NAGOYA--The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died while in detention is seeking a review of the decision by public prosecutors to not indict former officials over her death. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 29,115 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 29,115 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday. The daily count is down more than 1,700 from a week ago, and marks the fourth straight day of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says new cabinet members must ‘review’ ties with Unification Church
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle his cabinet on Wednesday paying attention to politicians' ties with the Unification Church, seeking to distance his administration from the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo breaks record for severe heat days in a year
Tokyo has had 14 severely hot days this year, breaking previous annual records of 13 such days in 1995 and 2010. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Has Already Broken a Record For Severe Heat Days in a Year
Tokyo broke a record for the number of days of severe heat in a year by the mid-point of summer, underscoring the extreme weather that’s put the Japanese capital’s power grid under strain. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida likely to retain finance minister in reshuffle – sources
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to retain Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki in a cabinet reshuffle this week, government and ruling party sources said on Tuesday, as local media said his ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 77th anniversary of atomic bombing of Nagasaki amid calling for revisiting its brutal history
Japan's Nagasaki City commemorated the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Tuesday, with the international community urging Japan to see itself not as merely a victim. The annual ceremony ... ( read original story ...)
‘I thought it was my home’: Osaka police officer accused of drunken trespassing
A police officer in Osaka Prefecture was arrested on Aug. 7 for allegedly scaling a wall of a transport company and sneaking into its premise ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: WTA Toronto, Canada Women Singles 2022 Betting Odds and Preview
After exiting in the round of 16 Naomi Osaka begins in the WTA Toronto, Canada Women Singles 2022 with a matchup versus Kaia Kanepi in the round of 64. At Aviva Centre, Osaka is fifth in terms of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron Ltd. Shares Slump After It Posts 12% Drop in First-Quarter Net Profit
By Kosaku Narioka Tokyo Electron Ltd.'s shares fell sharply Tuesday morning after the maker of semiconductor production equipment posted a 12% drop in ... ( read original story ...)
‘False alarm’ shutters medical clinic at Air Force base in Japan
The 374th Medical Group at this airlift hub in western Tokyo was locked down temporarily Tuesday due to a false alarm and reopened after about a half-hour under lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Why Japan could soon see more ‘cruel heat days’ and ‘super tropical nights’
Daytime temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius used to be 'unheard of' in Japan, but are now so common that new words had to be found to describe them Scores of forecasters and experts have been polled ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Taiwan war game exposes hurdles to expat evacuations
Japan's preparedness to evacuate its own citizens is limited in the event of a military conflict breaking out between China and Taiwan, according to a think tank's simulation involving lawmakers and ... ( read original story ...)
Softball: Japan downs US to claim 3-game int’l series
Miu Goto threw a three-hit shutout in the deciding game as Japan beat the United States 1-0 Monday to prevail in a three-game interna ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida likely to retain finance and foreign ministers in reshuffle – Nikkei
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is likely to retain his current finance and foreign ministers in a cabinet reshuffle expected on Wednesday, the Nikkei newspaper said. ( read original story ...)
Tyler Michals: Japan could send a message to North Korea, China by amending its constitution
Japan occupies one of the most precarious geographical positions anywhere in the world. Its closest neighbors include Russia, North Korea and China. Earlier this year, North Korea resumed test-firing ... ( read original story ...)