TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government said on Friday it would end a state of emergency in all but Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, as new coronavirus cases decline.
Japan is finalizing plans to halt new development aid to Myanmar, the Asahi Shimbun daily reported on Thursday, as Western allies impose sanctions and threaten further action over the Southeast nation’s military coup. Citing multiple government sources, the newspaper said the Japanese
MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/. Moscow plans to foster relations with Japan, but won’t take any steps that run counter to Russia’s Constitution, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting with editors-in-chief of Russian media outlets, aired by the Rossiya-24 TV
A liquor shop’s manager clears damaged bottles following Saturday’s quake. Tokyo, Japan (CNN)A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Saturday was an aftershock of the devastating 9.0 magnitude quake that struck the same area almost 10 years ago, according to
TOKYO, February 7. /TASS/. Japan plans to continue talks on a peace treaty with Russia on the basis of the high-level agreements reached in Singapore back in 2018, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday. “The government led by
TOKYO, February 4. /TASS/. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has promised to exert every effort to get closer to the solution of the issue of the Northern Territories (the Southern Kuril Islands – TASS). The head of Japanese government stated
TOKYO, January 21. /TASS/. Import of Russian goods to Japan decreased by 26.6% in 2020 compared with 2019 amid the pandemic, according to the figures released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance on Thursday. Russian imports amounted to around $11 bln.
MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. Japan will not be able to avoid the US control over the missile defense systems once it buys these systems, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday. “Our Japanese colleagues assure us that they will merely
Japan is working to isolate and analyse a new variant of the coronavirus detected in four people who arrived from Brazil, a health ministry official said Tuesday. Japan announced the detection of the new variant on Sunday, but officials have been at pains
Seoul (AFP) A South Korean court on Friday ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to 12 World War II sex slaves or their families, in an unprecedented ruling likely to infuriate Tokyo. The Seoul Central District Court ruled that