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Japan
September 26, 2020
Japan's new prime minister vows to host Olympics next year
Japan’s new prime minister said Saturday that he’s determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that ...
September 25, 2020
Tokyo Olympics and IOC find mostly minor areas to 'simplify'
Tokyo Olympic organizers announced several “simplification” changes Friday for next year’s postponed games, though with few ...
September 25, 2020
J-pop stars ARASHI release English surprise before hiatus
Japanese pop sensation ARASHI has a big surprise for fans as they near their planned hiatus at year's end: a collaboration ...
September 25, 2020
Asian shares gain, cheered by US rally on hopes for stimulus
Asian shares advanced Friday, cheered by a modest rally on Wall Street and rising hopes for fresh stimulus for the U.S.
September 24, 2020
Tiny Rubik's Cube goes on sale in Japan for anniversary
A tiny but playable Rubik’s Cube, so little it fits on your fingertip, has gone on sale in Japan for 198,000 yen, or about ...
September 24, 2020
Bach offers pep session for Tokyo Games and talks up vaccine
IOC President Thomas Bach delivered a pep talk to Japanese government officials and local organizers on Thursday that ...
September 24, 2020
The Latest: Swiss university's undergrads all quarantined
Swiss health authorities have ordered a quarantine for 2,500 students at a prestigious hospitality management school after ...
September 24, 2020
Asia Today: China to let in more foreigners as virus recedes
Foreigners holding certain types of visas and residence permits will be permitted to return to China starting next week as ...
September 23, 2020
Tokyo Olympics CEO suggests relaxed entry rules for athletes
Tokyo Olympics officials are proposing that the government relax immigration regulations to allow athletes to enter the ...
September 23, 2020
Asian shares take breather after Wall Street gains
Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday as investors kept a wary eye on how the coronavirus pandemic will affect the ...
September 22, 2020
Mickelson and late-night range session key for DeChambeau
Two moments were key for Bryson DeChambeau winning the U.S. Open. The first one was early in the week, when he played a ...
September 22, 2020
Tokyo needs to convince sponsors Olympics will really happen
The only thing more difficult than staging next year's Tokyo Olympics in a pandemic might be convincing sponsors to keep ...
September 21, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's made-up car plants, court revisionism
President Donald Trump and his GOP allies are playing loose with the facts when it comes to a successor for the late Justice ...
September 20, 2020
Asia Today: Fewer cases in Melbourne, new surge in India
Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 ...
September 18, 2020
Asia Today: India's coronavirus cases jump by another 96K
India’s coronavirus cases jumped by another 96,424 in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of leveling. The Health Ministry ...
September 17, 2020
Netflix woos Japan with new original series about a reporter
Netflix is producing and shooting an original series set in Japan about a journalist who challenges authority, hoping to woo ...
September 17, 2020
Asian stocks retreat on lack of new Fed action
Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated its benchmark interest rate will stay close to ...
September 16, 2020
Yoshihide Suga named Japan's prime minister, succeeding Abe
Japan's Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister Wednesday, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his ...
September 16, 2020
Japan's new PM Yoshihide Suga, self-made and strong-willed
Before he got Japan's top government job, Yoshihide Suga was known as a “shadow" prime minister and the right-hand man for ...
September 16, 2020
Asian shares mostly higher after Wall Street gains
Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement. Benchmarks rose modestly in Tokyo ...
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