State of emergency for Tokyo will last until 7 February; Johns Hopkins says 3,865 Americans died in 24 hours; London hospitals could be overwhelmed by Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo, paying price for coronavirus complacency
Leaders believed the country could co-exist with the virus and keep the economy open, but as cases surge, the limits of that approach are all too apparent. ( read original story ...)
Japan Declares State of Emergency in Tokyo Region to Counter Virus Surge
Japan’s prime minister declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding areas in an attempt to reverse an acceleration of Covid-19 infections. Yoshihide Suga said that people in the region ... ( read original story ...)
Why won’t Osaka call state of emergency when its COVID-19 deaths are doubling Tokyo’s?
Despite the national government's decision to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures, the governor of wester・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area over virus
Japan has declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic for Tokyo and three nearby areas as cases continued to surge, hitting a daily record of 2,447 in the capital ... ( read original story ...)
Spreading virus pulls Olympic torches off display in Japan
Japan is halting a public display of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic torches as virus cases jump in the country and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga orders a state of emergency for Tokyo and the surroun ... ( read original story ...)
Plan for Tokyo state of emergency moves forward as COVID-19 cases surge
An advisory panel approved on Thursday the Japanese government's plan for a one-month state of emergency, beginning Friday, for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures in a bid to contain a surge in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan To Declare Virus State Of Emergency In Tokyo Region
Japan's government will declare a coronavirus state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area on Thursday, as media said the capital would again report a record daily number of infections. The new ... ( read original story ...)
Minke whale trapped in nets in Japan for two weeks
Animal rights groups demand animal’s release but locals claim its size and strong currents are making it hard to free ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Japan postpones torch exhibitions over COVID-19 fears
Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that upcoming exhibitions of the Tokyo Olympics torch around the Japanese capital have been postponed "to reduce the flow of people and the further ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: US suffers record daily deaths; Japan to declare state of emergency in Tokyo
Leaked documents show London critical care bed deficit even under ‘best’ case scenario – report; European Medicines Agency approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine; Japan reports record cases ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan set for recovery in second half of 2021, IMF chief economist says
Economic stimulus approved in the United States and Japan at the end of last year will help to power a recovery in their economies in the second half of 2021, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said on ... ( read original story ...)
High schoolers to get glimpse of Osaka through local univ. students
Junior and senior high school students visiting Osaka on school trips will be chaperoned by local university student city guides in a project to be launched in May by major travel agency JTB Corp. and ... ( read original story ...)
Despite virus surges, Osaka COVID-19 tracing system issues just 6 warnings in 7 months
OSAKA -- The Osaka COVID-19 Tracing System, introduced at the end of May 2020 by Osaka Prefecture Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura and billed as a way to keep the spread of coronavirus infections down, has not ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Makes Fun of Her Parents After Becoming a Manga
Through an Instagram post, Naomi Osaka announced that she will star as a character in a Japanese manga comic book series. ( read original story ...)
Is Naomi Osaka about to give up her US citizenship?
Osaka has not yet given up her US citizenship, despite more than a year having passed since her twenty-second birthday, but maybe something could change before Tokyo 2021 ... ( read original story ...)