South Korea’s Gangwon province warned residents to take precautions and evacuate to higher ground. South Korea’s meteorological agency said a tsunami wave of 0.45 metres (1.5...
Japan has issued tsunami alerts, urging people to evacuate coastal areas after a series of strong quakes hit its western coastline. The Japan Meteorological Agency reports...
Sydney and Auckland were the first major world cities to welcome the arrival of 2024. Over a million revellers celebrated the New Year on Sunday night...
Japan is going through a “once in a generation” political crisis, analysts say, as the government fights to clean up its image in the face of...
A US military aircraft with eight personnel on board has crashed off Yakushima Island in Japan. Japan’s coast guard told the BBC that rescue workers have...
The Controller General of Immigration and Emigration has stated that nationals of China, India, Indonesia, Russsia, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan will be granted free visas from...
North Korea claims it has successfully put a military spy satellite into space, drawing condemnation from neighbouring countries. State news agency KCNA said the satellite, named...
On November 3 2023, the recipients of “The Order of the Rising Sun” (Gold and Silver Rays) were announced by the Government of Japan. For the...
(Excerpted from Memories that Linger: My journey through the world of disability by Padmani Mendis) While at ESCAP in Bangkok, Yukiko invited me to travel with...
Japan has asked Sri Lanka to secure a debt restructure deal with China before any discussion on reviving the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project scrapped by...