Japan To Bar Foreign Arrivals Over Omicron Variant

Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron Covid variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday, just weeks after a softening of strict entry ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Aiming to Cut Costs for 2030 Winter Games

The city of Sapporo, which is aiming to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, presented Monday a plan to cut its projected costs for the events by a maximum of 90 billion yen, or up to 20 pct ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo reports 8 new cases of coronavirus

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported eight new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Monday. That is an increase of two compared with a week earlier. ( read original story ...)