Osaka Prefecture to help medical staff gain the upper hand in the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. The nurses and associate nurses from the Self-Defense Forces will work for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan SDF nurses to be sent to Osaka as virus surge overwhelms facilities
Defense Forces nurses will be dispatched to two medical facilities in Osaka Prefecture to help the health care system in t ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games sponsors pay $3.3 billion, but more still needed
Domestic sponsors have already contributed a record of $3.3 billion to help pay for the Tokyo Olympics. That's at least twice as much as any previous Games. But it's still ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges a “quiet” year-end, but to keep up tourism campaign
Japan's government urged people on Friday to spend a "quiet" year-end after daily coronavirus infections hit a record, but said it would keep providing subsidies to promote tourism despite media ... ( read original story ...)
Skirt-lifting incidents occurring repeatedly on empty streets in Yokohama
A series of incidents where a man lifted the skirt of female pedestrians and groped some of them have been reported in this city south of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges “quiet” year-end, but to keep up tourism campaign
Japan's government urged people on Friday to spend a "quiet" year-end after daily coronavirus infections hit a record, but said it would keep providing subsidies to promote tourism despite media ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to forgo regular exhibits at annual Snow Festival
Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto said Thursday the northern Japan city will forgo exhibiting snow sculptures at its annual Snow Fest ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Will Sponsor Jeepspeed Race Series
Yokohama Tire Corp. will be the title sponsor and exclusive tire provider of the Yokohama Tire Jeepspeed Race Series, which is a class within the Best in the Desert racing series. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to scale back annual Snow Festival in 2021
Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto said Thursday the city will forego exhibiting snow sculptures at its annual Snow Festival scheduled in February for the first time in its 71-year history due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Phelps says world records unlikely in Tokyo
Michael Phelps said the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means it is unlikely any swimming world records will fall when the postponed Olympic Games are held in Tokyo next year. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo rubber futures lower
Japanese rubber futures closed lower for a fifth straight session on Thursday after government data showed that corporate prices fell the most in six months, highlighting the continued economic pain ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Phelps says world records unlikely in Tokyo
Michael Phelps said the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means it is unlikely any swimming world records will fall when the postponed Olympic Games are held in Tokyo next year. American ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics team has ‘cast-iron will’ for 2021 event, says Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe said he has ‘a pretty high level of confidence’ the Tokyo Games will happen in 2021 despite daily coronavirus cases in Japan reaching a record level this week ... ( read original story ...)
United States athletes won’t be sanctioned for protesting at Tokyo Olympics or future games, USOPC says
We can't walk the walk as a movement if we don't look at this issue, in particular,' USOPC's CEO Sarah Hirshland said ... ( read original story ...)
Winter wave of coronavirus swamps South Korea and Japan
Japan and South Korea, which successfully quelled past waves of the coronavirus, are facing record numbers of new cases, with the mass distribution of vaccines in both countries still expected to be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans Vaccine Freezer Buying Binge as Tokyo Reports Record Cases
Japan said on Thursday it will buy 10,500 deep freezers to store novel coronavirus vaccines as it prepares for the "extraordinary task" of protecting its people, while the capital, Tokyo, reported a ... ( read original story ...)