Japan's defense minister said Tuesday that officials have discovered "a number of problems” with U.S. military measures to guard against the coronavirus among service ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka issues ‘yellow’ alert as virus spreads among the young
The city's landmark tower is being lit up in yellow in a call for vigilance against the coronavirus, as cases rise in Osaka Prefecture. The visual warning comes after the prefectural government ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s Mars orbiter launch from Japan delayed by weather
The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter has been postponed until Friday due to bad weather at the Japanese launch site ... ( read original story ...)
Kurek signs with Wolf Dogs Nagoya
Polish opposite Bartosz Kurek with his Japanese fans at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup Lausanne, Switzerland, July 13, 2020 – 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship MVP Bartosz Kurek ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka towers lit up in yellow as coronavirus infections climb
Landmark towers in Osaka were illuminated in yellow Sunday, as the prefectural government announced the confirmation of 32 additional cases of the novel coronavirus. Tsutenkaku Tower was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says coronavirus adds to security threat by China
China is pushing harder to make territorial claims in the regional seas and even using the coronavirus pandemic to expand its influence and take strategic superiority, posing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan accuses China of pushing territorial claims during coronavirus pandemic
Japan's annual defence review accuses China of pushing its territorial claims amid the coronavirus pandemic and suspects Beijing of spreading propaganda and disinformation as it provides medical aid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Yuzu Opens New Arena With ‘Eikou No Kakehashi’ Live Stream
J-pop duo Yuzu became the first act to perform onstage at Japanese ticketing and publishing company Pia’s new arena in Yokohama, Pia Arena MM, live streaming their hit “Eikou No Kakehashi” (“Bridge of ... ( read original story ...)
EVIL vs. Hiromu set for Sengoku Lord!
Let’s list Sengoku Lord in Nagoya out and break it down together, folks! Hoo boy we are not wasting any time here! Starting at the top, we have the big obvious hot feud coming out of Dominion in Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Study: Ship’s AC system likely spread COVID-19
A bus drives through dockside past the Diamond Princess cruise ship, in quarantine due to fears of COVID-19 at Daikoku pier cruise terminal in Yokohama, Japan, on Feb, 21, 2020. Hundreds of people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has long accepted COVID’s airborne spread, and scientists say ventilation is key
It took pressure from 239 scientists for the WHO to even admit the new coronavirus may spread via aerosols, but in Japan, they're focusing on solutions. ( read original story ...)
US Forces Japan Bans Display of Confederate Flag
"The Confederate Battle Flag does not represent the values of U.S. Forces assigned to serve in Japan," Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ), said Monday in ... ( read original story ...)
Blackpink Ties Their Own Record For Highest-Charting Song By A Korean Girl Group In Canadian History
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 31: Rose, Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo of girl group BLACKPINK perform on the ... [+] stage during the 26th Tokyo Girls Collection at Yokohama Arena on March 31, 2018 in Yokohama, ... ( read original story ...)
Virus releases Tokyo commuters’ silent scream
They look, in other words, like pretty much every Tokyo rush-hour commuter. The rollercoaster’s carriages may be smaller and its tracks steeper. But every working day pre-Covid-19, around 8m people ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. bases in Japan locked down as coronavirus outbreak blamed on July 4th parties
Tokyo — Officials in Okinawa on Monday said at least 94 U.S. service members at bases on the Japanese island have tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising long-standing tension between the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan accepted COVID’s airborne spread months ago, and is fighting it
To many researchers in Japan, the admission felt anti-climactic. This densely populated country has operated for months on the assumption that tiny, "aerosolized" particles in crowded settings are ... ( read original story ...)