Month: May 2020

The death of a young Japanese reality TV star targeted by online abuse has sparked an outpouring of grief in the country and calls for stronger measures to tackle cyberbullying. The apparent suicide ... ( read original story ...)

Republicans also proposed virus safety measures to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper as the state prepares to host the party’s convention ... ( read original story ...)

As business-minded Osaka prepares to go full bore with Tokyo trailing close behind, infections continue to fluctuate in the capital. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese air force's aerobatic demonstration squadron, Blue Impulse, flew over central Tokyo on Friday in a salute to medical workers on the frontline against the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Curbs in Japan's capital of Tokyo to contain the coronavirus are to be eased further from Monday, Governor Yuriko Koike said, citing the recommendation of an advisory panel. ( read original story ...)

Japan's April household spending likely tumbled at the fastest pace in decades, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the nation's state of emergency to fight the spread of the coronavirus prompted ... ( read original story ...)

To reopen, the facilities will be required to make a list of customers and introduce a system for the tracking of infected people using QR codes. ( read original story ...)

The phones at the Tokyo suicide hotline start ringing as soon as it opens for its once-weekly overnight session. They don't stop until the lone volunteer fielding calls from hundreds of people ... ( read original story ...)

Production plant closures, staff layoffs and reduced model numbers are a sign of things to come as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic forces the auto industry to come to grips with a new reality. ( read original story ...)