The Japanese Self-Defense Forces will start giving coronavirus booster shots from Monday at a large-scale inoculation center in Osaka. Another large vaccination site began operating at the end of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan, S. Korea to weigh N.Korea following recent missile launches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. special representative for North Korea will meet with Japanese and South Korean officials later this week, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday, following a series ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Ski jumping-Kobayashi ends 50-year normal hill drought for Japan
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi converted the form that has made him the dominant force in ski jumping this season into Olympic gold when he kept his nerve to deliver a solid ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports record Sunday case tally
Tokyo confirmed more than 17,500 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday. The figure for the capital is about 10 percent higher than the number reported a week earlier, and is a record high for a ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to Japan’s 1st Beijing gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Kyodo) -- Ryoyu Kobayashi won the men's ski jumping normal hill on Sunday to earn Japan's first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. The 25-year-old got in front with a 104.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: The Ministry That Cried Wolf
The first cry of “wolf” came in 1975 when, during the post-oil shock recession, Japan did what countries do in recessions: it ran a deficit. Nonetheless, the Ministry of Finance (MOF ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi Wins Gold in Men’s Individual Normal Hill Ski Jumping Event
src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/> Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan earned his first career Olympic gold medal, coming in first in the men’s individual normal hill ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Ice hockey-China upset rivals Japan in tense shootout
BEIJING — China ended Japan’s unbeaten streak in the Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament on Sunday, upsetting their rivals 2-1 in a tense shootout win. Forward Mi Le landed the only ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics Live: Japan’s Kobayashi wins ski jumping gold
BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi has won Olympic ski jumping gold on the normal hill. Kobayashi jumped last and best, clearing 99.5 meters (326 feet) and ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: At 17,526 cases on Sunday, Tokyo’s sixth wave continues.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 17,526 COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The number hit a new high for a Sunday, compared to 15,895 the week before, possibly indicating that the sixth wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Man robs Osaka supermarket of ¥740,000
A man robbed a supermarket of 740,000 yen in Osaka on Friday night, police said Saturday. According to police, the man entered the Life Central Square supermarket in Yodogawa Ward at around 10:40 p.m. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 17,526 coronavirus cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 17,526 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Sunday. The figure is about 10 percent higher than the number reported a week earlier, and a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Confirms 17,526 New COVID-19 Cases
Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 17,526 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, an increase of 1,600 from a week before. The number of severely ill patients in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sweeps Bryan Bagunas’ Oita as Marck Espejo sits out 4th set
Marck Espejo and FC Tokyo complete a weekend sweep of Bryan Bagunas’ Oita Miyoshi in the Japan V. League MANILA, Philippines – FC Tokyo finally had another winning weekend in the Japan V. League as ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 2nd-highest daily record of 21,122 COVID cases
TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Tokyo reported 21,122 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the second-highest daily tally on record, the metropolitan government said, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant ... ( read original story ...)
Marck Espejo’s FC Tokyo completes sweep of Bagunas’ Oita Miyoshi
MARCK Espejo was limited to nine points but FC Tokyo still completed a four-match sweep of Bryan Bagunas and Oita Miyoshi with a 26-24, 22-25, 31-29, 25-20 victory in Japan V.League on Sunday at the ... ( read original story ...)