This year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be presented Tuesday to Japan’s atomic bomb survivors’ group Nihon Hidankyo, which lobbies against the weapons now resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The three co-chairs of Nihon Hidankyo will accept the prestigious award during a ceremony starting at 1pm (1200 GMT) in…
South Korea, Japan, and the United States have conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul’s military said, in response to North Korea’s latest long-range missile test. The exercise took place on Sunday, three days after Pyongyang launched one of its most powerful and advanced solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), which experts say…
Tokyo, Japan Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed in spite of gains on Wall Street as investors looked toward a slate of megacap technology earnings to keep propelling the Nasdaq Composite to new heights this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.62%, extending gains from the day before. This comes after the ruling Liberal…
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to stay in office despite receiving a major blow in Sunday’s snap election he called himself to shore up more support for his party. Ishiba told reporters on Monday he would not allow a “political vacuum” to occur after Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a…
If you thought enjoying a regular ice cream sundae was a treat, wait until you see this viral jaw-dropping parfait that is 120 cm tall. The sweet treat takes dessert to the next level, quite literally. In a video posted on Instagram, a vendor is seen crafting this towering masterpiece, and it looks no less than an edible work of art. The…
Japan’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he aimed to call snap elections for October 27, as equities plunged on a strong yen and fears that tax hikes are on the cards. Ishiba, who was set to be formally appointed as premier on Tuesday after winning the leadership of the ruling party, supports…
Veteran lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba was set on Friday to become Japan’s next prime minister after winning a closely fought contest in his fifth and final attempt to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Ishiba prevailed over hardline nationalist Sanae Takaichi in a run-off vote in what was seen as one of the most unpredictable leadership…
Typhoon Shanshan soaked large swathes of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm’s centre, halting travel services and shutting production at major factories. At least four people have been killed and 99 injured in storm-related incidents in recent days, according to the disaster management…
