Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay To Start Next March in Fukushima
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start on March 25 in Fukushima Prefecture, Tokyo Games organizers said Monday, in keeping with the plan that was developed prior to the games' one-year postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Australian Diplomats Set to Meet Teen Drug Suspect in Bali
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian diplomats will meet Wednesday with an Australian teenager detained on suspicion of drug possession during end-of-school celebrations on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, Australia's foreign minister said.
Foreign Tourists to Japan Hit Record High in 2019
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a record high of 31.88 million in 2019, but the growth was limited by a sharp fall in tourists from South Korea amid deteriorating bilateral ties, the tourism minister said Friday.
Trump to Say When, Where He’ll Hold 2nd North Korean Summit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will likely announce the site and date of a second summit with North Korean leader Kim...
Biden, Xi To Hold Talks Amid New Tensions Over Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will speak Thursday, according to a U.S. official, their first conversation in four months coming amid new tension between Washington and Beijing over China's claims on Taiwan.
End of an Era as Hong Kong Stock Trading Floor to Close
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders as the exchange prepares to shut its trading...
NATO Deems Russia Its ‘Most Significant and Direct Threat’
MADRID (AP) — NATO declared Russia the “most significant and direct threat” to its members’ peace and security on Wednesday and vowed to strengthen support for Ukraine, even as that country's leader chided the alliance for not doing more to help it defeat Moscow.
A Fire At A Wedding Hall In Northern Iraq Has Killed More Than 100...
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and...
Japan Ex-PM Yoshida’s Forgotten Pearl Harbor Visit Recounted
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will visit Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, wasn't even born when Japan's former leader Shigeru Yoshida went there just six years after the country's World War II surrender, by himself and feeling awkward.
Saudi Arabia Orders Canadian Envoy to Leave Over Criticism
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Monday ordered the Canadian ambassador to leave the ultraconservative kingdom within 24 hours after his nation...
