It took pressure from 239 scientists for the WHO to even admit the new coronavirus may spread via aerosols, but in Japan, they're focusing on solutions. ( read original story ...)
US Forces Japan Bans Display of Confederate Flag
"The Confederate Battle Flag does not represent the values of U.S. Forces assigned to serve in Japan," Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ), said Monday in ... ( read original story ...)
Blackpink Ties Their Own Record For Highest-Charting Song By A Korean Girl Group In Canadian History
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 31: Rose, Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo of girl group BLACKPINK perform on the ... [+] stage during the 26th Tokyo Girls Collection at Yokohama Arena on March 31, 2018 in Yokohama, ... ( read original story ...)
Virus releases Tokyo commuters’ silent scream
They look, in other words, like pretty much every Tokyo rush-hour commuter. The rollercoaster’s carriages may be smaller and its tracks steeper. But every working day pre-Covid-19, around 8m people ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. bases in Japan locked down as coronavirus outbreak blamed on July 4th parties
Tokyo — Officials in Okinawa on Monday said at least 94 U.S. service members at bases on the Japanese island have tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising long-standing tension between the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan accepted COVID’s airborne spread months ago, and is fighting it
To many researchers in Japan, the admission felt anti-climactic. This densely populated country has operated for months on the assumption that tiny, "aerosolized" particles in crowded settings are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to utilise over $3.7 billion to support rain-hit Kyushu: PM Abe
Japan will utilise more than 400 billion yen ($3.7 billion) to support the rain-hit Kyushu region where dozens have been killed, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s pioneer of big data predicts change in BOJ’s approach on prices
The coronavirus pandemic will force the Bank of Japan to embrace big data as its conventional consumer price index fails to offer an accurate, real-time picture on inflation, said Tsutomu Watanabe, a ... ( read original story ...)
Cannes winner Naomi Kawase named producer and senior advisor for Osaka Expo 2025
Roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, animation director Shoji Kawamori and media artist Yoichi Ochiai were also among those selected to help produce the high-profile exhibition. ( read original story ...)
Olympics must go ahead next year as symbol of overcoming COVID-19, Tokyo governor says
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, often floated as a future Japanese premier, said on Monday the Olympics must go ahead next year as a symbol of world unity in overcoming the novel coronavirus, even as her ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 119 new coronavirus cases after four days at 200-plus
Tokyo reported 119 new coronavirus infections on Monday, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said, after the capital reported more than 200 new cases for four straight days through Sunday, amid signs of a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vows to slash financing of coal power in developing world
Japan’s environment minister has hailed a “turning point” in his country’s climate change policy after vowing to slash its much-criticised support for coal power in the developing world. In an ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s first wave of charity face masks sell out, but she promises more for everyone
Naomi Osaka is a firmly established name in the world of tennis, with her 2018 victory at the U.S. Open against Serena Williams catapulting her into the spotlight and immediately sparking all manner ... ( read original story ...)
162 workers of Clark-based tire maker test negative for COVID-19
All the 110 employees and 52 contractual workers of Japanese tire maker Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI) in Clark Freeport have ended their quarantine at the New Clark City ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 206 new cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday – NHK
Tokyo officials confirmed 206 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK reported, as Japan's capital struggles with a resurgence in cases after the government lifted a state of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Zozo, Onward to tie-up as COVID-19 hits fashion sales-Nikkei
Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo Inc and apparel group Onward Holdings Co plan to tie up in custom-made clothing to help each other survive a sales slump caused by the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)