China and South Korea have asked Japan to join them in relaxing controls on business travel as virus cases tail off, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information. ( read original story ...)
China, South Korea consult Japan on easing business-travel curbs: Yomiuri
China and South Korea have consulted Japan about easing border controls on business travellers to help revive business activities, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday without citing sources. ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Shrine in Japan offers solace to those at home
TOKYO (AP) — Shinto shrines, a go-to place for many Japanese to pray for good health and safety, have largely shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. But one Tokyo shrine went online for ... ( read original story ...)
State insect trappers on the hunt for the destructive Japanese beetle
The invasive Japanese beetle is now the subject of a targeted trapping effort underway until mid-July by the agency, with trained insect trappers hitting neighborhoods along the Wasatch Front to ... ( read original story ...)
Dinosaurs once strode the Bering Land Bridge
The recent discovery of the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in Japan suggests the duck-billed creatures once stomped across the Bering Land Bridge. The dinosaur found in Japan is very ... ( read original story ...)
Diamond Princess leaves Japan for Malaysia
The Diamond Princess, a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship which was quarantined in the port of Yokohama in February, left for Malaysia on Saturday for its crew to return, the Japanese unit of the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan slips into recession with worse yet to come
Japan’s economy has slipped from sales-tax hangover into deep recession, official data is set to show tomorrow, with worse to come even as coronavirus restrictions on activity are gradually lifted. ( read original story ...)
Launch in Tokyo, cheers in Dhaka
Bangladesh got a little break from the doom and gloom of the coronavirus pandemic yesterday when Hitachi in Tokyo launched its made-in-Bangladesh IoT application-based airCloud Pro device, which ... ( read original story ...)
World Health Organization Head Calls for ‘Global Solidarity’ to Ensure the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday it will not be easy to make next year’s Tokyo Olympics a safe global gathering after the pandemic. Speaking at a joint news conference with the ... ( read original story ...)
Diamond Princess cruise ship leaves port after being docked for 3 months
The Diamond Princess cruise ship in the port of Yokohama on March 25. Photo: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via The Diamond Princess cruise ship is traveling to Malaysia after being docked in Yokohama, Japan for ... ( read original story ...)
Keeping Tokyo Olympics safe a challenge, says World Health Organization head
The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday it will not be easy to make next year's Tokyo Olympics a safe global gathering after the pandemic. Around 11,000 athletes from more than 200 ... ( read original story ...)
This Week in Apps: Houseparty battles Messenger, Telegram drops crypto plans, Instagram Lite is gone
We also look at the new allegations against TikTok, the demise of a popular “Lite” app, new apps offering parental controls, Telegram killing its crypto plans and many other stories, including a hefty ... ( read original story ...)
Diamond Princess leaves Japan 3 months after virus outbreak
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- The Diamond Princess, a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship which was quarantined in the port of Yokohama in February, left for Malay ... ( read original story ...)
WHO head urges global unity to help make Tokyo Olympics safe
The head of the World Health Organization says it won't be easy to make next year's Tokyo Olympics a safe global gathering after the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Stuck at Home, Men in Japan Learn to Help. Will It Last?
The coronavirus pandemic is exposing like never before the severe disparities in how Japanese couples divide household work. ( read original story ...)
Carlos Ghosn makes first appearance since fleeing Japan
The fugitive former Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn was banned from leaving Lebanon, the country he fled to after a daring escape from Japan. On Wednesday, in his first public appearance since the escape, ... ( read original story ...)