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Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine ...

No masks, no worries — for now; Aussies preparing for Tokyo

No masks. No worries. For now. Dani Stevens won a record 14th national title in the women's discus throw on Sunday to earn ...

China says US-Japan actions are stoking division

China hit back at the U.S.-Japan show of alliance during talks between President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide ...

Biden talks partnership plans with Japan

President Joe Biden unveiled a series of commitments he has agreed to with the Prime Minister of Japan.

Biden to host South Korea's president in late May

President Joe Biden will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in for meetings in the second half of May, the White House ...

Asian shares mixed as vaccine wait tempers Wall St optimism

Asian shares were mixed Friday as jubilance over positive U.S. economic data and a Wall Street record high were tempered by ...

Japan's Suga comes to US for China-focused talks with Biden

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrived in Washington on Thursday for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden meant to ...

Officials say Olympic cancellation, no fans still an option

Two officials in Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One suggested they ...

Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms

With a crisp white graphic look and roomy pockets, the uniforms to be worn by Team USA at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo ...

100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks

Tokyo pitched itself as "a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago. “The certainty was a crucial ...

Column: Matsuyama goes from inspiration to Masters champion

The idea was to create golfing heroes, not necessarily a Masters champion. Hideki Matsuyama is now both. “I owe a deep debt ...

Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years

Japan's government announced Tuesday it would start releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear ...

India to approve coronavirus shots green-lit by WHO, others

India said Tuesday that it will approve the use of all coronavirus vaccines that have been given an emergency nod by the ...

Asian shares gain despite virus worries; China exports rise

Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday with hopes growing for a global economic rebound despite surging coronavirus cases ...

Late president's book outlines vision for Japan's Nintendo

Nintendo’s late president Satoru Iwata oversaw the video-game maker’s global growth as Super Mario and Pokemon became ...

Late president's book outlines vision for Japan's Nintendo

Nintendo’s late president Satoru Iwata oversaw the video-game maker’s global growth as Super Mario and Pokemon became ...

Masters is a win for Hideki Matsuyama, and for Japan

The question became inevitable at some of the bigger golf tournaments, whether it was for Jordan Spieth or Tiger Woods.

Asian shares decline on vaccine, virus worries

Asian shares were lower on Monday, as investors grew wary over the recent surge in coronavirus cases in many places while ...

Japan's champion: Matsuyama wins the Masters for his nation

Hideki Matsuyama almost turned down his first chance to play the Masters. It was a month after a devastating earthquake and ...

Prime minister leads celebrations of Matsuyama's Masters win

Led by Japan's prime minister, the country celebrated golfer Hideki Matsuyama's victory in the Masters — the first Japanese ...