New York [US], June 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to abandon nuclear weapons, stating that they are "a deadly reminder of countries' inability to solve problems through dialogue and collaboration".
Tokyo [Japan], February 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government's advisory panel on COVID-19 measures has approved the extension of quasi-emergency restrictions currently in place in 13 prefectures that are set to expire on Sunday amid concerns over a new virus sub-variant.
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI): Japanese forces conducted a drill at a remote southwestern island in November under the assumption that foreign forces had occupied the Senkaku islands--the Japanese-controlled group of islands claimed by China, according to several government sources.
Tokyo [Japan], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The typhoon Chanthu has hit Japan, leaving at least five people injured and 49 flights cancelled, media reported on Saturday.
Tokyo [Japan], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A dry cargo ship has collided with a small vessel off the coast of the Japanese city of Sasebo in the southwestern Nagasaki prefecture, leaving one person dead and another one missing, the NHK broadcaster reported on Sunday.