Japan’s PM Kishida plans to sack justice minister
TOKYO, Nov 11 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has firmed up his intention to sack his justice minister, media reported on Friday, raising the...
North Korea ICBM may have failed in flight, officials say; residents in Japan told to shelter
TOKYO/SEOUL, Nov 3 — North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for...
Liek Hou wary of threat from four shuttlers in World Championships
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Who can stop the ‘invincible’ Cheah Liek Hou in Japan? On paper, the reigning men’s singles Paralympic Games champion in...
Bank of Japan to conduct emergency bond buying as yen teeters near 150
TOKYO, Oct 20 — Japan’s central bank on Thursday said it would hold emergency bond-buying operations, offering to buy some US$667 million in government debt,...
Japan holds state funeral for ex-premier Abe amid protests
ISTANBUL, Sept 27 — Japan on Tuesday held a state funeral to honour its former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated in July during...
Both mixed doubles pairs exit at quarterfinal stage
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — The country’s interest in the mixed doubles competition at the BWF World Badminton Championships in Tokyo, Japan ended at the...
Tze Yong goes down fighting in World meet
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — It is the end of the road for national men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong after he crashed out in...
Tze Yong upsets Malaysia Masters champion Chico
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong created an upset by beating 2022 Malaysia Masters champion Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo in the men’s...
Tokyo raises alert level amid resurgence in Covid-19 cases
TOKYO, July 1 — The Tokyo metropolitan government raised its Covid-19 alert to the second-highest of four levels Thursday amid a continuous rise in coronavirus...
Tokyo raises alert level amid resurgence in Covid-19 cases
TOKYO, July 1 — The Tokyo metropolitan government raised its Covid-19 alert to the second-highest of four levels Thursday amid a continuous rise in coronavirus...
Tokyo Paralympics: Long jumper Abdul Latif seals Malaysia’s third gold medal
TOKYO, Sept 4 — Defending champion Abdul Latif Romly rocked the athletics arena at the Olympic Stadium here today when he bagged his second Paralympic...
Suresh, Wiro record season’s best in ranking round
TOKYO, Aug 27— Paralympic debutants S. Suresh and Wiro Julin got their archery campaign off to a good start when they recorded their season’s best...