TOKYO, JAPAN — A Japanese company has defended its ownership of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”, obtained at auction in 1987 after the family of its former owner...
BEIJING, CHINA — Beijing said Wednesday it would scrap visa-free transit for South Korean and Japanese citizens, stepping up a diplomatic tit-for-tat after both countries placed...
HOKKAIDO – A 41-year-old Singaporean woman and her four-month-old daughter on holiday trip in Japan’s Hokkaido, were killed in an car accident on yesterday (10 January)...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — The British and Japanese prime ministers will sign a “hugely significant” new defence deal allowing UK troops to deploy in Japan when...
TOKYO, JAPAN — Tokyo on Wednesday criticised China’s move to stop issuing visas to Japanese citizens, saying it had protested the measure and demanded that Beijing...
TOKYO, JAPAN — China suspended issuing short-term visas to Japanese on Tuesday, its embassies in Tokyo said, in apparent retaliation for restrictions imposed on Chinese travellers...
TOKYO, JAPAN — Japanese authorities have found the man accused of killing former prime minister Shinzo Abe fit for trial after a lengthy psychiatric assessment, local...
HONG KONG, CHINA — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday asked Japan to remove restrictions on direct flights from the city, which were imposed following the explosion...
TOKYO, JAPAN — Japan announced on Tuesday (27 Dec 2022) that travellers from China will now be required to present a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival...
TOKYO, JAPAN — Japan will require COVID-19 tests on arrival for travellers from mainland China from Friday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said after Beijing announced it...