A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympics amid surge in COVID-19 infections
A top medical organization has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo medical association calls for cancellation of Tokyo Olympics due to spike in Covid cases
A top medical organization has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed with a surge in Covid cases. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: India suffers record daily deaths; Tokyo doctors call for Olympics to be cancelled
India deaths rise by record 4,329 in 24 hours; Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association warns Tokyo hospitals ‘have almost no spare capacity’; strikes destroy Gaza’s only Covid testing site ... ( read original story ...)
Medical career beckons for Japan rugby star Kenki Fukuoka
The final of Japan’s Top League club competition on Sunday will mark the end of one of world rugby’s most distinguished and influential recent playing careers. Japan winger Kenki Fukuoka will retire ... ( read original story ...)
Covid drags down Japan’s first-quarter growth
Japan’s economic output fell 1.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, a drop of 5.1 per cent at an annualised rate, as a renewed Covid-19 state of emergency bit into consumer spending. The decline ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy slumps back into decline as COVID-19 hits spending
Japan's economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter as a slow vaccine rollout and new COVID-19 infections hit spending on items such as dining out and clothes, raising concerns the country ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Imposed Article 9 of the Constitution Threatens the Lives of Japanese People
Japan has no means to counter a possible Chinese invasion. Its constitution, untouched for 74 years, prevents it from establishing land, sea, and air forces. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister blames private consumption for causing GDP contraction
Private consumption was the biggest factor for Japan's economic contraction in the January-March quarter, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Casual, practical, inspirational: Australia’s uniform for Tokyo Olympics unveiled
Australia’s Olympians will sport a casual but practical uniform at the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Games in a design that has avoided some of the fashion faux pas witnessed in previous years. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average rises 2.01 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average rises 2.01 percent to 28,384.25 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 1.37 percent to 1,904.61. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Restrictions Tightened To Tackle Surge In COVID-19 Cases Ahead Of Tokyo Olympics
Japan has now enforced tougher measures against the coronavirus in six prefectures amid a surge in infections ahead of the Summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy slumps more than expected as COVID-19 hits consumption
Japan's economy contracted at an annualised rate of 5.1per cent in January-March from the previous quarter, government data showed, posting the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Shrinks 5.1% as Pandemic Dries up Spending
The Japanese economy has contracted at an annual rate of 5.1% in January-March, slammed by a plunge in spending over the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy shrinks more than feared amid Covid-19 emergency
GDP shrank an annualised 5.1% from the prior quarter in the three months through March.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan economy contracts for first time in 3 quarters
Japan's economy contracted at an annualised rate of 5.1% in January-March from the previous quarter, government data showed, posting the first decline in three quarters as a resurgence of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)