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BEIJING - A Chinese official said Thursday that eight people have died in the sinking of a cargo ship in waters between Japan and South Korea. Lyu Guijun, the consul general in the western Japanese city of Fukuoka, told state broadcaster CGTN that six of the eight victims were Chinese. There were 22 crew members…

Video: Aussies stranded in Japan airport for 18 hoursAussies stranded in Japan airport for 18 hoursWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerHundreds of Jetstar passengers headed for Queensland were left without food for 18 hours in a Japanese airport…

Frigid winter weather gripped East Asia for the second straight day on Wednesday, causing several deaths and multiple injuries in Japan and a scramble for flights out of South Korea’s resort island of Jeju following delays by snowstorms.Heavy snow and record cold temperatures brought widespread disruptions in Japan.South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety…

TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday, snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations, disrupting train travel and leaving at least one person dead.An unusually cold weather front and extreme low pressure systems set snow falling and strong winds blowing across Japan from Tuesday after causing havoc in…

Heavy snow continued on Wednesday across much of Japan as the country grapples with the most severe cold snap of the season so far, with trains and vehicles stranded due to difficulties caused by the winter storms. Record cold temperatures were seen in parts of Japan, with snow falling on the Sea of Japan coast…

Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida spoke in desperate terms about the country’s cratering birth rate in an address to his nation’s parliament on Monday.“Now or never when it comes to policies regarding births and child-rearing-it is an issue that simply cannot wait any longer,” Prime Minister Kishida said in a speech marking the new parliamentary…

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TOKYO -- Three years after Japan detected its first case of COVID-19, the government is planning its final steps out of crisis mode.The coronavirus has infected over 32 million people in Japan and killed more than 65,000. Thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths continue to be recorded daily. But Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced…

Tokyo CNN  —  Japan’s prime minister issued a dire warning about the country’s population crisis on Monday, saying it was “on the brink of not being able to maintain social functions” due to the falling birth rate. In a policy address to lawmakers, Fumio Kishida said it was a case of solving the issue “now…

Fumio Kishida is not a politician given to dramatic pronouncements. But this week he issued a stark warning to the Japanese people: have more children, or risk dragging their country into the depths of dysfunction.His shift in persona from bland career politician to doomsayer in chief is a reflection of the demographic crisis facing Japan,…

Japan PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate - BBC News Source

Japan is getting deadly serious about its population. On Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to fix the country’s rapidly declining birth rate. “We cannot waste any time on the policies for children and childrearing support,” Kishida said. “We must establish a children-first economic society and turn around the birthrate.” So, what is Japan doing?…