China lifted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine requirement ... ( read original story ...)

The two-time Australian Open champion won't play this year's tournament, and has been a non-factor of late. At a certain point, her seeming indifference to the sport may cost her. ( read original story ...)

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)'s Tama Chuo Police Station sent papers on Jan. 10 on a local 43-year-old resident on suspicion of re ... ( read original story ...)

While the central bank expects inflation to be close to a peak, the continued acceleration suggests prices are running hotter than the BoJ’s projections. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks continued their winning streak to three sessions Tuesday as data showing a slower-than-expected U.S. wage growth fueled ... ( read original story ...)