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Japan's capital registered another 178 new cases of the coronavirus on Feb. 22, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said. It was the 16th day i ... ( read original story ...)

The figure came as the pace of increase in newly confirmed infections nationwide slowed for the sixth consecutive week under a virus state of emergency for Tokyo and nine other prefectures. ( read original story ...)

BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Japan launches its inoculation campaign, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via REUTERS Reuters TOKYO ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has grounded Boeing 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, following the PW4077 failure aboard a United Airlines 777-200 on 20 February. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s tourism players are responding to a growing desire for outdoor and wellness experiences by crafting programmes that spotlight off-the-beaten track locations and activities. Kathryn Wortley ... ( read original story ...)

Choosing the best coffee shops in Tokyo — a city awash with excellent Java — is nigh-on mission impossible. Here are five of the many that give our correspondent a real buzz ... ( read original story ...)

Against all odds during a global pandemic an Australian Open with 370 players from more than 100 countries and a total of 130,374 spectators over two weeks has somehow come to a successful conclusion ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has requested airlines avoid using Boeing Co 777 planes with Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines for take-offs, landings and overflights in its territory until further notice, the Japan Aeronautical ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. regulators announced extra inspections on Boeing Co BA.N 777 jets using the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver on Saturday, while Japan went further and suspended their use while it ... ( read original story ...)

Onward Security, a leader in IoT cybersecurity compliance solutions, has signed Cornet as a reseller for Onward Security HERCULES, an automated product security assessment platform comprising SecFlow, ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO--The feces and urine of thousands of Hokkaido dairy cows may soon power facilities prefecture-wide with a world-first technology invented in Japan that converts them into environmentally ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka’s aim must be to extend her dominance to other surfaces having won a fourth hard court grand slam title at the Australian Open ... ( read original story ...)

Twenty-four hours after winning her fourth-grand slam title at the Australian Open, Naomi Osaka already had the grass courts of Wimbledon and the clay courts of Roland Garros in mind.As the ... ( read original story ...)

Hidekazu Nishimura, who heads the Virus Research Center at Sendai Medical Center, discusses his view on the vaccines, their rollout in Japan, the Olympics, and more. ( read original story ...)

Having already stamped her authority on hardcourts by winning both the Australian and U.S. Opens multiple times, Japan's Naomi Osaka feels she is now better equipped to succeed on other surfaces. ( read original story ...)

Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a 31-year-old man who stabbed a girl in Nagoya last year after she requested he do so via social media ... ( read original story ...)