The world's top para athletes have continued their preparations for Tokyo despite logistical hurdles and continuing unease over the event's safety in the midst of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Commercial facilities in Tokyo and Osaka to reopen amid extended emergency
Under new guidelines, department stores in the capital and Osaka Prefecture will remain closed on weekends but will be permitted to open on weekdays with shorter business hours. ( read original story ...)
Commercial facilities in Tokyo to reopen amid extended emergency
Commercial facilities in Tokyo, Osaka and other prefectures are stepping up preparations to resume operations on Tuesday, as the gove ... ( read original story ...)
UNEMORI ARCHITECTS on building sukagawa community center after japan’s earthquake
UNEMORI ARCHITECTS, tells designboom in a zoom interview. together with, UNEMORI ARCHITECTS developed the sukagawa community center as a complex structural system. the building is designed as an ... ( read original story ...)
With hospitals collapsing, unvaccinated Japanese rebel against Games
In the Japanese city of Kobe, where people are dying for lack of hospital beds, older doctors describe a feeling of terrible déjà vu. Here in 1995 a massive earthquake struck, toppling motorways and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics dilemma: ‘To hold or not to hold’
With less than two months before the scheduled opening of the summer Olympics in Tokyo on July 21, Asahi Shimbun, one of the media sponsors, has published an editorial entitled, “Prime Minister Suga, ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and D ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s hell’: Tokyo restaurants angered at bearing brunt of endless virus measures
The end of Japan's protracted fight against the coronavirus still seems far off, with the current state of emergency declaration extended unt ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.6 quake hits 83 km east of Yilan, Japan early afternoon
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan, was reported only 23 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monit ... ( read original story ...)
5.5-magnitude quake hits 125 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan: US Geological Survey
The epicenter, with a depth of 7.52 km, was initially determined to be at 36.3214 degrees north latitude and 142.0278 degrees east longitude. ( read original story ...)
USGS: 5.3-magnitude quake hits 131 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 131 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan at 23:21:04 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to ... ( read original story ...)
Significant 5.0 quake hits near Kitaibaraki, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in Japan near Kitaibaraki, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s plan to skip French Open news conferences met with both support and criticism
Naomi Osaka received support from several athletes on Thursday but was slammed by French Tennis Federation President Gilles Moretton. ( read original story ...)
5.3-magnitude quake hits 131 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 131 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan at 23:21:04 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined ... ( read original story ...)
Top neighborhoods to explore in Tokyo
Tokyo dazzles with its traditional culture and passion for new. But more than any one sight, it's the city's varying neighborhoods that enchant visitors. ( read original story ...)
An earthquake lasted 32 years, and scientists want to know how
The slow quake—the longest ever recorded—ended in disaster in 1861. Experts are racing to find today’s equivalents. ( read original story ...)