Tag: East Asia
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
<p>TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up...
Shcherbakova seals Russia’s first World Team Trophy victory
OSAKA, Japan — World champion Anna Shcherbakova won the women’s free skate on Saturday to seal Russia's first-ever victory at the figure skating World...
Tanaka allows 2 homers, loses in return to Japanese baseball
Masahiro Tanaka allowed Sho Nakata’s two-run homer in the first inning of the pitcher’s return to Japanese baseball, a 4-1 loss for the Tohoku...
Shcherbakova seals Russia’s first World Team Trophy victory
<p>OSAKA, Japan — World champion Anna Shcherbakova won the women’s free skate on Saturday to seal Russia's first-ever victory at the figure skating World...
Tanaka allows 2 homers, loses in return to Japanese baseball
<p>Masahiro Tanaka allowed Sho Nakata’s two-run homer in the first inning of the pitcher’s return to Japanese baseball, a 4-1 loss for the Tohoku...
7 Hong Kong democracy leaders to be sentenced amid crackdown
<p>HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including 82-year-old veteran activist Martin Lee and pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, are expected...
Biden meets Japan’s leader to boost China-facing alliances
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is welcoming Japan’s prime minister to the White House on Friday in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign...
Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled
<p>TOKYO — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in...
7 Hong Kong democracy leaders to be sentenced amid crackdown
HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including 82-year-old veteran activist Martin Lee and pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, are expected...
Chen tops Hanyu to win men’s free skate at World Team Trophy
<p>OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen won the free skate at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Friday to continue his...