Japan
Former PM Abe says Japan, U.S. could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Japan and the United States could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan, and Beijing...
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Washington caps year of drills to deter China with ten-day military exercise
By Tim Kelly USS CARL VINSON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday completed ten days of joint military drills...
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Japan’s first Omicron case may help portray PM Kishida as decisive
By Rocky Swift and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus on...
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Japan’s crown prince criticises media coverage of daughter’s engagement
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's crown prince criticised the media on Tuesday for falsities and "terrible things" in its...
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Factbox-Global spread of Omicron cases and associated travel curbs
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of...
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Prime Minister Johnson’s flagship policy meets reality in one English city
By Elizabeth Piper and David Milliken SUNDERLAND, England (Reuters) - When Britain left the European Union on Jan. 31 last...
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Japan reverses border easing, bars foreign visitors due to Omicron
By Rocky Swift and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan said on Monday it would shut its borders to foreigners to...
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Japan tightening border controls on three more African countries – Foreign Ministry
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will tighten border controls for the southern African nations of Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia, requiring a...
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New COVID variant Omicron triggers global alarm, market sell-off
By David Shepardson and Stephanie Nebehay WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) - The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global...
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High oil prices could chill Japan’s traditional public baths
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic didn't manage to kill off Dai-ni Takara-yu, a traditional Japanese public...
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China carried out ‘combat readiness patrol’ as U.S. lawmakers visited Taipei
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's military carried out "combat readiness" patrols in the direction of the Taiwan Strait...
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COVID-19: Japan tightens border controls for arrivals from six countries
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will tighten border controls for people arriving from six African nations from midnight (1500 GMT on...
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Japan to supplement military spending in rush to bolster air and sea defences
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to add $6.75 billion to its already record annual military spending in...
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Tepco finds melting of ice wall at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant
TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) will launch remedial works at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to strengthen...
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U.S. lawmakers arrive in Taiwan, second trip in a month
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Five members of the U.S. House of Representatives arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for a short trip expected...
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Former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979...
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Australia to reopen to foreign visa holders in bid to revive economy
By Colin Packham and Renju Jose CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will allow foreign visa holders to enter the country from the...
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Japan’s foreign minister says China invited him for visit
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Sunday he has been invited to visit...
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U.S. cooperation with partners causing China ‘heartburn’ -Campbell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Expanded U.S. cooperation with partners is causing China "heartburn" and Chinese President Xi Jinping made clear to President...
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Belarus helped migrants cross into EU, Lukashenko says – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said it was "absolutely possible" his forces had helped migrants cross into...
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