The minister overseeing Japan's vaccination programme, Taro Kono, said on Friday shipments to Japan of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech will likely make a nearly fourfold jump in ... ( read original story ...)
The towering sea wall legacy of Japan’s 2011 tsunami
The Japanese town of Taro had sea walls that were supposed to be able to survive almost anything the ocean could offer up, but the 2011 tsunami still brought utter destruction. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, will carry Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame
Born in 1903, the super-centenarian has survived cancer twice, owned and worked at her rice store until the age of 103, and says her key to longevity is to practice math to keep the mind sharp. ( read original story ...)
64 people infected with new coronavirus variant in Osaka Pref. since January
A total of 64 people in Osaka Prefecture in western Japan have been confirmed infected with a new coronavirus variant since January, the pref･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tsunami: remains on beach identified as victim of 2011 disaster
Family of Natsuko Okuyama ‘extremely happy’ after remains identified as those of 61-year-old woman who went missing 10 years ago ... ( read original story ...)
Japan supercomputer shows doubling masks offers little help preventing viral spread
Japanese supercomputer simulations showed that wearing two masks gave limited benefit in blocking viral spread compared with one properly fitted mask. The findings in part contradict recent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to extend virus emergency for 2 weeks for Tokyo area
Japan's government will extend a state of emergency in the Tokyo region for another two weeks because its medical systems are still strained by COVID-19 patients, the minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to extend Tokyo area state of emergency to March 21
The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency to combat COVID-19 for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures until March 21, two weeks longer than originally scheduled, Economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tsunami survivors call lost loves on the phone of the wind
In a garden on a hill, under the wide boughs of a cherry tree, a white phone booth glistens in the early spring light. ( read original story ...)
Blinken and Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea later this month
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea later this month, marking the first international trip by Biden Cabinet officials since ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s forces train at sea after Tokyo permits coast guard to fire on vessels
Japan's self-defense forces conducted naval drills in an area of the East China Sea after Tokyo said it would allow its coast guard to fire on vessels trying to land on Japanese territory. Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
A Tokyo Olympics Mystery: What Happens With 80,000 Volunteers During a Pandemic?
Organizers have issued plans to prevent Covid-19 spread among athletes and officials, but have said little about the volunteers. ( read original story ...)
Osaka to ask residents to limit Tokyo travel amid planned virus emergency extension
Osaka Prefecture in west Japan is poised to ask residents to refrain from traveling east to Japan's capital region amid indications the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Sania Mirza says Tokyo Olympics medal dream motivated her return
India's Sania Mirza said the elusive dream of winning a medal at her fourth Olympics in Tokyo this year motivated her to return to the WTA circuit after a year-long gap. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Gun Laws Worked So Well They Need to Ban Crossbows
It’s been said that if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns—but that’s not true in Japan, which has some of the strictest laws on the books forbidding the possession of guns, and imposes even ... ( read original story ...)
US’ Blinken, Austin set to visit Japan from March 15: sources
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are making arrangements to visit Japan from March 15 for foreign policy and security talks, two government sources with direct ... ( read original story ...)