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TOKYO: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in April was down 95.2% from the same month in the prepandemic year of 2019 to 139,500 people, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country moves towards accepting small-scale tours next week at the earliest.

Tokyo (AFP) - A Japanese man who blew a $360,000 Covid-19 handout at online casinos after receiving the cash in error will pay authorities back "bit by bit", reports said Wednesday.

Australia’s leader won't say who might represent the nation at a summit with U.S., Indian and Japanese leaders just three days after elections on Saturday

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's economy shrank slightly in the first quarter of 2022, official data showed Wednesday, hit by Covid-19 restrictions and higher prices.

Good morning, early birds. Several United Australia Party election candidates have reportedly faced criminal proceedings in court, and if Labor wins Saturday’s election Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says he will go to the Quadrilateral meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday immediately after being sworn in as leader. It’s the news you…

As a key U.S. ally in East Asia, Japan is debating the introduction of legislation to ready itself to deal with a contingency scenario in Taiwan, a defensive response rather than a proactive military strategy.

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan will trial small group tours with travellers from the US, Australia, Thailand and Singapore from this month, the government said on Tuesday, as it experiments with easing strict Covid border rules.

Sodashi took the Victoria Mile at Tokyo racecourse in Japan. The unusual white horse defeated a strong field to set up a potential trip to the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland

Okinawa marked the 50th anniversary of its return to Japanese control on Sunday.