Amid Japan's seventh wave of infections, the Tokyo Fire Department is reporting a surge in the number of cases of people being taken to hospital by ambulance after becoming unwell due to the ... ( read original story ...)
New Japan police raids over Tokyo Olympics claims
Searches were conducted at the home of former Aoki chairman Hironori Aoki and the disbanded Tokyo 2020 organising committee office ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka city bus creates on-demand stops for local companies
An Osaka city bus operator has started allowing local companies and facilities to create bus stops at locations of their choice for a ... ( read original story ...)
Record infections set in Japan; caution urged for elderly in Osaka
The number of new COVID-19 cases hit a record 209,694 nationwide as of 6:30 p.m. on July 27, while Osaka Prefecture is urging elderly residents to avoid nonessential outings following a surge in ... ( read original story ...)
A ninja-and-geisha-themed capsule hotel has opened in Osaka
The new Capsule Hotel Ninja & Geisha is decked out with a full-on Japanese theme featuring traditional motifs inside the sleeping pods as well as a photogenic collection of paper lanterns on the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: little progress in the fight against human trafficking
A US State Department report reveals poor preformance. A controversial apprenticeship programme set up in 1993 continues to allow the exploitation of migrant workers. The efforts of the organisat ... ( read original story ...)
A Marauding Monkey Was Killed in Japan. Others Will Take Its Place.
As Japan’s macaque population grows, clashes with humans are becoming more frequent. More than 50 people were injured by recent monkey attacks in one western city. ( read original story ...)
Want to Help Taiwan? Support a Muscular Japan | Opinion
Abe recognized that the U.S. needs a partner in arresting China's aggressive expansionism, and that Japan possesses the financial and military strength to be that partner. He pushed Japan to move ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Now Reporting More Covid-19 Cases Than Any Other Country
Despite Japan’s growing outbreak, its national government has refused to impose stringent pandemic measures to avoid further economic disruption. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 29,036 COVID cases on July 27, 8th day in row over 20,000
The Japanese capital recorded 29,036 coronavirus cases on July 27 after reporting 31,593 infections the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Go ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher but gains capped ahead of Fed meeting
Tokyo stocks closed higher Wednesday as technology shares advanced, but gains were capped by caution ahead of a likely rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve to be announced later in the day. The ... ( read original story ...)
One monkey caught, killed, more sought, after dozens of people attacked in Japan
"Eyewitnesses describe monkeys of different sizes, and even after the capture, we've been getting reports of new attacks," said one official in Yamaguchi. ( read original story ...)
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi Looks to Visit Japan in August – Kyodo
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Reu ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyer asks Nagoya court to release suspect from custody after COVID infection
The inquiry was made after he was informed that no treatment or medication would be provided in detention unless the suspect develops severe symptoms. ( read original story ...)
Panel confirms online bullying before Nagoya student’s suicide
NAGOYA--The city’s board of education acknowledged that a deceased first-year junior high school student was bullied in a group chat, but said it could not determine if bullying was the direct cause ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyer requests suspect’s release from custody in Japan after COVID infection
A lawyer for a suspect in police custody in Nagoya has asked for the man's temporary release, claiming his continued detention and d ... ( read original story ...)