The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year's Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine. Japan Medical ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Would ‘Scrap’ Games if Not Held Next Year: Tokyo 2020’s Mori
Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori holds the Olympic Flame during a ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, ... ( read original story ...)
Congress Has Introduced 32 Crypto And Blockchain Bills For Consideration In 2019-2020
There appears to be no shortage of interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain policy in D.C. as Members in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senators have introduced a total of 32 bills in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Paying Close Attention to Reports on North Korea’s Kim
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2020. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via RE ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to amend first-quarter GDP calculation method to better reflect coronavirus impact
Japan's government said on Tuesday it will change the way it compiles preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) data for the January to March period to better reflect the impact of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
TV tonight: Paul Hollywood learns to love Japan
The Bake Off judge takes heart from the new baking of the east; a guide to the village of Portmeirion in The Village. Here’s what to watch this evening ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics next year difficult without vaccine says Japanese medical association chief
It will be difficult for Tokyo to host the Olympic Games next year unless there is an effective vaccine against the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
As Japan Fights Coronavirus With Shutdowns, Rats Emerge Onto Deserted Streets
In Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district, where many bars and adult entertainment venues have closed, rats scurried through mostly empty streets one recent evening. A similar scene was aired on public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano Spews Lava Bombs In Latest Eruption
Sakurajima, which is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan, has started erupting recently. According to a local meteorological agency, the volcano’s eruption ejected lava bombs and ash plumes that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics unrealistic without vaccine, Japan medical expert says
Global cases surpass 3 million, U.S. states begin to reopen TOKYO — The head of Japan’s medical association thinks it will be difficult to hold the Olympics without an effective coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story ...)
On Japan’s stretched frontline, doctors and nurses DIY a coronavirus response
At any given time, seven out of eight beds in the intensive care unit of St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo are taken up by critically ill coronavirus patients. ( read original story ...)
Harvard and Astellas Establish Strategic Research Alliance
Harvard and Astellas establish a strategic research alliance to support research and development of innovative therapeutics and technologies. ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank eases monetary policy to counter pandemic
Japan’s central bank is making it easier for cash-strapped companies to get funding in response to the growing economic devastation from the coronavirus pandemic. The Bank of Japan decided at a ... ( read original story ...)
Holding Tokyo Olympics in 2021 will be ‘difficult’, Japanese health chief warns
Yoshitake Yokokura is the latest expert to cast doubt on plans to hold the Games in Tokyo next year ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports fewest new coronavirus cases in four weeks, calls for vigilance
Metropolitan Tokyo confirmed 39 more cases of coronavirus infection on Monday, Governor Yuriko Koike said, the fewest since March 30 and the second consecutive day of new cases below triple digits. ( read original story ...)
Osaka to name and shame more pachinko parlors defying closure request
Osaka Prefecture said Monday it will name and shame more pachinko parlors that are defying coronavirus closure requests after three out of six locations it identified on Friday subsequently closed. "A ... ( read original story ...)