There were emotional scenes at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo, where visitors flocked for the last public viewing of giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin on Saturday, before they are sent back to China.

The offer is also available for visitors from select countries including Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand.

Japan Airlines announced free domestic flights for tourists booking round-trip international flights from the US and other select countries.

Yes, you read that right. One major Japanese airline is going above and beyond to help visitors explore the lesser-visited corners of the country.

An old image of a joint US-Japan military drill has been falsely shared as showing a standoff between Chinese and US vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea in024. The 2017 picture was featured as a thumbnail for a video -- viewed hundreds of thousands of times -- posted by a channel which has repeatedly shared misinformation.

In this January 2020 file photo, Philippine Navy personnel join their US, Indian and Japanese counterparts in a maritime exercise in the South China Sea. Courtesy of the Philippine Navy MANILA (UPDATED) — The militaries of the Philippines,