Japan's prime minister announced on Thursday an ambitious new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, hours before he was to join a virtual climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. ( read original story ...)
Protests and demonstrations banned at 2020 Tokyo Olympics as Rule 50 upheld
The ban preventing athletes from protesting or demonstrating at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games has been upheld by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). ( read original story ...)
Japan raises emissions cut target to 26% by 2030
Japan says it will raise its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to 46% on 2013 levels from 26%, NHK television reported. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a goal to achieve carbon ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vows deeper emissions cuts ahead of White House summit
Japan on Thursday said it will seek to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 46% below 2013 levels by 2030, per the AP and other outlets.Why it matters: The country is the world's fifth-largest largest ... ( read original story ...)
Critics Denounce Japan Asylum Reform as Human Rights Violation
A planned reform of Japan's asylum law that would make it easier to deport failed applicants for refugee status drew fierce criticism on Thursday from lawyers, lawmakers and human rights groups who ... ( read original story ...)
Climate summit latest: Japan sets new climate goal of cutting emissions by 46% by end of the decade
Xi Jinping will attend a US-led virtual climate summit this week, bolstering hopes for co-operation between the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters despite simmering tensions between Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
NGY Vs OSK Dream11: Nagoya Grampus Eight Vs Gamba Osaka Prediction And Team News
We look at NGY vs OSK Dream11 Team, top picks, alongside other details of the J League clash between Nagoya Grampus Eight and Gamba Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Bodies of 2 adults and 2 children found in parked car in Yokohama
The bodies of a man and a woman and two children were found in a car in a convenience store parking lot in Yokohama early Thursday, in what police believe was a murder-suicide. The car was spotted by ... ( read original story ...)
Three Prefectures Around Tokyo to Request COVID State of Emergency: Nikkei
Three prefectures neighbouring Tokyo will request a renewed state of emergency to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. The governors of Saitama, Chiba, and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic torch staffer becomes event’s 1st COVID-19 infection
A police officer helping with Japan's Olympic Torch relay has become the first participant in the event to be diagnosed with COVID-19, organisers said on Thursday. A man in his 30s tested positive ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Government to Propose New Target of Cutting Greenhouse Gases by 46%: Nikkei
The Japanese government is going to propose a new target of cutting greenhouse gases by 46 percent from levels recorded in 2013, the Nikkei reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Elaine Lies; Editing by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s car lobby says it can lead the drive for carbon neutrality
Akio Toyoda, the head of a Japanese lobby group, said on Thursday Japan's auto industry can lead the country's push to achieve carbon neutrality. Toyoda said he believes that the auto industry, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan raises business spending view, sees weakness in economy – report
Japan raised its view on capital spending for the third time this year in its economic report for April, while it retained its assessment that overall economic conditions were showing weakness from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan prepares for COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo
The Japanese government stepped up preparations Thursday to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo as well as Osaka, Kyoto an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics torch relay has first positive COVID-19 case
Tokyo Olympics organizers said Thursday that a policeman tested positive for COVID-19 a day after his assignment last week at the Olympic torch relay. It is the first positive test connected to the ... ( read original story ...)
IOC says athlete protests remain banned at Tokyo Olympics
The International Olympic Committee said that athlete protests and political messages will remain banned at the Tokyo Olympics after a survey found that a majority of competitors supported keeping the ... ( read original story ...)