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The daily tally of reported COVID-19 cases in Japan hit a record for the fourth day in a row, with 2,508 people confirmed infected, the health ministry said Sunday. ( read original story ...)

A card game that turns players into "mayors" to try to tackle real-life social issues and politics has hit the market. The goal: to pursue t･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

A team of scientists at Osaka University is working on creating plastic using the common food ingredient starch to solve the global problem o ... ( read original story ...)

The scientists from Nagoya University and elsewhere made the discovery after comparing sea lilies caught in Japan with a fossil unearthed in the United States. “We will examine whether the species ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The daily tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan hit a record for the fourth day at 2,508, the Health Ministry said Sunday. Japan has had fewer than ... ( read original story ...)

In 2015 the Wales Online website ran a feature called “40 reasons why Wales is so awesome”. It only managed 38, petering out with a final entry that read: “Oh let’s face it — there’s nothing that ... ( read original story ...)

Private equity giant is set for a tussle with Murakami family as competition for assets in the country heats up ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan is scaling back on the government-backed “GoTo” campaign to encourage travel and dining out, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases reached a record for the third day straight on ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo District Court has sentenced a 22-year-old woman to nine years in prison for parental neglect resulting in the starvation death of her two-year-old daughter at their home in Sapporo last ... ( read original story ...)

Since the deaths of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, the wounds of racism and inequality have not only sparked outrage but also activism — and tennis champion Naomi Osaka, who is of Haitian and ... ( read original story ...)

Amid a restrained mood in Hokkaido's capital brought about by a rise in coronavirus cases, the 40th edition of the annual ... ( read original story ...)

Donald Trump Jr tests positive for Covid; South Australia lockdown to end at midnight on Saturday; global cases pass 57.5m. Follow latest updates ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan reached a record for the third day straight, at 2,418 cases, the health ministry said Saturday. Japan, with fewer than 2,000 ... ( read original story ...)

It's my job as an athlete to compete and I'm confident with the precautions GB Climbing have taken." Russian President Vladimir Putin stated the rising coronavirus mortality rate in the country was ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- A 1-year-old boy remains unconscious after plunging to the ground from the balcony of a fourth-floor apartment in this west Japan city's Nani ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea has reported 386 new cases of the coronavirus in a resurgence that could force authorities to reimpose stronger social distancing restrictions after easing them in October to spur a ... ( read original story ...)