Sharp science and peer pressure without a lockdown helped Japan tame the coronavirus, offering a possible model for the “pandemic era.” ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: BayStars crush Giants in front of biggest crowd of year
The DeNA BayStars admitted more than double their previous limit of 5,000 fans and the team responded with a 7-1 win over the Cent ... ( read original story ...)
Former Japanese PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine
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Shinzo Abe Visits Tokyo War Shrine Linked to Militarist Past
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday visited a Tokyo shrine linked to Japan’s militarist past, waiting only three days after his departure from office to resume a longstanding ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Substitute Watanabe nets winner as Gamba edge Consadole
Veteran forward Kazuma Watanabe came off the bench to score the winner as Gamba Osaka beat Consadole Sapporo 1-0 in the J-League fi ... ( read original story ...)
Yasukuni Shrine: Japan’s ex-PM Abe visits controversial memorial
Visits by Japan's leaders to the shrine have previously been seen as a lack of remorse for its militaristic past. Neither China nor either of the Koreas has reacted to this latest ... ( read original story ...)
Let the Suga-Nippon Ishin bromance begin
Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui and his supporters are breathing easy, knowing their favorite LDP politician is now the prime minister. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s beloved matsutake mushroom under threat
For diners with money to spare it is the taste of autumn but decline of red pine forests has left it with a precarious future ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 athletes to be exempt from Japan’s COVID-19 entry restrictions
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BWW Feature: ONLINE OPERA VIRTUAL TOUR SEPT 19-26 at Home Computer Screens
For the newest of LA Operaa??s a?oeLiving Room Recitals,a?? soprano Alaysha Fox, a grand finalist in the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, partners with pianist, vocal coach, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ex-PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he has visited a shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression.Abe's visit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new PM Suga to meet with Pompeo in October: NHK
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tokyo early next month, the first high-level meeting between the two allies since Suga became leader ... ( read original story ...)
Former Japan PM Abe Visits Yasukuni Shrine for War Dead
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday, his first visit since December 2013, after refraini ... ( read original story ...)
French Open 2020: Naomi Osaka pulls out with hamstring injury
US Open champion Naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open, which is scheduled to start on 27 September, with a hamstring injury. ( read original story ...)
Two-Thirds of Japan Public Support New PM Suga, Polls Show
New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government was backed by at least two-thirds of respondents in domestic polls taken in the early days of his administration. The Kyodo news agency said on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Sinks: 2020 Series Review: When There’s Nowhere to Run
Drama, Science Fiction Based on the Novel Written By: Sakyo Komatsu ***Warning, the following may contain spoilers for Japan Sinks: 2020. Reader discretion is advised.*** Series Synopsis Japan has ... ( read original story ...)