TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese doctors have detected a fast-spreading variant of the new coronavirus first discovered in Britain in three people who had not travelled there, the Health Ministry said on ... ( read original story ...)
The 204th Ordinary Diet session begins in Japan
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga drinks a water during the Lower House's plenary session of the 204th Ordinary Diet session at the National Diet in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, January 18, 2021. Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges South Korea to drop wartime compensation demands
Japan’s foreign minister is accusing South Korea of worsening already strained ties by making what he called illegal demands for compensation for the sexual abuse of Korean women and use of forced lab ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kono, administrative reform minister, to handle coordination of coronavirus vaccinations
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that he had instructed Taro Kono, administrative reform minister, to also handle coordination of the government's preparations for delivering the ... ( read original story ...)
Woman arrested after not paying taxi fare from Yokohama to Tottori
Police in Tottori City have arrested a woman in her 40s on suspicion of fraud after she took a taxi from Yokohama to Tottori and then could not pay the fare. According to police, the woman, whose name ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: “We too are victims of racism. I won’t shut up and dribble!”
Shut up and dribble is an incredible article written by Japanese champion Naomi Osaka and published in the Turning Point column, then reposted on the New York Times. An article that focuses on the ... ( read original story ...)
Suicides rise in Japan’s second wave of Covid-19
Japan Japanese mental health has been hit by the second wave of the pandemic, with the country recording steep rises in suicides among women, children and adolescents. The suicide rate rose by 49 per ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics despite virus surge
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed on Monday to forge ahead with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, in the face of growing public opposition as Japan battles a surge in coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo To Cut Back On Athletes At Olympics Opening Ceremony
Tokyo Olympics organisers said Monday they will slash the number of athletes at the opening and closing ceremonies of this year's coronavirus-delayed Games, as a report said thousands fewer will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM vows Olympics will be proof of victory over virus
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed Monday to get the pandemic under control and hold the already postponed Olympics this summer with ample coronavirus protection. In ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga: Will exhaust all means to protect pandemic-hit medical system
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday his government will take all possible measures to protect the country's medical system, as hospitals creak under the strain of the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics amid virus surge
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed on Monday to forge ahead with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, in the face of growing public opposition as Japan battles a surge in coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Discover Sapporo – Japan’s Largest Northern City!
The largest city north of Tokyo, Sapporo is a culturally-rich, bustling metropolis overflowing with gourmet culture and exhilarating sightseeing! While many skip over exploring the city in favor of ... ( read original story ...)
14 days in Tokyo, Takayama & Nagoya Itinerary
Known nationally as an industrial heartland, Nagoya boasts a far more cosmopolitan and cultural core than its reputation would lead you to believe. ( read original story ...)
Japan government dismisses reports of possible Tokyo Olympics cancellation
Japan’s govt on Sunday dismissed suggestions that 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled for this summer could be cancelled owing to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Electric and Tokyo Tech Develop Blockchain Technology to Optimize P2P Energy Trading
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) and Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) announced today their joint development of an original bl ... ( read original story ...)