Kishida announces that Japan will accept Ukrainian refugees at an early date
Around 660,000 refugees had fled Ukraine to neighboring countries in the six days since Russian soldiers invaded the country, according to the UNHCR.
With thousands of students awaiting entry, Japan to raise daily arrival cap to 7,000
Foreign nationals planning to attend schools in Japan will be accepted regardless of the limit, as many students are hoping to enter the country before April.
COVID-19 is forcing some Japanese hospitals to limit conventional care
With medical facilities full of coronavirus cases, doctors are scheduling fewer surgeries and ambulances search longer to find an emergency room that has space.
Japan scrambles fighters as suspected Russian military helicopter enters Hokkaido airspace
The Defense Ministry said Russia's increased military activity in the sea and airspace around Japan is a cause for concern amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Afghans face starvation as economic crisis worsens and Taliban struggles
Dozens volunteer to fight for Ukraine in pacifist Japan
Concerns rise as foreign students ditch Japan plans
Shocks from outbreak of war ripple across one of the world’s busiest trade lanes
Nerve damage may explain some cases of long COVID-19, U.S. study shows
Japan likely to return to U.N. Security Council in 2023
Japanese judge on trial over inappropriate social media posts about victims
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 72,646 new cases, down by nearly 8,000 from last week
Dozens volunteer to fight for Ukraine in pacifist Japan
11 years after 2011 quake disaster, more buildings designated for tsunami evacuation
Kishida and Macron agree on need for 'strong' sanctions on Russia
Europe’s green push set back by war in Ukraine
Russia’s first victim of sanctions is Sberbank’s Europe business
Toyota suspends Russia plant and joins Honda in halting exports
Chip-related firm Fujimi says it was hit by cyberattack last month
Exxon to leave Russia as Ukraine war pressures energy giants
Toyota restarts all domestic plants after cyberattack at supplier hit operations
Ukrainians say they are fighting on in biggest city to be claimed by Russia
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny calls Putin insane and urges anti-war protests
As world rebukes Russia, India tries to stay above the fray
What happened to Russia's Air Force? U.S. officials and experts are stumped.
Foreign students stuck at Ukraine border complain of racism
Afghans face starvation as economic crisis worsens and Taliban struggles
Little to celebrate 50 years after Nixon’s China visit
In Washington and allied capitals, Beijing is no longer seen as a partner, but rather as a competitor if not a threat.
How to stop a Ukraine war before it starts
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently told the U.N. that the U.S. is releasing its information on a possible Russian invasion “not to start a war but to prevent one.”
What did Xi know about Ukraine, and when did he know?
Putin’s declaration of military action was timed to begin just after the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Was the Russian leader's “restraint” a way of showing respect?
China’s economic development is rife with new challenges and traps
China’s weak rule of law carries serious risks, including official corruption, which tends to increase inequality and thus could undermine efforts to avoid the middle-income trap.
Meet sumo's globe-trotting ambassador
Russian athletes' participation at Paralympics under cloud of Ukraine invasion
Late-bloomer Noriko Kamiyama proves Paralympic life can start at 49
Tennis bars athletes from competing under name or flag of Russia and Belarus
Opening Day is off as MLB and players fail to reach terms by deadline
Injured Yuzuru Hanyu to miss world championships
Yusaku Maezawa to sell Basquiat work for estimated $70 million
Thailand brings 'boys' love' back to Japan with homegrown dramas
'Scattered All Over the Earth': Yoko Tawada's utopia rejects present-day conventions
Teshikaga Extreme Cold Art Festival: ‘A place created by gods and artists’
Osaka small businesses with big design ideas
Diane Kichijitsu: ‘Human interactions provide plenty of comedic material’
Chirashi-zushi: The go-to dish for any holiday bash
Pioneering virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI goes on 'indefinite hiatus'
Here’s hoping our better angels can persist beyond Black History Month
Courageous dogs and some kitty duos are looking for a new place to live
Are you headed for a Japanese quarantine? Here’s what you could be in for.
A photographer to the stars takes up in Tokyo
