Tag: sapporo

Osaka has bore the brunt of Japan's most recent coronavirus surge and officials worry the dire situation will only turn worse as the Olympic games approach. ( read original story ...)

The Olympics may be going ahead, but almost 50 cities have lost their role as a host or training camp base due to delegations being fearful of COVID-19 risks and restrictions amid Japan's poor ... ( read original story ...)

Oita Trinita and Yokohama F. Marinos will trade tackles at the Showa Denko Dome Oita in a matchday 16 fixture in the J1 League. The hosts come into this game on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to ... ( read original story ...)

The Olympics may be going ahead, but much of the celebration and connection that normally makes hosting the Games so memorable is being stripped away as almost 50 cities have lost their role as a host ... ( read original story ...)

Prime minister Yoshihide Suga risks playing host to a coronavirus spike, says Koichi Nakano of Sophia University, Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Hospitals in Japan's second largest city of Osaka are buckling under a huge wave of new Covid-19 infections, running out of beds and ventilators as exhausted doctors warn of a "system collapse", and ... ( read original story ...)

Covid cases in Osaka, Japan's second-biggest city, have increased five-fold in three months with doctors warning the health system is facing collapse and calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has kicked off a massive vaccination drive as hospitals buckle under a surge in COVID-19 cases. The military has set up centres in Tokyo and Osaka, offering thousands of shots each day, ... ( read original story ...)

"We want to cheer up people with the Yubari melons at a time when hardships from the pandemic are continuing," said the president of the company that bought them. ( read original story ...)

The Justice Ministry has yet to determine the cause of 33-year-old Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali's death on March 6. ( read original story ...)

A threatening letter has been sent to an immigration facility in central Japan in which a Sri Lankan woman had died while in detention, the Kyodo News reported. The Japanese media said investigative s ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of premium melons in Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido fetched a price of 2.7 million yen ($24,800) in this year's fi ... ( read original story ...)

A threatening letter has been sent to an immigration facility in central Japan over the death of a Sri Lankan woman while being held ... ( read original story ...)

Mass inoculation programs in the three prefectures are using a vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. that was approved by the central government on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Japan has kicked off a mass vaccination programme in Tokyo and Osaka, as the Covid crisis continues to worsen. The military has set up centres offering thousands of shots each day, prioritising the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has kicked off a mass vaccination programme in Tokyo and Osaka, as the Covid crisis continues to worsen. The military has set up centres offering thousands of shots each day, prioritising the ... ( read original story ...)