Month: December 2021

A 61-year-old man suspected of setting fire to a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka this month that killed 25 people died in hospital on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)

It seems that Celtic are close to making the club’s first signing of the January transfer window. Yahoo Japan has reported that the club are set to sign Yokohama F. Marinos forward Daizen Maeda, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Osaka Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture each reported at least 50 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 30 amid the year-end holiday season. ( read original story ...)

Tadashi Yanai was asked why he had not commented on whether Uniqlo uses cotton sourced from China’s Xinjiang and told the Nikkei that ‘the US approach is to force companies to show their allegiance’. ( read original story ...)

A surge in COVID-19 within the U.S. military in Japan added another 154 new cases at bases from Okinawa to Tokyo this week, due largely to new arrivals and holiday travelers returning to Japan. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday called on the public to take extra precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as people start traveling across Japan for the year-end and New Year's ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO >> Japan’s ubiquitous vending machines are now a convenient way for consumers to change the world with their pocket change. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 64 new COVID-19 cases in the capital on Thursday. The daily tally is up 27 from the same day a week earlier, marking a week-on-week increase for the 13th ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's capital recorded 64 new coronavirus infections on Dec. 30, following 76 new cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday reported 64 new coronavirus cases, down 12 from Wednesday and 27 more than last Thursday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Thursday reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the past two months as the country’s prime minister vowed to reinforce measures against infections by preparing for “worst-case ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s imperial family is facing extinction due to a shortage of eligible emperors, but some experts say the ideas floated in a government inquiry for boosting the dwindling number of royals are out ... ( read original story ...)

The change is expected to be completed by December 2023 at the earliest, after a request from the Sapporo Bar Association in March this year. ( read original story ...)