Japan is expected to expand a state of emergency to cover the island of Okinawa on Friday, and it is also set to approve Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca PLC COVID-19 vaccines after health regulators' ... ( read original story ...)
Freed Japan Reporter Calls on Tokyo to Take ‘Concrete Action’ Against Myanmar Junta
Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi who was detained in Myanmar and charged with spreading false news during a crackdown on media after a military coup in February, speaks to media upon his arrival at ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo organizers say Olympics are ‘safe’ — public disagrees
The IOC and local Tokyo Olympic organizers are wrapping up three days of planning meetings just two months before the postponed games are to open ... ( read original story ...)
Japan could freeze all Myanmar aid, foreign minister warns
Tokyo could freeze all aid to Myanmar, Japan's foreign minister warned in an interview published Friday, as the military junta continues to use lethal force against opponents of its coup. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Most Japan Firms Say Games Should Be Cancelled or Postponed
TOKYO (Reuters) -Nearly 70% of Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics either cancelled or postponed, a Reuters survey found, underscoring concerns that the Games will increase coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Aegis Ships to Cost at Least 900 Billion Yen-Asahi
Japan's new Aegis missile-defence ships are expected to cost at least 900 billion yen ($8.27 billion), more than double the cost of two planned ground-based sites that the country cancelled last year, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s consumer prices extend falls as cellphone fee cuts offset input costs
Japan's core consumer prices fell for the ninth straight month in April as a record slump in cellphone fees offset rising energy prices, suggesting that weak demand and higher costs will weigh on a ... ( read original story ...)
To hold, or not to hold: Tokyo residents torn two months before Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are only two months away, but residents are deeply divided on whether they should go ahead mid-pandemic, after the Games were already delayed by a year due to COVID-19. A ... ( read original story ...)
Confused Couple in Japan Receive Latest Round of $1,400 COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
"A nonresident alien in 2021 isn't eligible for the payment," according to the IRS. Non-American citizens living overseas who received the checks erroneously should void them and send them back, or ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc keen for govt to compile extra budget to cope with pandemic – Reuters poll
The vast majority of Japanese firms want the government to compile a supplementary budget this year to help the country cope with the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters survey found. ( read original story ...)
Fretting about COVID, most Japan firms say Olympics should be cancelled or postponed: Reuters poll
US-OLYMPICS-2020-JAPAN-COMPANIES-POLL:Fretting about COVID, most Japan firms say Olympics should be cancelled or postponed: Reuters poll ... ( read original story ...)
Adam Gemili ‘would take a knee’ in Tokyo and warns IOC over protest ban
The British sprinter has said ‘all hell will break loose’ if the IOC tries to ban athletes from taking the knee in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Christian Taylor, Olympic triple jump champion and Tokyo favorite, ruptures achilles
Christian Taylor, the two-time Olympic and four-time triple jump world champion and one of American track and field’s biggest stars, will miss the upcoming Olympics after rupturing his achilles tendon ... ( read original story ...)
Tokushima Vortis vs Nagoya Grampus prediction, preview, team news and more | J1 League 2021
Tokushima Vortis are set to take on Nagoya Grampus on May 22 at Pocari Sweat Stadium, as they aim to restore their confidence in the second half of the J1 League season. Tokushima rescued their league ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean student in Japan told to ‘go back’ to her country, activists say
A Japanese instructor allegedly told a student from South Korea to "go back" to her country because she was receiving healthcare in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama FM vs Kashiwa Reysol prediction, preview, team news and more | J1 League 2020-21
Yokohama FM host Kashiwa Reysol at the Nissan Stadium on Saturday for a clash in the J1 League. The hosts will be hoping to return to winning ways after last week's loss. Kashima Antlers ended Marinos ... ( read original story ...)