カテゴリー: Japan
China warns citizens not to travel to Japan amid escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by PM Sanae TakaichiShares in Japanese tourism and retail firms have fallen sharply after China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan, while a senior J…
Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might respond militarily to an invasion of TaiwanChina has sent its coast guard through the waters of the Senkaku islands and military drones past ou…
Sanae Takaichi says the use of force against Taiwan could warrant a military response from TokyoChina has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan, escalating a diplomatic feud sparked by comments from Tokyo’s new prime minister about a hypoth…
Takaichi caused a stir last week after she summoned aides to her office for a 3am meeting to prepare for a budget committee hearingJapan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has said she gets by on just two to four hours sleep a night – prompting concern …
Videos show schoolgirls fighting off animals, while others show people feeding bears, with some so realistic that users struggled to distinguish between fact and fictionIf a record number of fatal bear attacks wasn’t terrifying enough, experts say a to…
Women are banned from entering the ‘sacred’ dohyo. Sanae Takaichi is undecided on whether to attend a trophy presentation later this monthAnticipation is building among sumo fans in Japan as they wait to discover if the country’s first female prime min…
New prime minister says an attack on Taiwan could trigger the deployment of her country’s self-defence forces if the conflict poses threat to JapanJapan and China are embroiled in a row about Tokyo’s potential military involvement in the event of a con…
A record 13 people have died in bear attacks in Japan this year – with experts blaming food shortages as the animals venture further into residential areasLoud conversations, whistles and, when all else fails, a plastic bottle are among the precautions…
Close encounters reported almost daily as bears intrude into residential areas and attack and sometimes kill peopleJapan has deployed troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge in the number of bear attacks that have terrorised …
With Trump electing to fly back to Washington on the eve of the main summit, what did Apec’s remaining leaders achieve in his absence?The leaders of countries across the Asia-Pacific are wrapping up their summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, after a week d…
US president to be presented with replica royal gold crown before meeting his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, but expectations of a breakthrough on tariffs are lowDonald Trump landed in South Korea on Wednesday to meet President Lee Jae Myung,…
Sanae Takaichi says she will nominate Trump for peace prize and two leaders sign agreement on rare earthsWhat are rare earths – explained in 30 secondsJapan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has vowed to realise a “golden age” in relations with the…
Sanae Takaichi leads a minority government and needs a successful meeting with the US president on Tuesday. Thankfully her mentor, Shinzo Abe, is one of Trump’s ‘favourites’Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, faces the first real test of her di…
Governor of one prefecture says he is considering asking the military for help to tackle increasing attacks amid thousands-strong bear populationKnowing what to do in the event of a close encounter with a bear was once a concern only for hikers and for…
Sanae Takaichi has made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister, receiving 237 votes in parliament’s 465-seat lower house and winning a similar slim majority in the less powerful upper house. Her victory was secured after her Liberal De…