In a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged Japan to meet China halfway and strengthen dialogue and cooperation, as well as manage discrepancies. Officials from both countries also discussed key issues such as the Taiwan question...
One of those Central Asian leaders some refer to as a “strongman” who “rules with an iron fist,” Tajik President Emomali Rahmon just won his fifth term in office in the tightly controlled presidential election on October 11. If he serves to the end of his new seven...
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi protested in a meeting Sunday with his Chinese counterpart the detention of a Japanese national in Beijing and raised “strong concern” about China’s escalating military activity near Taiwan and around Japan. Hayashi is on a two...
The retirement age for national and local civil workers in Japan was raised Saturday from the current 60 to 61 as the new fiscal year begins. The move came as part of the country’s initiatives to alleviate workforce shortages partly reflecting the nation’s shrinking population. For the...
TAKAMATSU — Tours atop part of the Seto Ohashi Bridge have begun for the season, offering visitors a magnificent view of the islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Seto Ohashi Bridge connects the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. The Seto Ohashi Bridges Sky Tour was organized by the Honshu-Shikoku...
