An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Enditem ... ( read original story ...)
State of Affairs: ‘Packing’ the Court, How Little Tokyo is Surviving the Pandemic, Meme Creators Are Loving NFTs
State of Affairs - Debate Over 'Packing' the Court, Little Tokyo Business Survives Pandemic But At Great Personal Cost, Why Memes Are Popular NFTs ... ( read original story ...)
US and Japan to invest $4.5bn in next-gen 6G race with China
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga have agreed to jointly invest $4.5 billion for the development of next-generation communication known as 6G, or "beyond 5G." The two ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: 5 years after Kumamoto quakes, Japan must work to protect the weak in disasters
Five years have passed since a pair of powerful earthquakes registering up to a full 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck Kumamoto Prefect ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only as Covid-19 surges globally
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ‘sento’ bathhouses revamped for a new era
Yoga classes and vinyl records aren’t typical features of the traditional Japanese sento (public bathhouse) but these are challenging times for the bath business and Takuya Shimbo, owner of two such ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China
President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga are showcasing the alliance between their two countries as well as their shared resolve in dealing with China. ( read original story ...)
The Pandemic Hit Little Tokyo Hard. We Lost These Businesses. Others Are Still Struggling.
Little Tokyo restaurateur Kenji Suzuki was nervous about a pandemic with too many unknowns. Adding to his anxiety: he's in partial remission from leukemia, meaning the cancer is still there, just less ... ( read original story ...)
The Pandemic Hit Little Tokyo Hard. These Are The Businesses We Lost And Those Still Struggling.
Little Tokyo restaurateur Kenji Suzuki was nervous about a pandemic with too many unknowns. Adding to his anxiety: he's in partial remission from leukemia, meaning the cancer is still there, just less ... ( read original story ...)
Global Covid-19 wrap: Growth in cases worrying, says WHO; Tokyo Olympics head assures safe conduct of games
Vietnam's health ministry called for the acceleration of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Friday as the expiry date of the Southeast Asian country's first batch of jabs supplied through the COVAX ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Companies Need to Pay Attention: Regulatory Changes Are Coming From Biden
Japanese companies need to pay attention; things are going to change. President Biden chaired the Judiciary Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee while in the Senate, and those are two areas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants U.S. Back in the TPP. It Will Likely Have to Wait.
The Biden administration in no rush to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership as it reviews inherited trade policies and focuses on its domestic agenda. ( read original story ...)
Nucleation process of the 2011 northern Nagano earthquake from nearby seismic observations
Tohoku-oki earthquake was followed by seismicity activation in inland areas throughout Japan. An outstanding case is the M6.2 Northern Nagano earthquake, central Japan, occurred 13-h after the ... ( read original story ...)
Head of Tokyo Olympics reiterates games will not be canceled due to Covid
The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months ... ( read original story ...)
Japan scrapped a cartoon mascot meant to promote its plan to dump Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the sea
The mascot was pulled after just one day because people thought the cuteness of the character did not match the seriousness of the issue. ( read original story ...)
Japan to double inter-regional power grid to boost renewable energy-Nikkei
Japan aims to double its inter-regional power grid capacity by adding up to 23 gigawatts to help speed expansion of renewable energy such as offshore wind farms, the Nikkei business daily said on its ... ( read original story ...)