Nov 01 Tokyo begins issuing certificates recognizing same-sex couples By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan's capital has begun issuing certificates recognizing same-sex couples, becoming the largest municipality to do so in a country in which same-sex marriage is not allowed. Continue reading
Oct 11 Tourists travel to Japan after COVID-19 restrictions lifted, expected to provide major economic boost By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad began arriving in Japan on Tuesday, with the end of pandemic-fighting border restrictions that had been in place for more than two years. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: State Department condemns North Korean missile launch toward Japan By Associated Press State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel will hold a news briefing Tuesday, following a new military defeat for Moscow as it struggles to hang on to Ukrainian areas it illegally annexed last week. Continue reading
Oct 03 N. Korea fires ballistic missile that flew over Japan By Associated Press North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional U.S. allies amid stalled nuclear diplomacy. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Voting in Russian-held areas of Ukraine concludes, pipeline leaks in Baltic Sea In our news wrap Tuesday, voting orchestrated by the Kremlin and rejected by most other countries concluded in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, natural gas leaks along Russian pipelines in the Baltic Sea trigger questions of possible sabotage and the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Fears of recession trigger stock market sell-off In our news wrap Friday, a sell-off swept Wall Street and the world as rising interest rates intensify fears of a recession, counter-protesters marched in support of Iran's Islamic regime following growing unrest over a young woman's death in the… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Taliban frees American in prisoner swap, judge orders release of Adnan Syed In our news wrap Monday, the Taliban freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in a prisoner swap, a judge in Pakistan ordered police to drop terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Russian fire hit close to another nuclear power… Continue watching
Sep 18 Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall in southern Japan By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. Continue reading
Aug 25 Japan police chief to resign over killing of former prime minister Abe By Mary Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan's national police chief says he will resign to take responsibility over the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe last month. Continue reading
Jul 31 Japanese video journalist detained at Myanmar protest march By Grant Peck, Associated Press Toru Kubota, a Tokyo-based documentary filmmaker, was arrested on Saturday by plainclothes police after a flash protest in Yangon, according to Typ Fone, a leader of the group Yangon Democratic Youth Strike, which organized the rally. Continue reading