Japan

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters
World

China resolutely opposed to US, Japan joint statement - Chinese embassy in US

FILE PHOTO: A police officer stands guard on a street near a hotel where U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are staying, in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
World

US-Japan statement refers to "peace and stability in Taiwan Strait" - Jiji

A countdown clock showing that 100 days are left until Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is reflected in a puddle in Tokyo, Japan April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Coronavirus chronicle

Tokyo Olympics chief commits to Games as infections surge; fresh calls to postpone or cancel

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of the Pfizer logo in this illustration taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Japan vaccine chief confirms PM Suga call with Pfizer CEO

The US and Japan flags fly together outside the White House in Washington April 27, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
World

US and Japan can take their time on China

Michael Hirsh/Deputy news editor, Foreign Policy/TBS Illustration
Thoughts

The summit that can’t fail

Ukhiya Rohingya camp fire. Photo/TBS
Rohingya Crisis

Japan provides emergency assistance to Rohingya camp fire victims in Cox’s Bazar

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World

Are the Olympics cancelled? Japan official's comments sow doubts

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan December 4, 2020. Hiro Komae/Pool via REUTERS
World

China-linked Japan shares shunned ahead of PM Suga's US visit

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
World

Japan ruling party official says cancelling Olympics is an option

An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan February 13, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Analysis

How Japan plans to release contaminated Fukushima water into the ocean

An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan February 13, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS
World

Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment

A woman in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks on the street, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Japan begins Covid-19 shots for over 65s as fourth infection wave looms