Japan

Japan's Okinawa reports record COVID cases, US forces blamed

Jan 15, 2022 06:40

Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture has reported record daily coronavirus infections fueled by the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant largely blamed on US forces stationed there.
Japanese students injured in stabbing during entrance exams

Jan 15, 2022 03:10

Several high school students sitting their university entrance exam in Tokyo were wounded on Saturday in an apparent knife attack, Japanese media said.
US bases in Japan to come under tighter COVID-19 controls

Jan 10, 2022 10:58

The United States has agreed to tighten COVID-19 restrictions on personnel at US military bases in Japan, said the Japanese Foreign Ministry on Sunday.
US, Japan to sign new military partnership deal aimed at China, Russia & North Korea

Jan 07, 2022 09:37

The US plans to sign a new military collaboration pact with Japan in a purported bid to counter emerging threats such as hypersonics and space-based capabilities, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
Japan to declare COVID-19 curbs in three regions hosting US bases

Jan 07, 2022 06:15

Japan decided on Friday to declare quasi-emergency measures in three regions in order to stem a COVID-19 surge that some officials have linked to US military bases in the country.
Japan calls on US to impose restrictions on US troops after virus surge

Jan 06, 2022 05:16

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has urged the US to impose restrictions on the troops stationed in Japan amid a spread of COVID-19 cases among the US military personnel.
Japan’s Okinawa considers COVID emergency amid virus spread from US base

Jan 05, 2022 10:16

Japan is considering declaring a state of emergency in the southern island of Okinawa, after the region emerged as the epicenter of a new coronavirus surge, with officials saying the virus keeps spreading from US bases.
North fires possibly ballistic missile: South Korea, Japan

Jan 05, 2022 04:37

South Korea and Japan say the North has fired a projectile, apparently a ballistic missile, in the first such launch of the year, hours before Seoul renewed calls for talks.
Japan irked at US military's failure to contain spread of Omicron variant

Jan 04, 2022 13:06

The top government officials in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture have blasted the US military for failing to contain the COVID-19 outbreak at its bases in the country and allowing the Omicron variant to spill over to the local population.
Japan preparing roadmap for boosting trade ties with Iran: Businessman

Jan 04, 2022 04:57

An Iranian businessman says Japan’s External Trade Organization (JETRO) is preparing a major document for expanding trade relations with Iran, saying the move is a sign that Tokyo is positive about the future of ongoing efforts to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.