Month: July 2022

A company run by a former Tokyo Olympic organizer received more than $1 million from Games sponsor AOKI Holdings Inc, on top of payments from a suit retailer being investigated by Tokyo prosecutors, ... ( read original story ...)

Hyper Edohaku” is an application game that explores “Edo”, the old name of Tokyo city. While exploring the Edo town, one can learn about people's life by looking at the pictures. The pictures that ... ( read original story ...)

Many parts of Japan were blanketed by sweltering heat on Sunday. Weather officials forecast that the heatwave will continue for the next seven days. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo confirmed 33,466 new novel coronavirus infections on Saturday, surpassing 20,000 for the 11th consecutive day. The daily tally in the capital increased by 768 compared to the ... ( read original story ...)

At least 10 incidents of dolphin bites have been reported in the Japanese region of Fukui since the beach opened on July 9, local media reported. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s approval rating sank to the lowest since he took office last October in a Kyodo News poll as the nation sees a resurgence in coronavirus cases.  The public ... ( read original story ...)

Kishida will detail the plan Monday during a speech at a review conference of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the sources said. ( read original story ...)

The government is considering altering its COVID-19 reporting protocols, including a potential change in the collection of infection numbers, in a bid to lessen the burden on hospitals. ( read original story ...)

Weather officials are calling for vigilance after tropical storm Trases formed over waters just north of the main island of Okinawa, southern Japan. ( read original story ...)

The Expo 2025 in Osaka, western Japan, is picking up momentum as 130 countries and regions have confirmed their participation in the ... ( read original story ...)