For A-bomb survivors, pandemic silences decades of storytelling
HIROSHIMA -- April and May are usually busy months for Hiroshi Harada, 80, who for decades has been telling his...
Economic
Southeast Asia leans on new taxes to plug coronavirus shortfalls
MANILA -- Southeast Asian countries have turned to new and higher taxes to offset falling government revenues due to the coronavirus...
Japan fears Korean-style second wave of coronavirus
TOKYO/ SEOUL -- After weeks of staying home during Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, Matsuko Higuchi just wanted to have...
Hyflux’s $290m deal with Middle Eastern backer collapses
SINGAPORE -- Singaporean water company Hyflux announced Friday that a financial restructuring agreement with United Arab Emirates-based utility company Utico is no...
Israel’s blossoming China ties become thorny issue with US
TOKYO -- Israel is at the center of an escalating tug of war between the U.S., its longtime ally, and...
In Depth: How Chinese companies can exit social credit blacklists
Authorities in eastern China's Wenzhou caught a pet products store selling veterinary drugs in October 2018 without a license. They...
US to cut Hong Kong’s special status, as Cold War tensions flare
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will eliminate a "full range of agreements" it has...
Hong Kong leaders say Trump ‘completely wrong’ to curb ties
HONG KONG (Reuters) -- Senior Hong Kong government officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump...
Japanese prosecutors and politicians keep up a delicate dance
TOKYO -- Prosecutors in Japan possess the sole power to both investigate any crime as well as levy charges and are grouped in...
Avigan still awaits Japanese approval as coronavirus cure
TOKYO -- The approval of Avigan, a candidate drug for treating coronavirus infections, has been postponed by Japan's Ministry of...
