Japan to resume tourism in June, starting with package tours
TOKYO — Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing strict pandemic travel restrictions about two years … Read more
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Eve Muirhead ends long wait for Olympic gold as GB beat Japan in Beijing final
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 … Read more
Japan faces Canada for speedskating team gold
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics† † Defending Olympic champion Japan has advanced to the final of women’s speedskating team pursuit. … Read more
U.S., Japan, South Korea meet in Hawaii to discuss North Korea after recent missile tests
HONOLULU — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts were meeting Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed … Read more
Britain warns Russia that Ukraine invasion would lead to ‘quagmire’
LONDON – Ukraine could slide into a “quagmire” like the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan if Moscow doesn’t abandon plans for a military invasion there, Britain’s … Read more
School students stabbed in classroom before taking exam in Japan
Two high school students preparing for their university entrance exams were stabbed to death along with a 70-year-old man by another student in Tokyo, Japan, … Read more
North Korea fired possible missile into sea, South Korea, Japan say
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea launched what appears to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea on Tuesday, its second weapon launch in … Read more
China clash leads to microchip windfall for small European nation
Press Play to listen to this article Lithuania’s showdown with China around Taiwan will bring the small Baltic country an unexpected stroke of luck that … Read more
Japan to declare Covid-19 curbs in 3 regions hosting U.S. bases
TOKYO – Japan will tighten coronavirus restrictions in three regions where U.S. military bases are located to curb a spike in Covid-19 that some officials … Read more
America’s new moonshot: Getting Europe to sign up to its space rules
Press Play to listen to this article The US is pulling allies into orbit when it comes to creating new rules about who can do … Read more
