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US, Japan, China leaders to attend virtual APEC summit

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 15 06:36 PM

SYDNEY — US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend an informal meeting of APEC leaders held virtually on Friday, their respective governments confirmed Thursday. Read more »

Rescuers search for survivors in landslide-hit Japan town

Shingo Ito and Quentin Tyberghien, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 05 07:23 AM

Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide were forced to suspend their search for survivors several times on Sunday as more rain lashed the devastated area.   Read more »

Tokyo Olympics: Japan to ease state of emergency, focus on spectators

Yuka Obayashi and Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 06:46 AM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on the Japanese public to watch the Olympics on TV to avoid spreading the virus. Read more »

Biden says he supports Suga's plan to hold safe Tokyo Olympics

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 13 08:59 AM

PLYMOUTH, England - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday reiterated his support for Japan's plan to hold a safe Tokyo Olympics next month amid the coronavirus pandemic, as he briefly talked with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Read more »

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga angers China after he refers to Taiwan as a country

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 11 07:21 AM

Self-governed Taiwan is usually called a "region" in Japan, with the Communist-led Chinese government claiming the island is an "inalienable part" of its territory. Read more »

Olympics: Japan's Suga regrets having to take all the heat for hosting Games in pandemic

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Junko Fujita, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 07:09 PM

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he regretted having to take all the flak for holding the Summer Olympics during a pandemic as his government was reported to favour allowing domestic spectators into stadiums to watch. Read more »

Japanese stock investors talk up benefits of shelving Olympics

Hideyuki Sano, Reuters
Updated as of May 25 04:06 PM

For any country, hosting the Olympics is a major deal, both politically and economically. Yet, in a world ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, going ahead with the Tokyo Games is starting to look like a dangerous gamble on both counts.   Read more »

Japan, Vietnam leaders oppose China's maritime actions in phone talks

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 17 09:15 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed their opposition to China's growing maritime assertiveness during phone talks Monday, the first between the two leaders since Chinh was elected last month. Read more »

Japan extends COVID emergency in Tokyo, PM Suga says Olympics still going ahead

Reuters
Posted at May 08 12:04 AM

TOKYO - Japan extended on Friday a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May to stem a surge in coronavirus cases, but Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated that it is still possible to host Tokyo Olympics this summer. Read more »

Japan PM cancels visit to Philippines –media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 05:40 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is postponing plans to visit the Philippines on a trip originally set for the end of the month, Japanese media said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Japan's foreign residents ponder traveling for vaccines amid slow inoculation push

Rocky Swift and Daniel Leussink, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 07:51 AM

TOKYO - Japan's glacial COVID-19 inoculation push is prompting some foreign residents to consider flying to other countries to get vaccinated, as the pandemic surges again with no shots in sight for everyday people. Read more »

Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar moved to prison: embassy

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 19 12:28 PM

A Japanese freelance journalist detained by security forces in Myanmar's largest city Yangon on Sunday has been transferred to prison, the Japanese Embassy in Myanmar said Monday. Read more »

Biden backs Japan PM on holding ‘safe, secure’ Tokyo Olympic Games

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 12:53 AM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said his country was listening to experts and doing its "utmost" to prepare for the Tokyo Games. Read more »

Biden, Japan PM Suga to send signal to assertive China at US-Japan summit

Linda Sieg and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Apr 16 05:36 AM

Yoshihide Suga took over as Japanese premier in September, inheriting a China policy that sought to balance security concerns with deep economic ties. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 13, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 01:59 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

South Korean environmental activists oppose Fukushima water release

Jung Yeon-je, AFP
Posted at Apr 13 06:18 PM

South Korean environmental activists wearing protective clothing and a mask (R) of Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hold pictures of fishes with radioactivity warning signs during a protest against Japan's decision to release Fukushima wastewater, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Tuesday. Read more »

Fishermen angered by gov't decision on Fukushima plant water release

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 13 01:39 PM

FUKUSHIMA - Local fishermen expressed anger and frustration at the Japanese government's decision Tuesday to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, fearing their efforts to restore fishing following the 2011 disaster will go down the drain. Read more »

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 09:19 AM

Japan's government has approved a plan to release over one million tons of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.   Read more »

Suga planning visits to India, Philippines from late April

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 07 01:15 PM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning visits to India and the Philippines from late April through early May, government sources said Wednesday, with the envisaged trips subject to changes in view of the coronavirus situation. Read more »

Japan PM Suga receives 2nd vaccine shot ahead of US trip

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 06 12:58 PM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga received his second dose of the Pfizer Inc. COVID-19 vaccine at a Tokyo hospital on Tuesday, as part of preparations to visit the United States next week for a meeting with President Joe Biden. Read more »