Asia Japan The Japanese premier wants the defence budget to reach 2% of GDP by 2027, up from a level that has long hovered around 1%
Asia Japan The country will consider downgrading COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and then review the related measures in spring this year
Asia Japan Japan and the US space agency have signed an agreement at NASA Headquarters for deep space exploration
Asia Japan Emperor Naruhito offered prayers for people’s happiness and world peace as him and his family waved to crowds of New Year’s well-wishers from the balcony at the Imperial Palace in the celebration halted for the past two years
Asia Japan Heavy snow blanketed many parts of the country yesterday, with some western cities renewing records; Engaru in Hokkaido registered a record December snowfall with over 80 cm in a 24-hour period