The government restored some restrictions over the past weeks, such as shutting down nightclubs, halting in-person school classes and requiring restaurants to provide only deliveries and takeouts ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake strikes Japan, Philippines
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck the Hokkaido region in Japan’s northernmost prefecture, the Japanese weather agency said on Wednesday. According to the Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: South Korea, Tokyo see record highs in new cases
South Korea has reported another high in daily coronavirus increases as health officials face growing pressure to enforce stricter social distancing to slow the spread in the capital area. ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake strikes Japan”s Hokkaido Prefecture region
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck the Hokkaido region in Japan`s northernmost prefecture, the Japanese weather agency said Wednesday.According to the Japan Meteorological Agency ... ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck the Hokkaido region in Japan's northernmost prefecture, the Japanese weather agency said Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued. ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture region: JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck the Hokkaido region in Japan's northernmost prefecture, the Japanese weather agency said Wednesday. According to the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Kushiro, Japan
Japan was shaken near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 only 14 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The quake hit at a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese TV Station Television Osaka Is Introducing the Charm of Japan to the World!
Television Osaka is delivering videos featuring its program mascot, a Shiba Inu dog named "Mamesuke", introducing the charm of Japan to the world on YouTube. "Mamesuke" is a program mascot of Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Accepts New Drug Application for Review, Grants Priority Review for Takeda’s TAK-721 (budesonide oral suspension) for the Treatment of …
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... ( read original story ...)
Governors ask bars, restaurants to slash hours going into 2021
Battling the third wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak, many prefectural governors will extend their requests for bars and eateries that serve alcoholic beverages to shorten business hours for up ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Nagoya to possibly be removed from Japanese gov’t-backed travel campaign amid virus spike
The Japanese government on Monday may exclude Tokyo and Nagoya as destinations from its subsidized "Go To Travel" campaign owing to an escalation in COVID-19 cases in both cities. Officials said that ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close higher as BOJ survey shows business sentiment improving
Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as the market mood was buoyed by the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Tankan business sentiment survey showing improvement for a second quarter, underscoring hopes for the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher On Sound Business Survey
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday after the Bank of Japan's key business confidence survey showed improvement for the second straight quarter. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher after Tankan shows better business sentiment
Tokyo stocks ended higher Monday as investors took heart from better-than-expected results of the Bank of Japan's Tankan business sentiment survey, which laid hopes for a recovery in the ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets rise as Japan reports better business sentiment
Shares rose early Monday in Asia, shrugging off a weak close last week on Wall Street after Japan's central bank reported a strong improvement in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business sentiment improves as economy emerges from pandemic’s hit: BOJ survey
Japanese business sentiment improved for the second straight quarter in October-December, a key central bank survey showed on Monday, a welcome sign for the economy as it continued to emerge from the ... ( read original story ...)