The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 33 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday. The number is up 20 from a week ago. The daily tally in the capital has remained below 50 for 64 days in ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 33 cases, up 20 from week before
The cumulative number of omicron infection cases confirmed in Japan rose to 65, including two cases reported in Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Year In Review 2021: From Gabba Cricket Test Win To Tokyo Olympics Hockey Bronze – 10 Memorable Moments For India
India's performance in the Tokyo Olympics was one of the highlights of 2021. In this yearend review, we look back at sporting events in 2021 that gave India joy, satisfaction and lot of pride. ( read original story ...)
She Broke Japan’s Comedic Barrier Playing Drunks and Fools (Yep, Men)
Niyo Katsura has won acclaim in rakugo, a classical form of Japanese storytelling, by doing anything onstage that a man can do. ( read original story ...)
Singer Sayaka Kanda dies after fall from Sapporo hotel room
Singer-actress Sayaka Kanda has died after falling out of a hotel window in Sapporo on Saturday. Kanda, 35, who was the only child of actor Masaki Kanda and pop singer Seiko Matsuda, was found on the ... ( read original story ...)
Gallery: Super Formula, SUPER GT cars on the streets of Tokyo
Super Formula and SUPER GT machinery hit the streets of Tokyo on Sunday as part of the 'Red Bull Race Day' demonstration event. ( read original story ...)
A 61-year-old man in Japan is the prime suspect in a fire that killed 24 people at a mental health clinic where he was a patient, police say
Police have not arrested or charged the suspect, who is currently being treated and is in serious condition after being rescued from the fire. ( read original story ...)
Japan investigators believe only escape route blocked in fatal clinic fire
A Japanese cabinet official said on Sunday that victims of a fire in a clinic that claimed 24 lives last week were blocked from the only escape route, prompting an emergency inspection of similar ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber to establish a new joint venture tire sales company in Malaysia
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that on January 1, 2022 it will establish Yokohama Tyre Sales Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., as a joint venture with YHI International Limited (YHI), the exclusive ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka arson suspect identified, all buildings to be checked
Japanese police on Sunday identified a 61-year-old man as a prime suspect behind a fire that engulfed a mental clinic in an eight-story building where he was a patient, killing 24 people who were ... ( read original story ...)
Arson suspect identified in Osaka building fire that killed 24
An arson suspect was identified after a building in Osaka, Japan, caught fire on Thursday, killing 24 people. Japanese police said 61-year-old Morio Tanimoto is suspected of setting fire to the ... ( read original story ...)
Police Identify Suspect in Arson Fire That Killed 24 in Japan
A 61-year-old man, hospitalized after the fire at an Osaka clinic, is being investigated on suspicion of arson and murder, Japan’s public broadcaster said. ( read original story ...)
Rahm Emanuel confirmed as ambassador to Japan in late-night Senate vote
The U.S. Senate early Saturday confirmed Rahm Emanuel as President Joe Biden's pick to serve as ambassador to Japan. Emanuel was confirmed in a late-night session after Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had ... ( read original story ...)
Police search patient’s home after deadly mental-health clinic fire in Japan
Japanese police on Saturday searched the house of one of the patients at a mental-health clinic where a fire gutted an entire floor in an eight-storey building, killing 24 people trapped inside. ( read original story ...)
Police suspect arson by 61-year-old clinic patient in deadly Osaka fire
Police suspect a 61-year-old male psychiatric patient intentionally started a fire in the Japanese city of Osaka that killed least 24 people, multiple reports indicated Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Senate Clears Rahm Emanuel as Japan Ambassador With GOP Help, Democratic Opposition
Eight Republican lawmakers approved of Biden's pick, while three Democrats withheld their votes seven years after the death of Laquan McDonald. ( read original story ...)