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Foreign ministers of India, Australia, US and Japan meet amid LAC pullback

Myanmar's military has arrested civilian leaders, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, and announced a year-long state of emergency, ...

Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president

The 56-year-old Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80...

Sino-Japan ties tense over Chinese vessels near Senkaku Islands

​China has recently passed a law allowing its coastguard to fire on foreign vessels in some circumstances, a change that provoked criticism...

Japan's factory mood turns positive for first time since 2019

While the Reuters Tankan showed overall sentiment was expected to recover over the coming three months, respondents were on guard for furth...

EXPLAINER: Japan begins vaccination drive, but why so late?

Some in Japan, where relatively rare side effects from vaccines tend to be played up, are in no hurry to get the shot.

Japan shares extend gains to close at 30-year high on recovery hopes

The stocks that gained the most among the top 30 core Topix names were SoftBank Group Corp, up 4.15%, followed by Hoya Corp, up 3.79%.

India, Japan push connectivity with SE Asian & East Asia via Assam

India and Japan on Monday pushed for greater connectivity to SE Asia and East Asia through Assam, pivotal state in the region.

Over half of Japan firms want Olympics cancelled or postponed: Survey

The survey, conducted online on Feb. 1-8, showed 56.0% of the companies polled feel Japan should cancel or postpone the Games, up from 53.6...

Japan economy shrinks for first time since 2009 financial crisis but tops forecast

The world's third-largest economy shrank 4.8 percent last year, its first annual contraction since 2009 at the height of the global financi...

Wipro appoints Tomoaki Takeuchi as head of Japan

Takeuchi-san would enhance Wipro’s focus in Japan with an emphasis on exponential growth, large deals and significant transformational enga...

Restart date for Tokyo Olympic test events postponed by a month

The final artistic swimming qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics, originally due to take place from March 4 to 7, has been rescheduled to May 1...

Ups, downs and Covid-19: Tokyo 2020's tumultuous Olympic timeline

From the ecstasy of being awarded the Olympics to the agony of coronavirus postponement, the Tokyo Games have faced many hurdles -- and the...

'Anything can happen' with Tokyo Olympics: Japan minister

Taro Kono, minister for administrative and regulatory reform, did not rule out the possibility of the Olympics being cancelled, with greate...

80% say Tokyo Olympics should be called off or won't happen

Tokyo is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases that prompted the national government last week to call a state of emergency. In declaring the ...

Tokyo Olympics 'safe and secure' despite virus emergency: Organisers

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday announced the month-long measure covering the greater Tokyo area, taking effect from Friday, as t...

Most in Japan oppose holding Olympics in 2021

A poll released Tuesday by national broadcaster NHK found just 27 percent of respondents support holding the Games next year, with 32 perce...

FIFA extends 7-team Club World Cup to 2021; Japan to host

FIFA wanted a December 2020 edition in Qatar to be the last with seven teams — six continental champions and the host nation's domestic lea...