Japan

Japan eases requirements for multiple-entry visas for Filipinos

(Eagle News) -- Japan has eased requirements for multiple-entry visas for Filipinos. In a statement, the Japanese Embassy said beginning…

UN chief to discuss North Korea in Japan

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is expected to discuss the North Korea crisis with…

Sony upgrades full-year forecast, logs brisk quarterly profit

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Sony on Tuesday revised upward its full-year profit and sales forecast, reporting first quarter profits nearly…

Nintendo first-quarter profits up 44 pct to $275 mn on Switch sales

TOKYO, Japan (AFP)--Nintendo said Tuesday its quarterly net profit jumped 43.9 percent year-on-year to $275 million, driven by the global…

Nishikori feeling ‘tough’ after overcoming wrist injury

by Jim Slater Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)--Japan's Kei Nishikori, back on form after a torn right wrist tendon,…

Powerful storm hits disaster-ravaged Japan

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful storm slammed into central Japan on Sunday, bringing heavy rains as it churned…

It’s a small world: In Japan, moss wins hearts

by Harumi OZAWA Agence France Presse SAKUHO, Japan (AFP) -- Kaori Shibo bent her head down and peered through a…

Typhoon barrels towards flood-hit western Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon is on track to batter parts of western Japan that were hit earlier…

‘Unprecedented’ Japan heatwave kills 65 in one week

  by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least…

Record heat broils Japan, prompting warnings

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japanese officials issued new warnings Monday as a deadly heatwave blankets the country, producing record high…

Japan reopens beaches hit by 2011 nuclear, tsunami disaster

TOKYO, Japan (AFP)  -- Japan has reopened three beaches in regions devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting Fukushima nuclear…

Asian markets rise after Fed chief boosts US confidence

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets largely rose on Wednesday, tracking a Wall Street rally after the Federal Reserve…

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