投稿者: Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies
Conservative LDP along with coalition partner Komeito retain control of parliament, defying expectationsJapan’s ruling conservative party defied expectations in Sunday’s general election, with a comfortable victory that will boost the prime minister, F…
North Korean leader said Biden offer of dialogue is ‘a facade’ and blamed the US for ‘hostile policy’Kim Jong-un has condemned a US offer of dialogue as a “facade”, state media reported, but said he had ordered officials to restore communication lines …
Critical care beds are nearing capacity in Tokyo and prefectures outside the capital are also tackling worst ever outbreakSee all our coronavirus coverage Japan has recorded a record number of coronavirus cases while critical care beds in Tokyo are nea…
Health experts say surge in cases amid Olympics could overload hospitals unless action takenCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHealth experts in Japan have warned that a recent surge in coronavirus cases in Tokyo, six days into…
Number rose after officials in Atami checked residential registers rather than relying on reports of missing people following mudslideOfficials in Japan have dramatically raised their estimate of the number of people still missing after a mudslide ripp…
Analysis: leader’s talk of huge crisis, despite no admission of Covid cases, comes amid concerns over health infrastructure and food shortagesAlmost 18 months after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, North Korea has come close to conceding that its at…
Kim Yo-jong’s intervention appears to have thwarted any prospects for early resumption of negotiationsKim Jong-un’s influential sister appears to have dismissed hopes for a breakthrough on nuclear talks with the US, warning Washington that it faced “di…
Relaxed measures in capital and several other regions will focus on early closure of bars and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan is to ease coronavirus emergency measures in Tokyo from Sunday, just over a month…
Move comes amid preparations in Tokyo for the Olympics, which are due to be held from 23 July despite a raging fourth waveThe US has urged its citizens to avoid all travel to Japan, where concern is rising over new variants of the coronavirus, but offi…
Comments come as US secretary of state and defence secretary begin visit to Japan and South Korea to discuss securityNorth Korea could be planning to flight test an upgraded inter-continental ballistic missile [ICBM] “in the near future,” a senior US m…
Academics reject J Mark Ramseyer’s claim women were not forced into sexual slavery during second world warA Harvard University professor has sparked outrage among fellow academics and campaigners after claiming that women forced into sexual slavery by …
Coronavirus pandemic meant the envoys and their families had to travel home in an unconventional way In normal times, most diplomats can expect to end a foreign posting with an official – if not always fond – farewell from their hosts and a comfortable…
Head of organising committee in Japan, Yoshiro Mori, under pressure to step down as anger grows The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has condemned derogatory remarks about women by the head of the Tokyo 2020 Games organising committee, Yoshiro Mor…
Japanese poll on Wednesday finds just 16% think Games should go ahead this year but Tokyo committee chief says preparations will continueCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, Y…
Self-defence forces called out to provide food, blankets and fuel to motorists after sudden snowfallMore than 1,000 people in Japan were forced to spend the night in their cars on Thursday after record snowfall blanketed parts of the country.The first …