Mikan are grown across Japan, with different regions suited to different varieties of the fruit, and in the town of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, their claim to citrus fame are gorilla poop mikan. Though ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s age of majority to drop to 18
Japan's laws that will lower the official age of adulthood for the first time in some 140 years. The age of majority will be reduced from the current 20 to 18, when the amended Civil Code becomes ... ( read original story ...)
‘Lionel Messi to win World Cup, Naomi Osaka back on top, Novak Djokovic to slip’ – 2022 predictions
Eurosport's writers have been giving some wild sporting predictions for 2022, and you may well not agree with all of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 79 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 79 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. The figure is up 41 from a week ago, and topped 70 for two days in a row. The increase from a week earlier has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Only Correspondence Junior High Course to Survive
The correspondence course of Kanda Hitotsubashi Junior High School in Tokyo is the only such program in Japan that grants diplomas to elderly people who were unable to graduate from junior high school ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:CJPRY) Raised to Buy at Zacks Investment Research
Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Central Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:CJPRY) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Tuesday, Zacks.com reports. They currently have $15.00 price ... ( read original story ...)
Martina Navratilova compares Naomi Osaka to Serena Williams
Home; Tennis News; Serena Williams; Former world No. 1 Martina Navratilova suggested Naomi Osaka is all about business as she is focused on making it all the way on the biggest st ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 79 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 79 new coronavirus cases, up one from Friday and 41 more than last Saturday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s experts work on COVID jab with lifelong protection
A group of scientists in Japan is working on developing a COVID-19 vaccine that would offer lifelong protection against the virus, Mitinori Kohara, a professor and researcher at the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM pledges 2022 will be year of “summit diplomacy” in New Year address
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he would refocus his efforts on foreign policy and pledged to make 2022 the year of diplomacy, in a New Year statement posted on his website. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo could lock up 2030 Winter Olympics in 2022
The International Olympic Committee and Japan officials have been holding behind-the-scenes talks that could secure Sapporo's bid to host the 2030 Winter O ... ( read original story ...)
IOC Says Tokyo 2020 Did Not Increase Covid Cases In Japan
Entornointeligente.com / The International Olympic Committee (IOC0 has claimed data from the Japanese government offers proof that Tokyo 2020 did not result in increased Covid-19 cases in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japanese NTT to pilot 6G network at 2025 Osaka World Expo
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone will build a pilot 6G network to serve the venue for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Nikkei has learned, with plans to commercialize the technology by around the end of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s emperor prays for pandemic dead in New Year message
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is offering prayers for those who died during the pandemic, taking to video for the second straight year for his New Year’s greeting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida Plans to Step Up Diplomatic Efforts in New Year
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said “skillful steering” of diplomacy will be needed in 2022 and he plans to step up efforts to engage other countries to resolve global challenges. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama elementary school’s PTA creates anti-bullying stickers for Line messaging app
A parent-teacher association (PTA) at an elementary school in this east Japan city has created anti-bullying themed virtual stickers for t・・・ ... ( read original story ...)