Russia emerges as unlikely growth market for Japan tourism as China pulls back

New visa centres in Moscow and St Petersburg reflect a sharp rise in Russian demand as Chinese arrivals fall amid diplomatic ...

Teenager leads Japan women's figure skating team that could sweep Olympics podium

Only USA's Alysa Liu broke up Japan's trio of Ami Nakai, Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba, who finished first, second and fourth after the short program.

Chinese overseas travel hits record during extended Lunar New Year holiday – but not to Japan

Chinese tourists are poised for a significant increase in overseas travel during the upcoming extended Lunar New Year break, ...

Japan’s Ami Nakai surges into Olympic lead after short program as US struggles at the Winter Games

MILAN (AP) — Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” on Tuesday ...

Japan opens visa centers in Russia as travel demand from Russians surges

MOSCOW (Mainichi) -- The Japanese Embassy in Russia opened one visa application center each in Moscow and St. Petersburg on ...
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Ukraine, Russia hold peace talks in Geneva as Trump puts pressure on Kyiv

Ahead of the negotiations, Russian airstrikes severely damaging the power network in the ​southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa.

Japan Wins Pairs Skating Gold at Milan Winter Olympics

Most of the pairs in the competition struggled with mistakes—until Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara took to the ice and ...

Foreign cars flow to Russia through China, skirting Ukraine war sanctions

Tens of thousands of cars are being exported from China to Russia under gray-market schemes that often circumvent Western and Asian government sanctions and automakers' commitments to exit the Russian ...