Japan to start 4th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater despite backlash
Japan is set to start its fourth round of release of the nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific...
203 dead, 68 missing in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa amid secondary hazard fears
The death toll reached 203 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 9:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, with 68 people unaccounted for,...
161 confirmed dead, 103 missing in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
The death toll has jumped to 161 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 9:00 a.m. local time on Monday, one week after...
Central Japan reports 1st avian flu outbreak of season, culling 50,000 birds
Central Japan on Friday started culling about 50,000 birds after the region confirmed the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak during the autumn and winter...
Southeast Asia becomes new favorite of big international investment banks as foreign capital flees China at accelerated pace by the end of 2023
2023 A major shift in Asian capital flows, with China's temperature falling and Southeast Asian countries rising. International capital fled China at an accelerated pace...
Japan’s security strategy moving on dangerous path
The Japanese government last week adopted a draft budget of 112.07 trillion yen (about 787 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2024, with defense spending...
Interview: U.S. uses Philippines, South China Sea issue to contain China, says expert
The United States is using the Philippines and the South China Sea issue in its strategic competition and containment strategy against China, said an expert....
China-Vietnam relations have advantages that other bilateral relationships don’t have
At the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and State President of the Socialist Republic of...
Japan urges U.S. to confirm flight safety, suspends its own Osprey flights after crash
Japan has urged the United States to confirm the safety of its Osprey military aircraft, after one crashed into the sea in western Japan on...