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Japan on ‘maximum alert’ after record virus cases: PM

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan is on "maximum alert" after logging a record number of daily coronavirus infections, the prime…

Japan exits recession as GDP grows 5.0% in Q3

  by Shingo ITO Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's economy exited recession in the third quarter, growing…

Japan’s Suga pledges to work with Biden on Indo-Pacific peace, freedom

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the White House,…

Japan, Vietnam boost defense ties as South China Sea tensions mount

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Japan and Vietnam agreed to step up security and defence cooperation Monday, reaching an agreement in…

Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu: study

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a…

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into sea: reports

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the stricken…

The underground ‘Parthenon’ protecting Tokyo from floods

by Shingo ITO KASUKABE, Japan (AFP) -- It has been called Japan's underground "Parthenon", a cavernous complex charged with protecting…

Unique vine ‘greenhouses’ found by 91-year-old nature volunteer

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — An unusual vine discovered by a 91-year-old volunteer nature guide in…

Avigan clinical trial could start within the week, says DOH

https://youtu.be/jpTLTdIcoDA (Eagle News) –After several months of delay, the Department of Health said that the clinical trial for the anti-flu…

Pompeo slams China’s ‘malign activity’ as he meets Asian allies

  by Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Tuesday of…

Pompeo to cut short Asia visit amid Trump hospitalization

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip to Asia this…

Asia markets slip but Tokyo reopens with gains after blackout

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Japanese stocks edged up Friday as they reopened after being shut down all the…

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