Tag: Nagoya

Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s prime minister, has suffered his first electoral defeat in the latest manifestation of public unhappiness with his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and anxiety about ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--Incumbent Takashi Kawamura emerged victorious from the Nagoya mayoral election, defeating three rookie challengers on April 25, despite his support for the scandal-plagued Aichi governor ... ( read original story ...)

Commuters were out in force as usual in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture on the morning of April 26, despite the recently declared third state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first ... ( read original story ...)

Private sector advisers to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga warned on Monday that Japan's birth rate is declining at a faster pace amid the coronavirus crisis, saying that society should have a "sense of ... ( read original story ...)

Just 1.3% of Japan’s population have received at least first dose, with less than 90 days until Tokyo Games ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics is just three months away, but Japan is far from ready. The country is struggling to contain a fourth wave of Covid-19. The Prime Minister has just declared a state of emergency in ... ( read original story ...)

Britain's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier will lead a flotilla of Royal Navy ships through Asian waters on port visits to Japan and South Korea on its maiden deployment, the British embassy in ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said on Monday that the committee will decide on rules for limiting spectators in April. Hashimoto said she hopes to reach consensus among ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest airline ANA said Monday it aims to become carbon neutral by 2050 through new technology, emissions trading and other efforts. ( read original story ...)

China said on Monday the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) had confirmed it would invite Chinese experts to join the working group carrying out work on Japan's plan for disposal of contaminated ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Prefectural Police launched an investigation after the discovery of two corpses in a residence in Osaka City on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling party lost all three parliamentary by-elections held Sunday, loosening Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s grip on power ahead of national elections later this year. Suga said he takes ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga has suffered a setback in his first electoral test as Japan’s prime minister after opposition parties won a string of victories in by-elections across the country. Defeats for the ... ( read original story ...)

Independent Takashi Kawamura was elected as mayor of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the fifth time on Sunday, defeating three other candidates. Kawamura, 72, backed by his own regional ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday he intended to take the ruling party's defeats in parliamentary by-elections a day earlier with humility and make necessary amends. Suga said his ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s plans to discharge radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is a callous act that would do catastrophic harm ... ( read original story ...)