Japan

Japan urges ‘stable’ China ties, 50 years after normalization

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan called Thursday for "constructive and stable" ties with China as the two sides marked 50…

Japan honours assassinated Abe at controversial funeral

  Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Sara HUSSEIN Japanese and foreign dignitaries paid tribute to assassinated former prime…

Mayweather scores KO in front of watching Pacquiao

  Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Floyd Mayweather knocked out mixed martial arts fighter Mikuru Asakura in the second round on Sunday…

Two dead, thousands without power after Typhoon Talas slams Japan

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Thousands were without running water and power in central Japan on Sunday after Typhoon Talas dumped record…

Japan to lift Covid restrictions on foreign tourists from October

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Japan announced Thursday that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening…

Yen hits new 24-year low as Bank of Japan keeps loose policy

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The yen sank to a fresh 24-year low against the…

Four feared dead after typhoon hits Japan

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Two people were confirmed dead and another two were found "without vital signs" after Typhoon…

Japan inflation at highest level since 2014

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Inflation in Japan hit 2.8 percent in August, the highest level since 2014, government data…

Evacuation warnings after typhoon makes landfall in Japan

  by Atish PATEL / Yuichi YAMAZAKI Agence France Presse IZUMI, Japan (AFP) -- Millions of people in Japan were…

URGENT: Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall in Japan: weather agency

Izumi, Japan (AFP) Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall on Japan's southwestern coast on Sunday evening, the country's weather agency said, as…

Thousands in shelters as ‘dangerous’ typhoon hits Japan

Minamata, Japan (AFP) by Atish PATEL / Yuichi YAMAZAKI Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on…

Chinese moves on Taiwan rattle remote Japanese island

by Mathias CENA Agence France-Presse YONAGUNI, Japan (AFP) -- Life may seem tranquil on Japan's remote Yonaguni island, where wild…

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