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If Japan Didn’t Surrender, America Would Have Leveled It With Battleships
While the attacks definitely made an impression, they did not offer the Navy a long-term strategic role for its battlefleet. ( read original story ...)
Super Nintendo World’s Opening In Japan Was ‘Delayed Indefinitely’
The Universal Studios Japan expansion was scheduled to open in June ahead of the 2020 Toyko Olympics, but the opening is officially on hold. ( read original story ...)
Spate of launches in Tokyo amid bullish sentiment on consumer spending
The Japanese capital witnessed a spate of new launches this month as developers and retailers seek to capitalise on the penchant for spending as the city eases its way out of the shutdown from the ... ( read original story ...)
Only 3% of Osaka residents have received 100,000 yen relief money
Almost two months after a payout of 100,000 yen ($926) was approved for coronavirus relief, only 3.4 percent of residents in Osaka have received the lump sum payouts, the highest delay seen across ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese tourism industry paying extra attention to virus safety to lure crowds back
From Hokkaido to Okinawa, hotels and other accomodation facilities are limiting contact and taking other pandemic-related measures to encourage visitors to stay. ( read original story ...)
Global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million
Maria Ortiz reacts while kneeling beside the body of her partner Jose Holguin, 50, originally from the Dominican Republic and who died of complications related to the coronavirus disease, during a vie ... ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo coronavirus cases spike, experts dismiss second wave fears — for now
Distinguishing first waves from second waves is no easy task, and discerning the progression of outbreaks might only be possible in retrospect. ( read original story ...)
Some adult guardians not receiving Japan’s virus cash handout applications
Concerns have arisen that wards of Japan's adult guardianship system and other vulnerable people may be deprived of special cash payments t ... ( read original story ...)
Super Nintendo World’s Opening In Japan Was Delayed ‘Until Further Notice’
The Universal Studios Japan expansion was scheduled to open in June ahead of the 2020 Toyko Olympics, but the opening is officially on hold. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Likely to Cut Economic Forecasts on Covid-19
The Bank of Japan is likely to lower its economic projections again next month as the heavy impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the domestic and global economies becomes clearer.The International ... ( read original story ...)
13-year-old girl hit and killed by train in Yokohama
A 13-year-old girl was hit and killed by an express train in Yokohama on Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred at around 7:35 p.m. at Futamagawa Station on the Sotetsu Line in Asahi ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Industry Now In Post-Dotcom Bubble Territory, Trading Expert Says
Crypto's atmosphere currently looks like the period following the dotcom bubble's bursting, Paul ... [+] Eisma, Head of Trading at XBTO Group, explained. Hosting a booming period of online creation ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka U. president slams name picked for public university opening in city in 2022
The operator of both Osaka Prefecture University and Osaka City University in western Japan on June 26 announced a new public university comb ... ( read original story ...)
A Painful Past And Ghostly Present Converge In ‘Tokyo Ueno Station’
Yu Miri's novel, about a homeless man who dies and finds the afterlife much bleaker than he expected, is both mournful and angry, emphasizing the unfairness of poverty with painful contrasts. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports highest daily tally of Covid-19 cases since state of emergency lifted
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday said that 57 new cases of Covid-19 infections had been confirmed in the capital, the highest single-day count since the state of emergency was lifted on ... ( read original story ...)