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In Tokyo, Blinken And Austin Work To Revive Asian Alliance To Counter China

11:28am March 16, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

The first Cabinet-level trip abroad of the Biden administration is squarely focused on the challenge presented by China to U.S. primacy. Blinken will also meet with his Chinese counterpart in Alaska.

President Biden (clockwise from top left), Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison participate in the virtual Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad meeting on Friday.

Biden And 'Quad' Leaders Launch Vaccine Push, Deepen Coordination Against China

6:08pm March 12, 2021

The president was joined virtually by the leaders of Japan, India and Australia, in his first multilateral leaders' meeting. They launched a plan to boost vaccine production and distribution in Asia.

A bus believed to be carrying former U.S. special forces member Michael Taylor and his son Peter, who allegedly staged the operation to help fly former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in 2019, leaves Narita International Airport in Japan on Tuesday

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2 Americans Accused Of Helping Carlos Ghosn Escape Are Extradited To Japan

1:22pm March 02, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The father and son arrived in Tokyo after fighting extradition. They're accused of helping former Nissan Motors Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan as he awaited trial.

Myanmar people and supporters march during on Feb. 14 in Tokyo to protest the military coup.

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Japan's Myanmar Dilemma: How Hard To Push Against Military Coup Leaders?

12:00pm March 02, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Myanmar's coup leaders. For Japan, among the most influential countries in Myanmar, it's not so simple.

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The Olympic rings displayed outside the National Stadium, a venue for the 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo last year. The Games have been delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus.

'No Cheering': Tokyo Olympic Organizers Release Guidelines For Torch Relay

11:31am February 25, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The Tokyo Organizing Committee are urging spectators to only clap, not cheer, when the Olympic torchbearers make their way through Japan starting March 25.

Japan's Olympic organizing committee president, Yoshiro Mori, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4.

Yoshiro Mori Reportedly Plans To Quit As Japan's Olympic Chief Over Sexist Remarks

12:35pm February 11, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

The Tokyo Olympic committee head plans to resign Friday amid a firestorm of criticism about his comments disparaging women's participation in organizing the Tokyo Games, say Japanese outlets.

A nurse prepares syringes for a coronavirus vaccination drill in Kawasaki on Jan. 27.

Short On Special Syringes, Japan May Waste Millions Of Pfizer Vaccine Doses

11:36am February 11, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan had purchased doses to vaccinate 72 million people, but without the appropriate syringes, it will fall 12 million people short.

Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, listens to a question from a journalist during a news conference in Tokyo last Thursday.

Tokyo Olympic Organizers Face Mounting Pressure Over Sexist Remarks

2:58pm February 09, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

Despite the efforts of Japanese and Olympic officials to quash the debate, pressure on the Games' organizing chief is mounting over his recent comments that women talk too much in board meetings.

Tokyo Olympics organizing chief Yoshiro Mori apologized at a news conference on Thursday, one day after making sexist comments that prompted a swift backlash in and beyond Japan.

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Facing Backlash For Sexist Remarks, Tokyo Olympics Chief Apologizes But Won't Resign

12:58pm February 04, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Yoshiro Mori, Japan's former prime minister and head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, said on Wednesday that women who talk too much should have their speaking time at meetings restricted.

A woman wearing a face mask cycles past closed souvenir shops near Sensoji Temple, normally a popular tourist destination, on Feb. 2 in Tokyo. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a one-month extension to the state of emergency across much of the count

Struggling With Third Wave Of Infections, Japan Extends State Of Emergency

12:22pm February 02, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan is extending the state of emergency for one more month. The move comes despite a mounting toll on the economy and the threat of bumping up against the country's Summer Olympics preparations.

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