Month: April 2020

The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 gave Canadian gymnast Ellie Black the gift of time. The 24-year-old from Halifax tore an ankle ligament landing a vault during last October's world ... ( read original story ...)

The Veyron started out as an impromptu sketch, but on the back of an envelope, not a napkin. In 1997, Volkswagen Group CEO Ferdinand Piëch was a riding a Shinkansen high-speed train between Tokyo and ... ( read original story ...)

Live updates from around the world; Lessons from Hokkaido's second wave of infections; Groups of doctors at GP surgeries in the city are assisting hospitals with the testing of po ... ( read original story ...)

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Japan rose to 10,000 on Saturday, NHK public broadcaster said, just days after a was extend ... ( read original story ...)

In 1997, on the “Shinkansen” express train between Tokyo and Nagoya, a sketch was created that would change the automotive world. Following a discussion with the then Head of Powertrain Development at ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Saturday reported 556 new cases of the coronavirus, surpassing the total of 10,000 about three months after the first case was detected in the country. ( read original story ...)

China on Saturday reported 27 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, as it tries to stem an upsurge in infections in a northeastern province bordering Russia. Twenty of the new cases were in Heilongjiang ... ( read original story ...)

This attack against major Japanese cities — Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya and Kobe — would take a combined effort of the U.S. Navy and Army Air Forces. The mission consisted of sixteen B-25 medium ... ( read original story ...)

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – The Hanshin Tigers have donated 4,500 rain ponchos to the city of Osaka for use as emergency protective gear in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic the club revealed ... ( read original story ...)

A group representing the homeless is asking to use the Athletes Village for next year’s Tokyo Olympics as a shelter during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Japan, alarmed by rising coronavirus deaths and the specter of the collapse of the medical system, is scrambling to expand testing with drive-through facilities and general practitioners helping to ... ( read original story ...)

Japenese architect Suzuko Yamada recalled a trip to Africa and the improvised architecture of nature for the inspiration in her striking three-story design ... ( read original story ...)

Hong KongEd PetersI live in Mui Wo, a seaside township halfway between the central business district (CBD) and the airport, which is cluttered with furloughed aircraft. So far, Hong Kong has come off ... ( read original story ...)

Hospitals in Japan are increasingly turning away sick people in ambulances as the country braces for a surge in coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)