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Hundreds of passengers aboard the "Diamond Princess" are allowed to disembark the ship. The vessel has been quarantined since docking in Yokohama on 4 February. Criticism mounts against the Japanese government's handling of the quarantine.
2020-02-19

The "Diamond Princess" cruise ship is quarantined and tested for coronavirus cases as it is docked in Yokohama, Japan. Passengers and crew are now required to stay on board until at least Tuesday night. Between 3,500 and 3,700 passengers are tested.
2020-02-4

Authorities arrest a Japanese man for killing as many as 48 elderly patients at the Oguchi Hospital in Yokohama.
2016-10-2

Members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum gather in Beijing.
2014-11-10

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases a new report outlining the impact of climate change on the world at the end of a week of meetings in Yokohama, Japan.
2014-03-31

Speaking during the ongoing Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) in Yokohama, Zambian President Michael Sata says developed nations have used Africa as a "guinea pig" for the past 50 years, taking its raw materials while pretending to help it.
2013-06-3

APEC United States 2011: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit gets underway in the US city of Honolulu.
2011-11-12

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders agree to work towards forming a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific.
2010-11-14

Thousands demonstrate against Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit, against the background of a dispute between Japan and China over islands in the East China Sea, condemning “Chinese imperialism” while waving the flags Tibet, East Turkestan and south Mongolia.
2010-11-13