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<!-- -->World Health Organization has endorsed the pill as one of the safest methods. (Representational)Tokyo: A subcommittee of the Japanese health ministry's Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council on Friday approved an…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at a fishing port in western Japan, officials said. Police wrestled a suspect to…

North Korea launched a ballistic missile that landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to order residents on an island to take shelter as a precaution. The order has been lifted. South…

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Despite the growing number of reports, attempted foreign interference isn’t a unique Canadian problem. However, Canadian intelligence officials need to follow in the footsteps of their allies in being more forthcoming about it, a…

At a time when Japan is grappling with the challenge of a massive surge in prices of essentials, Emperor Naruhito on Thursday (February 23) delivered his first birthday address after he ascended the throne four years ago. Covid-related…

Japanese prosecutors formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder, sending him to stand trial, a court said Friday. Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested immediately after allegedly…

Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since the Second World War with a US$320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s…

Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party…

A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people.…