Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Pope Francis for a private conversation Wednesday, the same day a ballistic missile was fired into the Sea of Japan. The world leaders met for ... ( read original story ...)
World Premiere of Frank Wildhorn’s YOUR LIE IN APRIL to Open This Weekend in Tokyo
The world premiere of the musical theater adaptation of Japanese manga Your Lie in April, produced by Toho and Fuji TV, will take place this weekend - May 7th and 8th, 2022 at the Nissay Theatre in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympian Jacob Whittle Among 42-Strong British Swimming Squad For European Junior Champs
Tokyo Olympian Jacob Whittle is among 42 athletes selected by British Swimming for July’s European Junior Championships in Bucharest, Romania. Whittle came away from the European Championships in ... ( read original story ...)
Blac Chyna’s mom, Tokyo Toni, asks for $400K to appeal Kardashian ruling
The former reality star’s mom, Tokyo Toni, has launched a GoFundMe that aims to raise $400,000 so her daughter can appeal the judge’s decision that ruled in favor of the powerhouse family in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM: Russia Responsible Over Bilateral Ties After Entry Ban
Japan PM: Russia Responsible Over Bilateral Ties After Entry Ban TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he cannot accept Russia's decision to put an entry ban on ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, Child Population Reaches 41-year Low Owing To COVID-19 Pandemic
In 1954, Japan's children population reached a high of 29.89 million. The number briefly increased in the early 1970s, but it has been steadily declining since 1982. Japan has the lowest such ratio ... ( read original story ...)
Salt Lake, Sapporo head race to 2030 Olympics
Under its revised but opaque bid process, the IOC appears to have four possible candidates. Three have held Winter Olympics before: Sapporo (1972), Salt Lake City (2002), and Vancouver (2010). There ... ( read original story ...)
Pope, Japan PM, Discuss Hopes for Nuclear-Free World
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis and the prime minister of Japan, the only country to be hit by atomic bombs, met on Wednesday and discussed their common hope for a world free of nuclear weapons. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM, pope discuss nuclear arms after NKorea test launch
He made the comments during a 2019 visit to Japan, where he paid tribute to survivors of the atomic bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently vowed to speed up the ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,999 new cases as downward trend continues
Tokyo reported 2,999 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, down from 6,052 a week before. The seven-day average of new cases in Tokyo stood at 3,455.1, compared with 5,239 a week earlier. The number of ... ( read original story ...)
Russia issues entry ban on Japan’s PM, other officials after Tokyo joins sanctions
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Russia Bars Japan’s Prime Minister From Entering Country
The Kremlin’s latest round of travel restrictions includes 63 people from Japan. “Tokyo is taking practical steps aimed at dismantling good neighborly ties, damaging Russia’s economy and our country's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Market Report 2022: Market is Predicted to Reach Nearly $4.5 Billion by 2028
Dublin, May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Japan In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Market, Impact of COVID-19, Size, Share, Major Deals, Company Analysis, Trends and Recent Developments - Forecast to 2028 ... ( read original story ...)
Russia bans entry to Japan’s PM, officials
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, together with his Cabinet ministers, has been banned indefinitely from Russia. (AP pic) MOSCOW: Russia said today it has banned entry to several dozen Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
IOC set to visit 2030 Winter Olympics contender Sapporo to assess proposed venues
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to visit Sapporo later this month to assess the Japanese city's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. This follows a trip from an IOC ... ( read original story ...)
2,999 new COVID cases reported in Tokyo on May 4
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital recorded 2,999 coronavirus cases on May 4 after seeing 3,357 cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced. Japan is currently in the middle of ... ( read original story ...)