People wearing masks walk on the street in Nagoya, Japan, April 17, 2020. (/Handout via Xinhua) As Japan enters the first weekend after a state of emergency was expanded nationwide, the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan spa busts boredom with hot spring water home deliveries amid pandemic
A spa in this northeastern Japan city has begun delivering hot spring water to bring a little extra joy to people stuck at home am･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake rattles Japanese islands
A strong earthquake shook the Ogasawara Islands south of mainland Japan Saturday. The United States Geological Survey said the quake measured 6.6 in magnitude. The quake was centered in the Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
The Honjin Murders and The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo review — Japan’s Agatha Christie
You may not have heard of Seishi Yokomizo. It’s even less likely that you have read any of his highly original crime novels. Yet Yokomizo is one of the towering figures of Japanese crime fiction, born ... ( read original story ...)
Carter announces he is leaving Japan’s Kobe Steelers
DAN CARTER'S INSTAGRAM POST SAYING HE IS LEAVING KOBE STEELERS / FILE FOOTAGE OF CARTER IN TOKYO AND CARTER PREPARING FOR 2015 RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL / STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARTER FROM 2015 RUGBY WORLD ... ( read original story ...)
Too early to worry coronavirus will further delay Tokyo Games
Under increasing pressure from athletes, and Tokyo Games organisers last month postponed the 2020 Games for one year as the coronavirus s ... ( read original story ...)
6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan; no injuries reported
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southern Ogasawara Islands on Saturday, seismologists confirmed. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic forces organizers to mull options for 2025 Osaka Expo
Osaka – Later this month, the Paris-based Bureau of International Expositions is ... despite economic concerns in Japan about the virus and the postponed Tokyo Olympics, Kansai and national government ... ( read original story ...)
Strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale on Saturday struck off the west coast of Japan's Ogasawara Islands. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temblor occurred with its ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake hits off islands south of Tokyo, no tsunami threat
The magnitude 6.9 quake Saturday evening occurred in the Pacific Ocean west of Japan's Ogasawara island chain. ( read original story ...)
Disaster Report IV: Summer Memories review – compelling earthquake adventure
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Canadian gymnast Ellie Black embraces enforced breather, aims for Tokyo 2021
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 gave Canadian gymnast Ellie Black the gift of time. The 24-year-old from Halifax tore an ankle ligament landing a vault during last October's world ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan near Ogasawara Islands – Seismologists
TOKYO, April 18 -- A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Ogasawara Islands 1,000 kilometres away from Tokyo on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
The Bugatti Veyron started life as an 18-cylinder sketch on an envelope
The Veyron started out as an impromptu sketch, but on the back of an envelope, not a napkin. In 1997, Volkswagen Group CEO Ferdinand Piëch was a riding a Shinkansen high-speed train between Tokyo and ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan doctors warn of health system ‘break down’ as cases surge
Live updates from around the world; Lessons from Hokkaido's second wave of infections; Groups of doctors at GP surgeries in the city are assisting hospitals with the testing of po ... ( read original story ...)
Confirmed Japan coronavirus cases hit 10,000: NHK
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Japan rose to 10,000 on Saturday, NHK public broadcaster said, just days after a was extend ... ( read original story ...)