Japanese officials are finalizing the agenda for the upcoming Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima. The meetings, which start next Friday, will cover a range of topics, including Ukraine, China, North Korea, and nuclear disarmament. The officials are also weighing additional themes, such as...
The festering crisis in Myanmar will loom over talks between Southeast Asian leaders in Indonesia this week, as they renew calls for an end to the escalating violence. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military putsch that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February 2021, with...
The earthquake that rocked Ishikawa Prefecture on Friday damaged 354 properties, mostly in the municipality of Suzu, the prefectural government said Monday. The earthquake registered upper 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in Suzu. On Monday evening, the Suzu municipal government...
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will take part in the 42nd Asean summit and related meetings to be held in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 10-11, the Cambodian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday (May 7). His attendance will be made at the invitation of Indonesian President...
The sibling act has put on another golden performance. Japan’s sibling duo of Uta and Hifumi Abe both won second straight world titles and their fourth overall on Monday at the World Judo Championships in Doha, putting them on track for a shot at defending their Olympic gold medals next...
