Planned Satellite Launch Violates UN Security, US Warns North Korea

The United States on Tuesday warned North Korea against a planned satellite launch, saying the move would violate the UN Security Council resolutions, echoing calls from South Korea and Japan, AFP reports.

See VIDEO Moment Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida escapes assassination attempt after man launches smoke bomb towards his direction during campaign event

Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, survived an assassination attempt on Saturday, April 15 after an explosion occurred at a venue where he was giving an outdoor speech.

Japan Prime Minister fires aide who said he he would not want to live next to gay people

Japan's Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida has fired a top government aide who made derogatory remarks about LGBT couples.

World’s oldest person, Catholic nun Sister dies at 118

A French Catholic nun and the oldest person in the world, Sister Andre Randon, died on Wednesday at the age of 118.

Another shocker as Japan beat Germany 2-1 in historic comeback after Saudi Arabia's feat

Another upset sprang up on Wednesday when Japan came from a goal down to defeat Germany at the ongoing FIFA World Cup.

US moves it's aircraft carrier strike group near North Korea in response to missile launches

A US Navy aircraft carrier strike group has entered into waters off the Korean Peninsula as tensions flare between US allies South Korea/Japan and North Korea following missile launches over the past two weeks, South Korean security officials say.

President Trump says coronavirus worst attack in US history, worse than Pearl Harbor and 9-11 attacks, blasts China again

US President Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the United States, pointing the finger at China.

Corona Virus cases on docked Japan cruise ship near 150

Almost a quarter of the 623 crew members on a cruise ship docked in western Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, an official said Saturday.

OH MY WORD!!! Eight babies and toddlers catch coronavirus at Tokyo centre

Eight babies and toddlers at a Tokyo care centre have tested positive for the coronavirus after a staff member contracted the disease, its operator said on Wednesday.

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Breaking News!!! Scare as 6.4 magnitude quake strikes off Japan coast (SEE PHOTOS)

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan early Monday, according to the US Geological Survey, but no tsunami warning was issued.

Japan offers $930 (#390,000) corona virus stimulus payment to all residents

Japan will offer a cash payment of 100,000 yen ($930) to every resident, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday, as measures to contain the coronavirus decimate the world’s third-top economy.

#CoronaVirusPandemic: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year

The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organisers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021.

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The announcement comes less than a week after the organisers were forced to delay the Games under heavy pressure from athletes and sports federations as the global outbreak worsened.

Again, North Korea fires two short-range ‘ballistic missiles’ into sea amid global virus crisis

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the fourth such launch this month as the world battles the coronavirus outbreak.

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The string of weapons drills come as a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with the United States drags on, and despite recent overtures from Washington offering help to contain the pandemic.

Japan, Olympics chief agree to postpone Tokyo Games over virus

Japan’s prime minister and the head of the International Olympic Committee agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games by a year Tuesday in an extraordinary move, unprecedented in peacetime, as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic.


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Fire decimates Japanese world heritage site - Sheri Castle

Japan's Shuri Castle, a UNESCO world heritage site, has been decimated by a huge fire.

Footage on local television showed the cultural heritage symbol engulfed in flames as firefighters battled for hours.

Typhoon Hagibis: Tragedy as elderly woman falls to her death from rescue helicopter

A woman in her 70s has died after she was accidentally dropped 40m (131ft) from a helicopter rescuing her from an area devastated by Typhoon Hagibis.

Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops have been deployed to rescue those stranded in flooded homes, and at least 48 people in Japan have lost their lives.

Typhoon Hagibis: Scare as over a mllion told to evacuate in Japan as powerful storm looms

More than a million people in Japan have been advised to leave their homes as heavy rain and strong winds pounded the country with a powerful typhoon looming.

As Dorian batters the Americas, Typhoons Faxai and Lingling cause death and destruction in northern Asia

At least 30 people have been injured and almost a million households are without power after Typhoon Faxai hit Japan.

Faxai arrived in the greater Tokyo area with winds of 89mph and gusts up to 123mph, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Oh dear! Rats descend on Tokyo convenience store, apologises after rat video goes viral

A convenience store chain in Japan has closed one of its stores and apologised after a video of rats running around one of its stores went viral.

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KABOOM!!! Hehehe... Report says Trump threatened to send 25 million Mexicans to Japan

Donald Trump threatened Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he would ship 25 million Mexicans to his country, one of a series of bizarre missives that jarred fellow leaders at last week's acrimonious G7 meet, according to a report on Friday.

The Group of Seven summit gathering of top industrialized democracies finished in disarray after the US president abruptly rejected its consensus statement and bitterly attacked Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.