Dutch wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot and Swiss athlete Marcel Hug were among the 2021 Paralympic Sport Awards winners following ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected arson attack on psychiatric clinic in Osaka, Japan, kills at least 24
At least 24 people died after a suspected arson attack on a medical clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday — one of the deadliest blazes in Japan in about two decades. A fire broke out on the ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected Arson in Downtown Osaka Building Leaves 24 Dead
A fire that spread from a fourth-floor mental clinic in an eight-story building in downtown Osaka in western Japan has left 24 dead in what police are treating as a possible case of arson. ( read original story ...)
Inflation a worry for most economies, but not Japan
Surging prices are haunting consumers and confounding economic planners in the U.S. and other countries, but not in Japan, where sparking inflation has proven an elusive goal. While the Federal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to speed up booster shots amid fear of omicron spread
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his government is accelerating COVID-19 booster shots and securing oral medicines after speaking with Pfizer Inc. CEO Albert Burla ... ( read original story ...)
More than 20 feared dead in fire in Osaka, Japan
More than 20 people were feared dead after a fire broke out Friday in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause. ( read original story ...)
Possible arson blaze kills 19, guts psychiatric clinic in Japan
A man was seen with a bag leaking liquid that ignited, charring the 4th floor clinic in a building that may only have had one escape route, leaving many people trapped. ( read original story ...)
At least 27 feared dead in Japan fire
Dozens are feared dead in Japan after a blaze ripped through a psychiatry clinic on Friday ().Police in the city of Osaka are now investigating a suspected arson attack.The fire broke out on the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 2 more Omicron cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported two Omicron coronavirus variant cases on Friday. One involves a man in his 20s. He was in close contact with a woman who returned from the United States last ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 20 new COVID-19 cases, down 5 from a week ago
Tokyo confirmed 20 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Dec. 17, five fewer than the same day a week ago. The seven-day average of new cases over the week through Dec. 17 came to 20.4, or 111.5 percent of the ... ( read original story ...)
Year 2021: Tokyo Olympic athletes who brought glory to the country
It's almost time to bid farewell to 2021- the year that has given us numerous memories to cherish. This year, Tokyo Olympics, the most unusual Games of all time took place amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
More than 20 people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, and police are investigating arson as a possible cause ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hotel offers meals to guests shielded under lanterns
In a setting looking both traditional and futuristic, a Japanese-style hotel in Tokyo is offering maskless course meals to guests who are enclosed and shielded by lantern-style partitions. Hoshinoya ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobbyist backs Myanmar coup, urges investment
A Japanese former politician who campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from some of Japan’s top companies to Myanmar has urged Japan to endorse its military regime, saying the nation's ... ( read original story ...)
Up to 27 dead in suspected arson in Osaka, Japan
Police suspect arson in a fire that potentially killed 27 people after breaking out Friday in Osaka, western Japan's largest city. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida speaks with Pfizer CEO on speeding vaccine boosters – media
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday spoke with the country's biggest supplier of COVID-19 vaccines amid media reports he will seek to speed up the booster shot programme. Chief government ... ( read original story ...)