The cumulative number of new coronavirus infections in the capital now stands at 5,812, according to data compiled by the metropolitan government. ( read original story ...)
Universal Studios reopens to Osaka-Kyoto-Nara travel bubble
OSAKA -- Summer is here at last, and Universal Studios Japan finally opened its doors again on Friday. But before you get too excited, make sure you live in or around the cities of Osaka and Kyoto. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-Osaka bullet train to resume near-full service in summer
NAGOYA -- Japan's most-traveled bullet train line, a travel artery connecting Tokyo and Osaka, will restore service to nearly year-earlier levels in July and August, its operator said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan lifts advisories on domestic travel, while Tokyo fully reopens for business
TOKYO - Japan on Friday (June 19) lifted its coronavirus domestic travel advisories that had urged people not to move across prefecture borders, in the hope that domestic tourism will fire up a ... ( read original story ...)
Delhi-NCR: Small magnitude earthquakes do not indicate a bigger one is coming, says Wadia Institute
The Dehradun-based autonomous research institute under the Union science and technology ministry clarified that the vulnerability of a region can be understood from past seismicity, calculation of ... ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake hits 44 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 44 km northeast of Yonakuni, Japan at 16:42:16 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 24.14 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
New To Netflix In July: Original Movies, TV Shows, And An Anime About Japan Sinking
Netflix has an anime movie headed your way. Titled Japan Sinks: 2020, Devilman Crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa is adapting the classic Japanese disaster novel. The story follows a family trying to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Woos Hong Kong Business as Abe Cools to China
Japan is laying out the welcome mat for Hong Kong-based financiers as China moves to erode Hong Kong’s autonomy through a new security law. . But Beijing is seeking to reassure the international ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ease entry bans on business people, foreign residents
Japan will ease entry restrictions for a limited number of business travelers, long-term stay foreign residents and technical interns who must adhere to strict rules and conditions to prevent the ... ( read original story ...)
After 10 Years in Japan, Desigual Arrives in Ginza
Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of its entry into the Japanese market, Spanish brand Desigual has opened a new store in the luxury shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo. The opening was de ... To ... ( read original story ...)
Japan considers allowing 250 business travelers daily
TOKYO >> Up to 250 business travelers from Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand could be allowed to enter Japan per day starting this summer, under a proposed relaxing of travel restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs has a 12-month target of 24,000 for Japan’s Nikkei
Kathy Matsui of Goldman Sachs Japan says the firm expects the market's earnings to "rebound very substantially" in fiscal year 2021, though Japan's Nikkei could be "range-bound" in the next three to ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake today: California rocked by 3.4 magnitude earthquake – USGS
EARTHQUAKES have been reported across the world on Wednesday, June 17, with a 3.4 magnitude quake reported in San Jose, California by the US Geological Survey (USGS). ( read original story ...)
Japan’s May exports, imports log biggest on-year fall in 10 yrs
Japan's exports and imports in May both posted the largest year-on-year drops in more than 10 years, reflecting rapidly weakened over ... ( read original story ...)
Neurocrine Biosciences and Takeda Announce Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize Potential Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders
Neurocrine Biosciences and Takeda announced a strategic collaboration for compounds in Takeda’s early-to-mid-stage psychiatry pipeline. ( read original story ...)
No tsunami threat after 6.6 magnitude quake shakes Japan
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan did not generate a Pacific-wide tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The quake occurred Saturday at 5:51 a.m., Hawaii ... ( read original story ...)