Japan

Japan’s ANA aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's biggest airline ANA said Monday it aims to become carbon neutral by 2050 through new…

Japan to host first joint military drill with US, France

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country's southwest…

Japan faces new virus emergencies, three months before Olympics

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government is to declare virus states of emergencies in Tokyo and three other regions on…

Japanese region seeks new virus emergency as Olympics near

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's third most populated region will on Tuesday ask the central government to impose a state…

Japan urges release of journalist in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Japan urged Myanmar authorities on Monday to release from prison a Japanese journalist accused of spreading…

US, Japan show united front on China in Biden’s first summit

  by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed Japan's…

Virus could force Olympics cancellation, says top Japanese politician

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A senior Japanese politician said cancelling the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus remains a possibility on…

Japan PM heads to Washington with China topping agenda

by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister heads to Washington on Thursday to become the first foreign…

Toshiba CEO resigns as buyout offer stirs turmoil

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Toshiba's president Nobuaki Kurumatani has resigned, the firm announced Wednesday, as a buyout offer from…

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM

  TOKYO, Japan Japan's government on Tuesday approved a plan to release more than one million tons of treated water…

Tokyo tightens virus measures nearly 100 days before Olympics

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government approved tighter coronavirus measures for the capital and other areas on Friday, weeks after…

Japan swimmer Ikee wins Olympic relay spot after leukemia

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee said she "didn't know what had just happened" after qualifying for the…

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