TOKYO — Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing strict pandemic travel restrictions about two years ago, but for now only for package tours, the prime minister said Thursday. From June 10, Japan will allow people to enter the country on tours with fixed schedules and … Read more
Eve Muirhead guided Great Britain to curling gold with a comprehensive win over Japan in the Olympic final. Twenty years after Rhona Martin’s famous victory in Salt Lake City, Muirhead needed no ‘Stone of Destiny’ drama to achieve her lifelong ambition of leading her Great Britain women’s curling team to glory. In her fourth Winter … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics† † Defending Olympic champion Japan has advanced to the final of women’s speedskating team pursuit. The trio of Ayana Sato and sisters Miho and Nana Takagi easily won their semifinal race against the Russian team. They advance to the gold medal race later Tuesday against … Read more
HONOLULU — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts were meeting Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang began the year with a series of missile tests. Blinken gathered in Honolulu with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister … Read more
