Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to fight new coronavirus infections in major population centres and unveiled a stimulus package he described as among the world's biggest to soften the economic blow, (...)
Manga Productions, a subsidiary of the Mohammed bin Salman "Misk" Foundation, announced today its partnership with Sumitomo Group to air the Saudi-anime series "Future's Folktales" across "J-com" channels in Japan starting Saturday April 4th, (...)
Tokyo has confirmed more than 50 new coronavirus infections, a record daily increase, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday as the governor of Japan's capital urged citizens to stay indoors.
Governor Yuriko Koike's plea followed a surge in (...)
Japan and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in a joint statement today that the Summer Olympics, which was scheduled for Tokyo this year, are to be postponed due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
"In the present circumstances and (...)
Japan's Oita prefecture confirmed two new coronavirus infections at a medical centre on Sunday, bringing the total at the facility to 14 and making it a suspected cluster, Kyodo newswire said, according to Reuters.
Two female nurses who work at the (...)
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4,032, officials said today, an increase of 18.4% - by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago.
On Thursday, Italy overtook (...)
The Ministry of Health announced that every traveler who came to the Kingdom from the date of March 13, 2020 onwards must remain in the home quarantine and will be granted medical leave equivalent to the duration of his/her quarantine.
The Ministry (...)
Share prices in Asia bounced back Monday from last week's retreat, with mainland Chinese indexes gaining more than 3% as data showed progress in restoring factory output after weeks of disruptions from the viral outbreak, AP reported.
Japan's Nikkei (...)
Australia reported its first coronavirus fatality on Sunday, as infections soared beyond 3,500 in South Korea and deaths in China inched closer to 3,000, dpa reported.
Western Australia's Chief Health Officer Andrew Robertson confirmed the (...)
The Ministry of Tourism confirmed that, in coordination with the competent health authorities in the Kingdom, it decided to temporarily suspend the issuance of electronic tourist visas for those coming from (China, Italy, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, (...)
The Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Weqaya) has called on all citizens and expatriates to postpone non-essential travel to Italy and Japan, in order to maintain their health and safety in light of the ongoing detection of the novel (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to Emperor Naruhito of Japan on the anniversary of his country's National Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the Emperor (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense has sent a cable of congratulations to Emperor Naruhito of Japan on the anniversary of his country's National Day.
In (...)
تتعدد المقولات والأساطير حول الساموراي والنينجا، ولذلك أوضح موقع (howstuffworks) الفرق بينهما، إذ نشر المؤلف نيتوبي إنازو كتابا بعنوان «Bushido: The Soul of Japan»، حوى بعض الأساطير الأكثر انتشارا حول قيم وسلوك الساموراي والننيجا، منها: أنه لم يكن (...)
Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of the Riyadh region, here this evening attended a ceremony held by the Japanese embassy in the Kingdom.
The event was held on the occasion of the anniversary of the national day of (...)
Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arenas.
Al-Bilad newspaper said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to exert great humanitarian efforts, based on its original (...)
Shares rebounded in Asia on Friday after an early sell-off, though Tokyo's benchmark declined as investors reacted to reports of a growing number of cases of a new virus in Japan and China.
The Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to finish at 23,659.14. (...)
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Tokyo and the Initiatives Center at Mohammed bin Salman Foundation "MiSK Foundation" was signed in Tokyo today to establish Mohammed bin Salman Center for Future Science and (...)
The capital Riyadh witnessed today the launching ceremony of the Saudi Tour 2020 championship for bicycles, which begins its competitions tomorrow and continues until next Saturday, under the supervision of the General Sports Authority represented (...)
The Saudi Olympic team qualified for the final match after defeating Uzbekistan 1-0 in the 87th minute, at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, in the semi-finals of the Asian U-23 2020 in Thailand.
By defeating Uzbekistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (...)
As a result of an accelerated effort by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) through the Invest Saudi brand to promote the Kingdom's competitive and open business environment, a total of 1,131 new international companies set up (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held at Al-Yamamah Palace here today.
At the outset of the session, the King briefed the Cabinet on the contents of the telephone call with (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Japan Naif Al-Fahadi has praised the results of the official visit of Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Ambassador said in a statement on the occasion that the Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his accompanying delegation visited today Madain Saleh (Al-Hijr City) in Al-Ula governorate.
Upon arrival, they were received by Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture and Governor of Royal (...)
