Game on! Japan to let 5,000 fans attend baseball, football
TOKYO: Up to 5,000 fans will be able to attend Japanese football and baseball games from July 10, officials said Monday as the sports inch towards normality after coronavirus suspensions.…
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
TOKYO: Next year's Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a "120-percent effort" to ensure the first-ever postponed Games can go ahead.…
Two-thirds of sponsors unsure about 2021 Olympics: poll
TOKYO: Two-thirds of Tokyo 2020's corporate sponsors are undecided on whether to continue supporting the Games now the event has been pushed to 2021, according to a new survey. In…
Nintendo says 300,000 accounts breached after hack
TOKYO: Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has admitted that hackers have breached 300,000 accounts since early April, gaining access to personal information such as birthdays and email addresses but not credit-card…
Japan rejects S. Korea deal over wartime forced labour
Japan rejects S. Korea deal over wartime forced labour
TOKYO: Japan on Thursday flatly rejected as "unacceptable" a South Korean proposal to set up a joint fund to compensate wartime forced labourers, a bitter dispute that has bogged down…
Police officer stabbed ahead of G20 summit in Japan
Police officer stabbed ahead of G20 summit in Japan
TOKYO: Japanese police Monday arrested a man suspected of stabbing a police officer in the chest and stealing his gun near Osaka, just days before world leaders fly into the…
Japans Abe in Tehran mission to ease Iran US tensions
Japan’s Abe in Tehran mission to ease Iran-US tensions
TEHRAN: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected in Tehran on Wednesday for a rare diplomatic mission, hoping to ease tensions between the Islamic republic and Tokyo's key ally Washington.…
Shinzo Abe
Man on a mediation mission: Japan’s Abe heads to Iran
TOKYO/ TEHRAN: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Iran this week on a rare diplomatic mission, hoping to ease tensions between the Islamic Republic and Tokyo's key ally Washington.…
Asia markets fall after Trump announces Mexico tariffs
HONG KONG: Asian stocks edged down Friday, despite modest gains on Wall Street overnight, as US President Donald Trump's sudden announcement of tariffs on all Mexican imports saw Tokyo shares…
Japan unveils policy to curb plastic waste before G20
TOKYO: Japan on Friday announced a policy to reduce marine plastic waste, part of efforts to raise the issue at the G20 summit it will host next month. Japan is…
Google and Android system start to cut ties with Huawei
Malaysia to use Huawei technology “as much as possible”: PM
TOKYO: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday that his country will make full use of the technology made available by Huawei in spite of the U.S. ban on…
Mahathir says Malaysia will use Huawei as much as possible
Mahathir says Malaysia will use Huawei ‘as much as possible’
TOKYO: Malaysia will continue using Huawei products "as much as possible," bucking a global trend prompted by security concerns and a US ban on the Chinese firm, the country's prime…
Patrick Shanahan
Pentagon chief to visit S. Korea next month
SEOUL: Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan plans to visit South Korea next month as part of a four-nation trip to Asia, officials said Friday. Shanahan, whom U.S. President Donald…
Eyeing decent trade terms Abe woos golf buddy Trump
Eyeing decent trade terms, Abe woos ‘golf buddy’ Trump
TOKYO: With an imperial banquet, a day at the sumo and an obligatory 18 holes, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is again rolling out the red carpet for his "golf…
US Japan S. Korea start first of its kind naval drill
US, Japan, S. Korea start ‘first-of-its-kind’ naval drill
TOKYO: The United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia have kicked off "first-of-its-kind" naval drills near Guam, the US Navy said Thursday. The "Pacific Vanguard" drill brings together more than…
Trump to get royal treatment on Japan emperor visit
Trump to get royal treatment on Japan emperor visit
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is accused at times of acting like a king, but when the US president becomes the first foreign leader to meet Japan's newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito next…
Toshiba net profit up on chip business sale
TOKYO: Struggling Japanese engineering firm Toshiba on Monday reported improved full-year net profit thanks to the sale of its chip business, but said operating profit was sharply down. In the…
Japans new emperor urges world peace in first public speech
Japan’s new emperor urges world peace in first public speech
TOKYO: Emperor Naruhito urged Japan to work together for world peace as he made his first public appearance Saturday in front of a cheering, flag-waving crowd of tens of thousands.…
Shinzo Abe
Japan’s Abe ready to meet N. Korea’s Kim ‘unconditionally’: media
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "unconditionally" in a bid to restore diplomatic ties between the two historic foes, a…
Trump touts Japan trade talks eyes sumo wrestling match
Trump touts Japan trade talks, eyes sumo wrestling match
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced Friday he may watch Japan's traditional sumo wrestling when he visits Tokyo at the end of May. "We will also be going perhaps to…
Japans emperor to abdicate first time in 200 years
Japan’s emperor to abdicate, first time in 200 years
TOKYO: Japan's Emperor Akihito will step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne on Tuesday, the first abdication in the world's oldest imperial family for two centuries, ending 30 years of his…
Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Shah Mahmood Qureshi urges for new economic blocs in Asia
TOKYO: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reiterated that Pakistan desires peaceful relations with all the neighboring countries for peace and stability in the region. “Peaceful relations with neighbours is…
Uber
Uber wins $1bn investment from Toyota, SoftBank fund
TOKYO: Japanese car giant Toyota and investment fund SoftBank Vision Fund on Friday unveiled an investment of $1 billion in US company Uber to drive forward the development of driverless…
Japans Abe to visit US France on pre G20 tour
Japan’s Abe to visit US, France on pre-G20 tour
TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday plans to visit the United States, Canada and France this month before his country hosts the G20 later this year. The tour…