Japan
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Americans in Japan to trade one quarantine for another
Americans Cheryl and Paul Molesky are trading one coronavirus quarantine for another.
The couple from Syracuse, New York, are cutting short a 14-day quarantine on the Diamond Prince...
Japan reports 44 more cases of virus on quarantined ship
Japan's health ministry said Thursday 44 more people on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo have tested positive for the virus that causes the new disease known as COVID-19.
The Diam...
Japan finds 41 more cases on ship as virus alarm doctor dies
Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that's been quarantined in Yokohama harbor while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got in tr...
Japan seeks arrest of Ghosn, Americans suspected of helping
Tokyo prosecutors issued an arrest Thursday for Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan and is now in Lebanon.
Japan has no extradition t...
Japanese evacuation flight brings back workers from Wuhan
The first group of Japanese evacuees from a virus-hit Chinese city arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday, a dozen of them with cough and fever including two who were later diagnosed with pneumonia.
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Japan sends plane to China to evacuate citizens
Japan is sending its first chartered flight to China to evacuate Japanese citizens from Wuhan, the city at the center of a deadly viral outbreak. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that the eva...
Japan has second straight year of red ink on trade last year
Japan logged a deficit for a second straight year last year as its exports were hurt by a slowdown of demand in China amid a tariff war with the U.S.
Government data released Thursday sho...
Japan ready to help resolve Rohingya crisis, its envoy tells Hasina
Newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito on Monday said Japan is ready to extend any kind of assistance in resolving Rohingya crisis as the country wants a sustainable solution t...
Abe says new unit will defend Japan from space tech threats
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that Japan will form a space defense unit to protect itself from potential threats as rivals develop missiles and other technology and the new unit will work c...
Japan's leader vows to boost nation's role in US alliance
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Sunday to bolster his country's role under its security pact with the U.S. in "outer space and cyberspace," as the allies marked the 60th an...