Japan and US agree to extend host nation support accord by a year
Japan and the United States agree to extend by one year the bilateral host nation support agreement set to expire at the...
read moreBritish PM Johnson backs Tokyo Games
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vows support for Tokyo to hold the postponed Olympics and Paralympics.
read moreChinese vessel equipped with what appeared to be an autocannon enters Japan's waters
Chinese coast guard vessels, of which one appeared to be equipped with an autocannon, enter Japan's wasters near Senkaku...
read moreCoronavirus vaccines arrive in Japan
The first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrives in Japan, with a health ministry panel approving their use in the countr...
read moreMori resigns as Tokyo Games organizing chief
Mori Yoshiro resigns as president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee amid growing criticism over his sexist remarks...
read moreCommemorating 20th anniversary of Ehime Maru collision with US submarine
Survivors and bereaved families of victims of the fatal collision between high school fishing training ship Ehime Maru a...
read moreJapan in dilemma over nuclear weapon ban treaty
The U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect, but Japan is in a dilemma over the pact despite ...
read moreThousands gather in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup
Thousands gather in Tokyo to protest against a coup d’etat carried out by the Myanmar military.
read moreIOC VP touches on possibility of Tokyo Olympics without spectators
IOC Vice President Anita DeFrantz touches on the possibility of holding the Tokyo Olympics without spectators in an inte...
read moreSuga and Biden talk on phone
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide speaks on the phone with new U.S. President Joe Biden, with the two agreeing to s...
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