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Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat, arrests skipper
Reuters and South China Morning Post, Published on 13/02/2026
» TOKYO — Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in its exclusive economic zone, an incident that could further inflame tensions between Asia's top two economies.
Japan approves Merck Covid pill
Kyodo News, Published on 24/12/2021
» TOKYO: Japan’s health ministry has approved an oral Covid-19 drug developed by the American pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co, making it the first such pill to be used in the country.
Tokyo counts cost of $15 billion pandemic Olympics 'gamble'
AFP, Published on 09/08/2021
» TOKYO: Tokyo awoke to a huge bill and soaring coronavirus cases on Monday after pulling off a mid-pandemic Olympics that at times looked impossible and had a mixed reception to the end.
Typhoon Haishen heads to South Korea after slamming Japan
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» KAGOSHIMA, Japan: Powerful Typhoon Haishen approached South Korea on Monday after slamming southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that prompted evacuation warnings for millions.
'Protecting rapists': Protesters accuse Japan of failing women
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» TOKYO: Women's rights protesters are taking to the streets for the sixth time in as many months as anger mounts in Japan over 'outdated' rape laws, after a man was allowed to walk free despite sexually assaulting his daughter for years.