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Abe to meet Trump on April 18

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is finalising details for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on April 18 to discuss strategy before a proposed meeting between North Korean and U.S. leaders, a ruling party official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Asia Pacific | 2018-03-28 14:12

5.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan

There were no reports of casualties or property damage.

Asia Pacific | 2018-03-23 15:58

China strikes back with $3 billion tariffs on US products

China has assembled a list of 128 U.S. products in total that could be targeted if the two countries are unable to reach an agreement on trade issues, the ministry added. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday targeting up to $60 billion in Chinese goods with tariffs, but only after a 30-day consultation period that starts once a list is publ...

Asia Pacific | 2018-03-23 10:17

Bangladeshi plane crashes in Nepal, killing at least 49

At least 49 people were killed on Monday when a Bangladeshi airliner crashed in cloudy weather as it came in to land at the Nepalese capital’s hill-ringed airport, officials said. The chief executive officer of US-Bangla Airlines, Imran Asif, accused Kathmandu’s air traffic control for giving wrong signals.

Asia Pacific | 2018-03-13 17:30

'Cesspool' Boracay to shut down for 60 days: reports

The Philippines government will shut down Boracay, one of the nation’s most popular islands for tourists, for 60 days for a clean-up, according to local media. Tourism Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre told DZMM radio last week that he will make the announcement soon. The shutdown period has not yet been determined. But government officials are reportedly eyeing between Ju...

Asia Pacific | 2018-03-13 17:06

Japanese 'James Bond' volcano shoots to thrill

A Japanese volcano which featured in a 1960s James Bond movie shot smoke and ash thousands of meters into the sky on Tuesday, prompting the cancellation of flights to and from a nearby airport, with the eruption likely to continue for some time. Shinmoedake, in a largely rural area some 985 km (616 miles) from Tokyo on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu, had been erup...

Asia Pacific | 2018-03-07 10:13

Japan lodges protest after Moon says 'comfort women issue not settled'

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga described Moon’s comments as “extremely regrettable”. Suga, speaking at a regular briefing, also urged cooperation between South Korea and Japan to tackle North Korea.

Asia Pacific | 2018-03-01 15:34

Moon: 'Comfort women issue not settled yet'

2020 Tokyo Olympic mascots unveiled

The Tokyo 2020 mascots, whose names will be decided by the same selection panel, will take the torch from their cuddly Pyeongchang Winter Games counterparts Soohorang, a white tiger, and Bandabi, a black bear.

Asia Pacific | 2018-03-01 11:01

Cryptocurrency exchange in Tokyo hacked

Coincheck, a cryptocurrency trading exchange in Tokyo, has been hacked and has lost about 58 billion yen ($532 million) worth of its holdings, local media reported Friday. The size of the cryptocurrency theft is the largest since the advent of bitcoin, the most well-known cryptocurrency in the world. Coincheck, one of Japan’s major cryptocurrency exchanges, said its NEM coins...

Asia Pacific | 2018-01-27 12:53

Japanese porn star Sora Aoi causes online buzz with marriage announcement

Retired Japanese porn star Sora Aoi has created an online buzz here with the surprising announcement of her marriage

Asia Pacific | 2018-01-02 15:02

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Choking on worsening air pollution