Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Obihiro, Obihiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Friday 15 January 2021 at 5:40 pm local time, at a ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, You Can Rent a Person To Do Nothing
But for one man in Japan, it's quite the opposite. Shoji Morimoto, 37, lives in Tokyo and has been offering himself “for rent” since 2018 to do nothing. Yes, nothing. He takes requests from people ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese court rules defunct eugenics law unconstitutional, denies damages
A Japanese court on Friday ruled as unconstitutional the now-defunct eugenics protection law that mandated the government stop peop ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Still Aren’t a Sure Thing
When the coronavirus pandemic forced Tokyo last year to delay the Summer Olympics and Paralympics to July 2021, organizers kept the Tokyo 2020 name, saying they wanted the event to be seen as a “light ... ( read original story ...)
They Keep Assuring Us Japan Can’t Happen Here
He actually meant it to be soothing, a reassuring statement of clear and unequivocal support for a reeling market. This statement, however, was received in the exact opposite way. The selling which ha ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Prefecture leads nation in number of deaths from COVID-19
OSAKA—The death toll from COVID-19 in Osaka Prefecture increased to 714, the highest number in the country and topping the figure for Tokyo, which has recorded more than twice as many novel ... ( read original story ...)
Hopes for Tokyo’s Summer Olympics Darken
Organizers postponed the Olympic Games for one year last March. Nearly a year later, prospects are getting bleaker. ( read original story ...)
Japan minister says “anything can happen” with Tokyo Games
Japanese cabinet minister Taro Kono has said “anything can happen” in regard to the postponed Tokyo Olympics, raising more doubts about the games scheduled to begin in just over ... ( read original story ...)
Caught off-guard by scant testing, Japan battered by COVID winter
Japan missed opportunities to coordinate coronavirus testing and secure hospital beds in the months before the pandemic's third wave, health officials, doctors and experts say, missteps that hampered ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tertiary Activity Drops In November
Japan's tertiary activity dropped for the sixth month in a row in November, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)
Disaster in Japan
Nineteen hours after the world's fifth strongest earthquake rippled across Japan, causing several aftershocks and a horrific tsunami, 500 people are known dead with nearly 600 more missing. Edwin ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at three-decade high
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average closed at its highest level in three decades on Thursday, helped by a rally in tech shares and better-than-expected core machinery orders. The Nikkei index ended ... ( read original story ...)
Japan need for fiscal reform becomes acute after virus stimulus – Aso
Japan's heavy bond issuance to fund economic support measures during the pandemic has made the need for fiscal reform even more pressing, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hiroshima to conduct large-scale PCR tests to battle COVID-19
Japan's Hiroshima prefecture said on Friday it will carry out large-scale polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing to curb the spread of coronavirus, a rarity in a nation that lags far behind many ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei pulls back from 3-decade high, but tech stocks march ahead
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average inched lower on Friday after rising for five straight sessions to hit a three-decade high, although losses were capped by tech-related shares after Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports seen rising for first time in two years, core CPI to drop further: Reuters poll
Japan's exports likely rose for the first time in two years in December as overseas demand improved, according to a Reuters poll, but a continued surge in coronavirus cases globally and extended ... ( read original story ...)