The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 13 new coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital Sunday, down by seven from a week before. There was no fatal case. The seven-day average of new ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake jolts Tokyo, surrounding areas
A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas in eastern Japan on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage to infrastructure ... ( read original story ...)
G7 Meet: Japan To Push China To Act Responsibly In South China Sea, Says FM Hayashi
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa stated on December 11, that Tokyo aims to push China to act responsibly in the East and South China Seas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea Agree to Talks to Improve Relations: Kyodo
Japan and South Korea agreed to have a dialogue to restore a “healthy relationship” after long-simmering tensions between the two sides worsened in recent years, Kyodo reported. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in Eastern Japan Shakes Buildings in Tokyo
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.0 shook buildings in Tokyo on Sunday, temporarily halting some train lines along Japan’s eastern coastal region. ( read original story ...)
M5.0 quake hits Tokyo area
The quake struck at 12:31 p.m. on Sunday. Its epicenter was Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of the capital, at a depth of 50 kilometers. The tremor was felt throughout the greater Tokyo area, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake jolts Tokyo area, no tsunami warning issued
A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas in eastern Japan on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather age ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes east of Tokyo
The epicentre of the earthquake was the southern part of Ibaraki prefecture, east of the capital Tokyo, NHK said. ( read original story ...)
Representative Dr. Arya addresses Human Rights Day in Tokyo
Tokyo: Representative Dr. Arya Tsewang Gyalpo of the Office of Tibet attended a talk and peace march to commemorate Human Rights Day and call to respect human rights in Asia and worldwide. A committee ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cement tackles cement shortage with low price product
Tokyo Cement Company this week commenced distribution of a shipment of bagged cement offered to consumers at the lowest price in the market. The company stepped forward to immediately bring down a ... ( read original story ...)
Former GB sprint coach Rana Reider scrutinised in doping case after Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was barred from Tokyo… with the American already accused of sexual …
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, coached by Reider, was withdrawn from the Olympics in Tokyo after testing positive for banned substances. ( read original story ...)
Virus cases force cancellation of season’s World Cup ski jumping events in Japan
Amid a rising number of cases in Japan of the omicron variant of coronavirus, all ski jumping World Cup events there this season were cancelled Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Olympics semi-finalist Cordon looking for post-Tokyo boost at badminton Worlds
Guatemalan badminton star Kevin Cordon hopes to build on his performance in the Tokyo Olympic Games with another good show in the World Championships which begin in the Spanish city of Huelva on ... ( read original story ...)
Minister’s Corner: Japan’s Pearl Harbor Hero
In the 1950s, the English-speaking world learned about such a hero: Mitsuo Fuchida, the Japanese commander who planned and led the aerial surprise attack against Pearl Harbor. Fuchida wrote two ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Metro unveils new “spaceship” design trains
A new hope for the subway of Osaka. With everything going on these days, you’d be forgiven to not remember that Osaka is slated to host the World Expo in 2025. It promises to be quite the event, ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s How the Pandemic Affected Simone Biles’s ‘Twisties’ and Tokyo Olympics Performance
TIME’s 2021 Athlete of the Year. And in the accompanying profile, she revealed that having to isolate from her teammates due to the pandemic made it difficult to deal with the mental stressors leading ... ( read original story ...)