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Taiwan-Biden ties off to strong start with invite for top diplomat
Taiwan's relationship with its most important global backer has gotten off to a strong start with U.S. President Joe Biden's new administration, after the island's ...
Twitter locks out Chinese Embassy in U.S. over post on Uighurs
Twitter Inc. has locked the official account for the Chinese Embassy to the U.S. after a post that defended the Beijing government’s policies in the ...
China slaps sanctions on 28 Trump-era officials, including Mike Pompeo
China said on Wednesday it wanted to cooperate with President Joe Biden's new U.S. administration, while announcing sanctions against "lying and cheating" outgoing Secretary of ...
Suga unlikely to be able to visit Biden in U.S. before spring
Japan is most interested in the new administration's policies on China, which recovered from the pandemic quickly and has begun expanding its influence through "vaccine ...
Trump supporters rally in Tokyo against Biden’s inauguration
Some Trump fans in Japan are drawn to his hard-line stance against China. Others are part of conservative Christian sects or adherents to QAnon.
Japan reaches agreement with Pfizer on virus vaccine for 72 million people
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said his government is preparing vaccinations to start by late February.
Japan to use AI for customs procedures, stop drug smuggling
To stop the import of illegal drugs, Japan has already started testing a prototype nuclear quadrupole resonance device that uses AI to check X-rayed items ...
‘Otona no Jijo’: When dinner guests stop being polite and start getting real
This remake of Italy’s hit comedy “Perfect Strangers,” convincingly adapts the “party from hell” storyline for local audiences with a more heartwarming, less cynical undertone.
‘I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet’: Millennial romance with a Gen X heart
Kasumi Arimura and Masaki Suda star in an entertaining but inauthentic portrait of 2010s romance, penned by veteran TV screenwriter Yuji Sakamoto.
Japan’s vaccine program chief denies reports of May roll-out
"Oh no, NHK, please don't go around making vaccination roll-out schedules like that. It's bogus," administrative reform minister Taro Kono said on Twitter.
Shodai moves into joint lead with Daieisho after dramatic redo
Ozeki Shodai moved into a tie for first place Wednesday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament after the overnight leader, No. 1 maegashira Daieisho, ...