The number of new cases in the capital reported Monday were more than double the total of 3,719 logged a week before. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to widen COVID-19 curbs over most of the country amid Omicron surge
Japan on Monday prepared to double the number of regions enacting shortened operating hours for restaurants and other infection curbs to contain a record surge in COVID-19 cases. The central ... ( read original story ...)
What Japan Got Right About Covid-19
He has helped advise the Japanese government on its Covid-19 response. It all began with the coronavirus outbreak on a Diamond Princess cruise ship back in February 2020. Nine health care workers and ... ( read original story ...)
Confusion over Japan’s naval transits of South China Sea
The Japanese press has claimed that Japan has conducted“freedom of navigation operations” in the South China Sea. This claim has spread around th ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens of Chinese warplanes fly near Taiwan after US-Japan show of naval might
China sent 39 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said, the largest such incursion this year. ( read original story ...)
Declining motor premiums puts Japanese focus on property and specialty
A decline in motor premiums is pushing the Japanese general insurance market to focus on property and specialty lines. This trend has been pointed out by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 8,503 New COVID-19 Cases
News; Tokyo Reports 8,503 New COVID-19 Cases; Tokyo Reports 8,503 New COVID-19 Cases. News from Japan. Society Lifestyle Jan 24, 2022 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 8,503 more coronavirus infections on Jan. 24
Japan's capital recorded 8,503 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 24, the metropolitan government announced, after reporting 9,468 the day before. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks reverse losses to end higher
Tokyo shares ended higher on Monday with investors seeking bargains as they waited for the Japanese corporate earnings season to kick into full gear. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index reversed earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Ice-wall coolant leaks from Japan’s Fukushima nuke plant
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has confirmed that four tonnes of coolant had leaked from two storage tanks, local media reported on Monday. The coolant was used ... ( read original story ...)
Japan continues aid deliveries to tsunami-ravaged Tonga
Aid flights from Australia, Japan and New Zealand also carried food, water, medical supplies and telecommunications equipment. ( read original story ...)
K Line signs up to advance floating offshore wind in Japan
K Line Wind Service is expanding its footprint in the renewables sector with a project aimed at mass production of floating wind foundations and a reduction in the cost of installation. The offshore ... ( read original story ...)
From Chicago to Tokyo: Rahm Emanuel takes embassy post in Japan
The new U.S. ambassador to Japan arrived quietly in Tokyo on Sunday, filling a diplomatic post that has been vacant more than two years. Rahm Emanuel, 62, landed at Haneda International Airport with ... ( read original story ...)
Russia’s Proposed Ban on Crypto Trading Could Damage IT Sector, Telegram Founder Warns
Russia's central bank proposed a ban on issuing and using cryptocurrencies, citing the fact that the digital assets could potentially upend Moscow's financial system and imperil the country's monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei regains ground on bargain hunting, Fed caution weighs
Japan's Nikkei index reversed course to close higher on Monday, as investors scooped up cheap stocks after U.S. equity futures rose, although gains were capped by caution ahead of the U.S. Federal ... ( read original story ...)
Wrestle Kingdom 16 In Yokohama Was Riddled By Backstage Politics
Wrestle Kingdom 16 in Yokohama was heavily influenced by politics over the booking, and Keiji Muto not wanting to look weak ... ( read original story ...)