Vietnam's ST25 rice used in dishes at Japanese Cabinet Office
ST25 rice was used in the fried rice dishes during Friday’s lunchtime at the Japanese Cabinet Office
Wary of foreign 'bad manners', Japan cautiously eases borders to aid tourism
Japan's easing of a two-year ban on foreign tourists seeks to balance the enormous economic importance of tourism with concerns that travelers would trigger a COVID-19 outbreak, insiders say
Vietnam to receive $78,700 non-refundable aid from Japan for smart classroom construction
The smart classrooms will be built at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Information Technology
Japan panel to approve widening of COVID curbs
A Japanese advisory panel is set to approve the expansion of tougher measures against COVID-19 to 18 additional regions on Tuesday, putting more than 70% of the country under restrictions
Vietnam Airlines flight diverted over anonymous shooting threat
An anonymous caller threatened to shoot down the plane if it passed Tokyo Bay
Japan maps out action plan for disposal of Fukushima water
Japan's government on Tuesday mapped out a plan for releasing contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, including compensation standards for local industry and the compilation of a safety assessment report
Japan rules out changes to COVID-19 curbs despite Omicron
Japan's government is not considering an immediate change to current COVID-19 restrictions, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Thursday, a day after community transmission of the Omicron variant was discovered in the country
At least 27 people feared dead in blaze at clinic in Japan
At least 27 people were feared dead after a fire swept through a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, and media said police were investigating suspected arson
Japan approves Moderna COVID vaccine as booster, Novavax files for 1st approval
Japan on Thursday officially approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for its booster programme, while Novavax Inc filed for first approval of its shot in the country
Japan awards Order of the Rising Sun to Vietnam’s former language center principal
The former principal spent 14 years studying in Japan