Japan

Mumbai: Gandharva Kuvlekar fought bravely and made 46 runs in 191 balls while spending 252 minutes at the crease to help his team IES New English School (Bandra) draw against Al Barkaat MMI and make it to the semifinal of the Harris Shield inter-school semis on Friday.In the last four matches, IES New English will meet Swami Vivekanand Intl…

The foreign chiefs of the United States, Japan and South Korea met Tuesday to coordinate their efforts in tackling a nuclear-armed North Korea, Russia's war on Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. The tripartite talks involve U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister…

Players and staff of team China pose for photos after securing their participation at the FIBA Women's World Cup in Australia by beating Mali 84-64. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)Defending champions the United States led the latest FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 Power Rankings, followed by China in second place. The two teams…

U.S. Forces Japan dispatched two Osprey aircraft to search for the missing crew of another that crashed earlier this week in southwestern Japan, prompting local leaders to express concern over their safety. The tilt-rotor MV-22 Ospreys arrived at Amami airport in Kagoshima Prefecture in the morning as search operations…

Shi Yuqi of China returns a shot in the men's singles match against Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand at the Thomas Cup badminton tournament in Aarhus, Denmark, Oct. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)After serving out his 10-month suspension by the Chinese Badminton Association, Shi Yuqi is looking forward to a powerful return and potentially…

Senior government and military officials from Japan and the United States on Sunday vowed to strengthen cooperation with the Solomon Islands amid increasing Chinese influence, as they gathered in the capital Honiara to mark the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. The fierce battle between U.S. Marines…

Thai police said Wednesday they have arrested four men, including two Japanese, for allegedly conducting phone scams against people in Japan from Bangkok, the same day Cambodia deported 25 men suspected of a similar scam operation back to Japan. The other two people arrested in Bangkok were Taiwanese, the police said. They…

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said Tokyo finds it regrettable that a Seoul court recently ruled in favor of former "comfort women" who are seeking compensation from the Japanese government as she held talks with South Korean counterpart Park Jin in Busan on Sunday. Park told Kamikawa that South Korea "respects" the…

A brand new island has burst through the Pacific Ocean after a powerful volcanic eruption brought it to life.An undersea volcanic eruption on October 30 created the world’s newest island off the coast of Japan.The incredible moment it rose from the ocean was captured by photo and video.Photos taken by Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force on…

South Korea is working toward a resolution of the long-pending issue of wartime labor compensation that has soured bilateral relations, a senior official of Japan's Foreign Ministry said Friday, ahead of an impending court ruling in Seoul over the envisioned liquidation of Japanese corporate assets. The official told…