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The latest ruling follows one made in January which ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in wartime brothels each with 100 million won ($91,300). ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday donated a religious offering to a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression, though he avoided a visit. Suga’s ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan's government is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and Osaka as new COVID-19 case numbers surge, broadcaster NHK reported on ... ( read original story ...)

A South Korean court on Wednesday ruled against a group of comfort women as they sought damages against Japan for wartime sex slavery, citing Tokyo's claim of state immunity against being sued in a ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, the epicentre of a fourth wave of the pandemic, requested a renewed state of emergency on Tuesday, looking to cancel or postpone all major events to restrict the movement of people. ( read original story ...)

The city of Osaka has asked the national government to declare a new state of emergency, with Tokyo and Hyogo prefectures set to follow, as Covid-19 variants prompt a surge of cases in Japan. In a ... ( read original story ...)

A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected a claim by South Korean sexual slavery victims and their relatives who sought compensation from the Japanese government over their wartime sufferings. ( read original story ...)

Japan's government is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and Osaka as new COVID-19 case numbers surge, broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, a move that would enable the giant cities to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and Osaka as new COVID-19 case numbers surge, broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, a move that would enable prefectural authorities ... ( read original story ...)

Each day seems to bring another change to the Tokyo Olympics as surging coronavirus cases in Japan threaten planning for the games, which are to open in just over three months. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent a ritual offering Wednesday to the controversial Yasukuni shrine, a move likely to anger China and South Korea as it honours war dead, including ... ( read original story ...)

Oxygen supplies running low in India; Japanese government considering state of emergency in Tokyo and Osaka; EU agency says clot ‘very rare’ J&J vaccine side effect ... ( read original story ...)

Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Wednesday it started a new phase III trial of its anti-influenza drug Avigan in Japan for COVID-19 patients. The new trial in Japan is targeting patients with ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Bay's parking lot remains closed and some residents aren't happy about it. The beach is part of "Ka'ena Point State Park" -- which has an open parking lot on the Mokuleia side -- but its ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's glacial COVID-19 inoculation push is prompting some foreign residents to consider flying to other countries to get vaccinated, as the pandemic surges again with no shots in sight for everyday ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese government official Wang Wenbin warned against the Japanese government casting blame on China for cyberattacks made on around 200 companies. ( read original story ...)