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Japan accuses China of “disinformation” and “propaganda” in the midst of the pandemic
In its annual defense review for 2020, Japan makes strong accusations against the Chinese regime for mishandling the outbreak of the CCP Virus (Chinese Communist Party Virus) and for taking advantage of the global chaos to advance its territorial claims. Japan ...
Asian stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
Asian stocks sank Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a trade war fail to produce an interim agreement. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia all ...
Global stocks lower amid uncertainty over US-China trade
Global stock markets mostly declined Friday amid uncertainty about a possible U.S.-Chinese agreement to roll back tariffs in their trade war. Tokyo rose after Beijing said Thursday the two sides agreed to the step if they make progress on an interim ...
Global stocks higher after possible US-China trade snag
Global stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investors were rattled by a possible snag in a U.S.-Chinese trade truce following reports Beijing wants Washington to lift punitive tariffs. Germany and Paris opened higher and London was unchanged. Tokyo rose while ...
Typhoon leaves 19 dead as Japan launches major rescue
Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to at least 19 with more than a dozen missing. One woman ...
Tokyo area shuts down as powerful typhoon lashes Japan
A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades made landfall and passed over the capital, where streets, nearby beaches and train stations were ...
Typhoon may bring 31 inches of rain, strong winds to Tokyo
A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (31 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend, and the government is warning residents to stockpile necessities and leave high-risk ...
Super typhoon on track to drench Japan’s main island
Japan is bracing for a super typhoon on track to hit central and eastern regions over the three-day weekend with potential damage from torrential rains and strong winds. Typhoon Hagibis has already caused cancellations of two Rugby World Cup matches that ...
Japan, Russia accuse each other of military buildups
Russia and Japan have accused each other of military buildups as their foreign and defense ministers met in Tokyo for talks that failed to make progress on decades-long island disputes.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a joint news conference ...
Malaysia PM says global garbage trade ‘grossly unfair’
The practice of advanced countries such as the U.S., Canada and Japan sending their non-recyclable waste to poorer countries is "grossly unfair" and should stop, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday.Mahathir comments during a visit to Tokyo on came ...
Mahathir urges US to talk with China, accept its greatness
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is calling for talks to resolve ongoing trade dispute between Washington and Beijing and is urging the world to accept China's technological prowess.Mahathir says the U.S. cannot expect to always be at the top in ...
Veteran China dissident urges linking of human rights, trade
Veteran Chinese dissident Wang Dan urged Western nations to restore the link between human rights and trade with China in a speech Wednesday just days ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on student pro-democracy protests centered on ...
Tokyo Olympics end 1st ticketing phase for Japan residents
Olympic organizers say millions of Japan residents have shown interest in buying tickets for next year's Tokyo 2020 Games.Organizers closed the first phase of ticket applications on Wednesday for Japan residents, and applicants will be told on June 20 what ...
Deadly knife attack near Tokyo raises alarm on child safety
A deadly knife attack on a group of mostly schoolgirls near Tokyo this week raised concerns Wednesday over the safety of schoolchildren in Japan, a country known for its low crime rate and where children usually walk to school on ...
Tragedy Strike Japan as madman kills two and stabs seventeen others, mostly children
A total of 19 people were stabbed in an act of public violence this morning in Kawasaki, Japan. The attack took place about 13 miles from Tokyo, at a park in the city of Kawasaki. It happened as children were waiting ...
Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2
A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming "I will kill you!" attacked a group of schoolgirls and adults as he walked toward a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two and injuring 16 before killing ...
Update: Reports say suspect in Japan mass stabbing dead
The Latest on a stabbing attack at a bus stop just outside Japan's capital (all times local):11:25 a.m.NHK TV in Japan is quoting police as saying the suspect in a knife attack that wounded at least 19 people at a ...
Melania Trump colors fish with kids at Japan digital museum
Melania Trump was perfectly cool Sunday at an air-conditioned interactive digital museum in Tokyo where she drew a purple fish and had it projected on a digital aquarium on the wall, as she and her host, Japanese first lady Akie ...
Update: Trump tamps down expectations of US-Japan deal
The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Japan (all times local): 8:15 a.m. President Donald Trump is tamping down expectations that he'll make significant headway on trade talks during his trip to Japan. Fox News White House Correspondent John Roberts tweets that ...
President Trump downplays North Korean missile tests
President Donald Trump is downplaying recent North Korean missile tests, tweeting from Tokyo that they're not a concern for him. Trump says, "North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me." That ...
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