Tag: Tokyo
Japan businesses brush off worries over China tourists
Shiina Ito has had fewer Chinese customers at her Tokyo jewellery shop since Beijing issued a travel warning…
Taiwan leader wields sushi in solidarity with Japan amid row with China
Taipei — Images of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te holding a plate of sushi were posted on social media…
Fury in China over Japan PM’s Taiwan comments
Chinese media and ordinary citizens expressed outrage Monday towards Japan, as an escalating diplomatic spat threatens to wreck…
China tells citizens to avoid Japan travel as Taiwan row grows
China has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from…
Trump heads to South Korea to face trade talks and North Korean missiles
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jihoon LeeTOKYO/GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump heads to South Korea on…
Trump meets with Japanese prime minister as Asia tour continues
Washington —President Trump is in Tokyo for the second day of his Asia tour, as he looks to…
Japan ruling party picks Sanae Takaichi as new leader
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan's first female prime minister after winning the race on…
Japan is arming a warship with US missiles that can hit targets up to 1,000 miles away as Pacific arms race heats up
A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles,…
AI have a dream? A fringe party in Japan wants a chatbot penguin to be its leader
After years of threatening to upend industries around the world, artificial intelligence could soon enter the corridors of…
Sudden deluge of rain floods some streets and halts air and rail traffic in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain flooded some streets and halted rail and air traffic in Tokyo on Thursday…
Days before death, Charlie Kirk debuted his conservative message in Asia
By John Geddie and Josh SmithTOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) -In the week before his fatal shooting, right-wing U.S. political activist…
Japan hails ‘unprecedented’ security ties as British aircraft carrier visits Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) -Security cooperation between Japan and Britain has reached an "unprecedented" level, Japan's defence minister said on…