More China ships tried to approach Japan boats

Japan's coast guard says more Chinese government ships were spotted last year trying to approach Japanese fishing boats in the country's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s pivot away from plastic stymied by COVID

Japan, long a bastion of plastic use, had just begun contributing to the global movement to shift away from the ubiquitous material. National output of plastic last year declined 4% to 5.5 million ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo reports 84 new cases of coronavirus

The Tokyo Metropolitan government says it confirmed 84 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Sunday. That's up 41 from a week ago, and the 16th straight day of increase from a week earlier. ( read original story ...)