Conversion therapies: the left and the presidential camp mobilized for their ban in the EU, before the closing of the Citizen InitiativeMay 16, 2025
Japan PM Ishiba reiterates call to eliminate all tariffs with US Asia May 11, 2025 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated on Sunday (May 11) that he will aim for the elimination of all…
Japan fair trade watchdog warns Tokyo hotels over information-sharing Asia May 9, 2025 TOKYO: Japan’s fair trade watchdog has warned 15 luxury hotels in Tokyo that their sharing of information on occupancy rates…
Three arrested in Japan over suitcases stuffed with hermit crabs Asia May 8, 2025 TOKYO: Three men were arrested in Japan after their rustling suitcases alerted hotel staff to the thousands of protected hermit…
Five staff reported injured by intruders at Tokyo primary school: Reports Asia May 8, 2025 TOKYO: Five staff members sustained minor injuries at a primary school in Tokyo after two men intruded onto the premises…
Japan protests China's airspace 'violation' near disputed islands Asia May 4, 2025 Public broadcaster NHK and other local media reported that this is the first time a Chinese government helicopter violated the…
Tokyo's tariff envoy says US talks 'constructive' Asia May 3, 2025 WASHINGTON: Tokyo’s envoy for United States tariff talks in Washington said on Thursday (May 1) that the second round of…
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months Asia May 2, 2025 TOKYO: Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo…
Man arrested in Japan after suspected car attack on children: Reports Asia May 1, 2025 TOKYO: A man was arrested in the Japanese city of Osaka on Thursday (May 1) after allegedly ploughing his car…
SM Lee to be awarded the highest rank of Japan's Order of the Rising Sun Asia April 29, 2025 Japanese media reported that 3,990 people will receive awards as part of Japan’s 2025 spring honours, including former Prime Minister Naoto…
Japan, Vietnam pledge to support free trade as PM Ishiba visits Hanoi Asia April 28, 2025 Vietnam is a major assembling hub for large Japanese manufacturers, including Honda, Canon and Panasonic, with a total of US$78…
Japan PM goes to Vietnam, the Philippines to talk tariffs Asia April 27, 2025 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday (Apr 27) for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as…
Asian markets boosted by 'Big Progress' in Japan tariff talks Asia April 17, 2025 Hopes that Trump’s blistering tariffs can be pared back have helped temper some of the disquiet on markets after a…
