Tag: Asia & Pacific

South Korean Police Seek Manslaughter Charges Over Deadly Crush

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean police are seeking criminal charges including involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials, about half of them law enforcement officers, for a lack of safety measures they said were responsible for a crowd surge that killed nearly 160 people. Despite anticipating a weekend crowd of more than 100,000, Seoul police had…


Japan, Canada Leaders Discuss Bilateral Trade, Economy, and China

Japanese and Canadian leaders on Thursday discussed expanding bilateral trade and economic cooperation, as well as their approach to the increasing military assertiveness of the Chinese Communist regime in the Indo-Pacific region. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Thursday as part of his tour to the…


Suspect in Japan’s Former PM Shinzo Abe’s Assassination Charged With Murder

A Japanese man suspected of shooting Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 was charged with murder and firearms law violations on Friday after undergoing psychiatric evaluation. Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, was charged with the murder of Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader. Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech in Japan’s western city…


US and Japan Sign Historic Defense Agreements, Extend Mutual Aid to Space

The leaders of Japan and the United States are expanding the nations’ alliance with a series of new commitments regarding defense spending, military modernization, and a new agreement that will extend their mutual defense treaty to space. U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to the White House on Jan. 13, where…


LIVE NOW: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Visits NASA HQ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, joined by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other U.S. and Japanese officials, visit the NASA headquarters in Washington at 4:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Visits NASA HQ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, joined by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other U.S. and Japanese officials, visit the NASA headquarters in Washington at 4:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: State Department Briefing Amid Japanese Prime Minister’s Visit

U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel holds a briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 13 amid the Japanese prime minister’s visit. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Officials Say 88 Million People in China’s Henan Province Infected With COVID

Officials in China’s central province of Henan have said that the COVID-19 infection rate in the region was 89 percent, as the country battles a surge of infections and communist authorities continue to conceal the true death toll figures. Authorities in Henan, the country’s third most populous province, said at a Monday press conference that…


LIVE NOW: Japanese Prime Minister Gives Speech in Washington

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies at 3:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Japanese Prime Minister Gives Speech in Washington

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies at 3:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …