The Tokyo Olympics is scheduled It will be the first Olmypics in modern history to play on a delayed year. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created concerns ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 vaccine worth 1,032 shots wasted in Japan due to freezer malfunction
More than 1,000 shots of coronavirus vaccine went to waste in Japan after storage temperatures deviated from a required range due to a freezer malfunction, the health ministry said on Monday, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo asks China to stop anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens
Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens as the procedure causes psychological pain, a government spokesman said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga apologises after spokeswoman resigns over expensive dinners scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Monday following the resignation of a key spokeswoman, who along with other senior bureaucrats were reprimanded for attending expensive dinners ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese bar girls suspected of swindling drunk customer in Yokohama
Kanagawa police have arrested two Chinese women who are suspected of swindling hundreds of drunk customers at a bar in Yokohama City ... ( read original story ...)
It’s March, the month when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed
March, the month when the Tokyo Olympics came apart just a year ago. It will involve 10,000 runners and end in Tokyo at the opening ceremony on July 23. The focus will be on getting 11,000 athletes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 2%; data show China factory activity growth slowed in February
Both the official as well the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index showed manufacturing activity growth slowing in February. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 121 New Coronavirus Cases
News; Tokyo Reports 121 New Coronavirus Cases; Tokyo Reports 121 New Coronavirus Cases. News from Japan. Society Lifestyle Politics Mar 1, 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo nears, the plans for USA Basketball continue
Atlanta coach and USA Basketball men’s national team assistant coach Lloyd Pierce had a one-day coronavirus scare a few weeks ago and had to stay in his hotel room while the ... ( read original story ...)
Wrestler Bajrang Punia leaves social media, to focus on Tokyo Olympics
Punia said he will return to social media after the conclusion of the quadrennial event. He asked his followers to keep showering their love to him. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo counts 121 more coronavirus infections on March 1
Japan's capital reported 121 new cases of the coronavirus on March 1, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said. The cases came after Tokyo registered 329 new infections on Feb. 28. New case counts in ... ( read original story ...)
Stray cats help rescue restaurant in Osaka
Feline friends saved the day for one restaurateur in Osaka who was on the verge of shuttering his business because of the coronavirus pandemic.Diorama Restaurant in Tennoji Ward, Osaka, is well-known ... ( read original story ...)
Moon: South Korea, Japan must look to future to improve ties
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that his government is eager for talks with Japan to improve relations following years of bitter feuding over historical grievances, adding that those ... ( read original story ...)
Environmental activism is at the heart of Nagoya’s international community
The search for friendship and community among foreign residents of Nagoya has become intimately tied to environmental education and activism. ( read original story ...)
5-Way Top-Level Talks over Tokyo Games Eyed on Wed.
Planned five-way top-level talks over the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer are being arranged for Wednesday, it has been learned. The five officials are expected to discuss whether to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government officials debate fresh cash payouts to help the poor cope with pandemic: sources
Japanese government and ruling party officials are discussing possible additional cash payouts to low-income households to help them cope with impact of the coronavirus pandemic, two sources with ... ( read original story ...)