JP Habac's "Dito at Doon" (Here and There) starring Janine Gutierrez and JC Santos is set to have its world premiere at this year's Osaka Asian Film Festival. "Dito at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to suffer bigger-than-expected slump in first quarter amid pandemic curbs: Reuters poll
Japan's economy will suffer a much bigger contraction than initially expected in the January-March quarter, as an extended state of emergency to contain the coronavirus pandemic hurt corporate and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Throws Away Millions Of COVID-19 Vaccines Because Of This Oversight
Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine comes in vials with six doses each. Health officials would need to use a special syringe to extract the final dose. ( read original story ...)
First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Japan from Pfizer: media
The first batch of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Japan on Friday, local media reported, with official approval for the shots expected within days as the country races to control a third ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Mori to leave but gender issue remains
Yoshiro Mori was expected to resign Friday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee following sexist comments implying women talk too much. Mori's departure ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics chief set to quit over sexist remarks in another blow to the Games
Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, sparked a global outcry with sexist comments that women talk too much, which he made during an Olympic committee meeting. ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Olympics Boss Is Finally Resigning Over Sexist Comments. It’s Hardly a Victory for Women in Japan, Activists Say
We see it every day, and those comments and attitudes are something we always struggle with,” says Kazuko Fukuda, who started a petition criticizing the remarks ... ( read original story ...)
Huat we will be up to
WHO: Royston Tan, 44, created a splash in the local film industry in 2002 with his controversial but critically acclaimed debut feature 15, about teenage gangsters in Singapore.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and Rapper Cordae Have an Adorable but Private Relationship
Naomi Osaka and Cordae have been dating since 2019 and shared some of the details of their relationship in a Modern Lovers issue of 'GQ.' ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to station coast guard vessel at Ogasawara Islands
Japan for the first time will station a coast guard patrol vessel in the Ogasawara Islands about 1000km south of Tokyo to counter Chinese ships ... ( read original story ...)
Fully recovered from COVID-19, new mom Alex Morgan prepares for Tokyo Olympics
U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan is preparing for the SheBelieves Cup, after a year in which she contracted COVID-19 and also had her first child. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Chief Expected to Resign Over Sexist Comments
Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, had complained that women cause meetings to run long by talking too much. His exit would further complicate the delayed Games. ( read original story ...)
Yoshiro Mori Reportedly Plans To Quit As Japan’s Olympic Chief Over Sexist Remarks
The Tokyo Olympic committee head plans to resign Friday amid a firestorm of criticism about his comments disparaging women's participation in organizing the Tokyo Games, say Japanese outlets. ( read original story ...)
Japan Olympics chief who said women talk too much will resign over remarks, reports say
Yoshiro Mori’s sexist comments provoked an uproar in the country, with thousands signing a petition calling for his resignation. ( read original story ...)
Japan Olympic Chief Yoshiro Mori to Quit After Sexist Remarks
The exit creates an unusual and disruptive leadership change just before the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Overstretched medics may ‘struggle to cope’ with Tokyo Games
Dealing with Covid in Japan has already placed huge strain on medical workers, experts warn ... ( read original story ...)