Japan’s entry ban on nonresident foreign nationals, effective from late November, has triggered a barrage of criticism from business leaders and students for being too tough and not based on science. ( read original story ...)
Britain wins Olympic women’s curling gold 10-3 over Japan
BEIJING (AP) — Eve Muirhead led Britain to the Olympic women’s curling gold medal — the first for the sport’s homeland since 2002 — pulling away with a four-ender in the seventh on Sunday for a record ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei community commemorates anniversary of wartime incarceration in Puyallup
Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, a now-infamous act that set in motion the mass incarceration of thousands of Nikkei — people of Japanese ancestry — along the West Coast. Despite chilling winds, ... ( read original story ...)
Theater Commons Tokyo rethinks the ‘voices’ of performing arts in the COVID era
Theater Commons Tokyo (TCT), which kicks off its sixth edition today and runs until Feb. 27 at various locations in Tokyo’s Minato Ward and also online, addresses this problem head on with a program ... ( read original story ...)
Japan had IMF delete mention of coal in report on its economy
The report, which details conclusions made by IMF staff at the end of an official visit to Japan, was released on Jan. 27 following online discussions between the international financial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan economy tense on commodity hikes by Ukraine invasion fears
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Russia's military buildup around Ukraine's border is stoking fears about its potential impact on the economy of import-reliant Japan amid speculation a Russian invasion may ... ( read original story ...)
Strong winds, snow forecast for northern Japan
A rapidly developing low pressure system is expected to bring high winds to Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido and the northeastern region of Tohoku. Winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘national resilience’ has taken a battering
Tetrapod flood defences are everywhere in Japan but the country’s current vulnerabilities cannot be fixed with concrete © Eric Lafforgue/Corbis/Getty ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Omicron wave: 90% deaths were in people over 60
In Tokyo during the sixth wave of COVID-19 (Omicron) that started at the beginning of the year, data shows more than 70% had some kind of preexisting condition, and the infection route for about ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She ‘Regrets’ Experience at Tokyo Olympics Via Instagram Post
The 24-year-old wrote a lengthy Instagram caption on Saturday explaining that she has been reflecting on her 2021 Olympic experience and now “regrets” that she didn’t enjoy her time in Tokyo for the ... ( read original story ...)
‘We’re in danger of forgetting’: congressman’s warning 80 years after Japanese American incarceration
Takano’s paternal grandfather was a teenager when he arrived in the US from Japan in 1916. He worked and saved until he had enough money to marry. So-called alien land laws prevented him from buying ... ( read original story ...)
‘We’re in danger of forgetting,’ US warned, 80 years after Japanese American incarceration
Takano’s paternal grandfather was a teenager when he arrived in the US from Japan in 1916. He worked and saved until he had enough money to marry. So-called alien land laws prevented him from buying ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic champion Kipchoge to participate in Tokyo Marathon
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Marathon world record holder and Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will make his competitive return at the Tokyo Marathon next month, the Kenyan announced on Friday. Kipchoge, who ... ( read original story ...)
A UK relay team has been stripped of its silver medals from the Tokyo Olympics after a sprinter failed a drug test
Great Britain's men's 4x100 meter relay team was stripped of its medals from the Tokyo Olympics. Sprinter CJ Ujah tested positive for a banned substance after the Games in August. His 4x100 relay ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ramen chain brings the heat with Carolina Reaper miso soup
For these people, a chain that services the Greater Tokyo Area called Bankara Ramen has developed what they feel is the ultimate in spicy ramen. The Mala Noodle Emperor is a pork bone broth with ... ( read original story ...)
Seahawks star DK Metcalf’s wild Olympics plan after failing to qualify for Tokyo
That’s exactly why he tried to make the US Team for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, but it didn’t exactly go to plan. While Metcalf ran a 10.36 100-yard dash in Eugene, Oregon at the Qualifying ... ( read original story ...)