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Macau, Thursday, April 17, 2025
A strong tropical storm lashed central and western Japan with heavy rain and high winds yesterday, causing flooding and power blackouts and paralyzing air and ground transportation
Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city yesterday with the mayor urging world powers to abolish nuclear weapons, saying nuclear deterrence
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Saturday that Sri Lanka is a key partner in a Tokyo-led initiative aimed at building security and economic cooperation around the
Senior officials from Japan, the U.S. and South Korea condemned North Korea over its recent ICBM-class ballistic missile launches and vowed to step up their
The head of the U.N. atomic agency toured Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Wednesday and said he is satisfied with still-contentious plans to release treated
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency is in Japan to meet with government leaders yesterday and to see final preparations for the release of treated radioactive wastewater into
One of several Japanese officials charged in a widespread bribery scandal involving Tokyo Olympic organizers was found guilty yesterday but avoided jail time. The verdict in
In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful. Enter “taishoku
Japan and South Korea agreed yesterday to revive a currency swap agreement for times of crisis, in the latest sign of warming ties as the countries work
Japanese regulators began a final inspection yesterday before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The inspection
Japanese Emperor Naruhito met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday during his first official foreign trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019. Widodo and first lady
Japan's government yesterday adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel as part of the effort to reduce carbon emissions. The
President Joe Biden arrived in Japan yesterday and greeted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by saying, “When our countries stand together, we stand stronger” — a
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol oyesterday called for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend summit
The leaders of South Korea and Japan met Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to mend long-running historical grievances and
A team of explorers announced it found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denounced a pipe bomb attack at a campaign event he attended last weekend and pledged to review security procedures to ensure
The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a joint missile defense exercise yesterday in waters near the Korean Peninsula as they expand military training to counter
Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are vowing a tough stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan and on North Korea’s unchecked tests of
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed this weekend after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at a fishing port
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