Japan offers emergency loan to Cambodia as Tokyo ups aid to ASEAN states
The Cambodian foreign minister expressed thanks for the support and added that he expects to further promote the countries' cooperation in fighting the pandemic.
Japan considers relaxing travel advisories issued early in pandemic
Currently, 159 countries and regions are subject to alerts warning against all travel.
The U.S., Japan, Australia and India have been bolstering cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing Chinese assertiveness.
Japan prioritized 'long-term' strategy over rights in Tiananmen response, documents show
Opposed to Western sanctions against China over the incident, Japan was determined to watch over China "patiently and as warmly as possible," documents show.
Japan pledges $1 million to assist ASEAN’s coronavirus response
Tokyo will provide Southeast Asian countries with health care equipment and extend emergency yen loans to help their post-pandemic economic recovery.
Groups from U.S., Europe and Oceania protest Japan’s travel ban
Many countries have imposed curbs to battle the pandemic but Japan's are among the most strict, effectively banning foreign nationals' entry from more than 140 countries.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to visit Asian and Oceanian nations
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit Asian and Oceanian countries for talks with his counterparts on resuming personnel exchanges that have been stalled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and cooperating in the fight against infectious diseases. He will visit Singapore and Malaysia between Wednesday ...
Japan raises travel advisory and plans entry bans for 17 more territories
The move brings the total number of countries and regions at the second-highest level on the Foreign Ministry's four-point scale for infectious diseases to 146.
Tetsuya Kimura replaces Toshiya Hoshino, a former professor and vice president at Osaka University.
Japan worried about falling leadership presence at international bodies
The government plans to strategically develop people for top positions in such bodies under an economic security team set up under the National Security Secretariat.
Before Wednesday's event, the most recent such ceremony to be held was on March 17.
Virus relief payments to Japanese expatriates may take years
Complicated procedures to confirm their residency and prevent making duplicate payments will be required.
