Japan’s capital found a record 949 new coronavirus cases Saturday as Tokyo authorities urged residents to stay home. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo coronavirus cases hit record 949: media
Coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record daily high of 949 cases on Saturday, local media reported, as Japan heads into the New Year holiday period, which in normal years sees citizens of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports record high 949 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported a record high 949 new cases of the coronavirus, up 65 from Friday. The number is the result of 9.502 tests conducted on Dec 23. The tally brought ... ( read original story ...)
Covid’s crushing toll on restaurants
A warehouse in Yokohama, Japan illustrates the devastating impact the pandemic and lockdowns have had on the restaurant industry. ( read original story ...)
Japan to eliminate gas-powered cars as part of “green growth plan”
Some question whether the naturally resource-poor Asian nation will be able to wean itself off imported oil and gas. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus updates: Pope urges ‘vaccines for everybody’ in Christmas message; Italy enders lockdown; Japan has 5 cases with UK variant
Pope Francis makes Christmas plea, urging “vaccines for everybody, especially for the most vulnerable.” UK travelers face COVID test. Latest news. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan confirms cases of new coronavirus variant
Japan’s health ministry has confirmed the country’s first cases of infection with the new variant of the coronavirus that was identified in Britain. The five people arrived ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by mid-2030s, boost green growth
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in the next 15 years, the government said on Friday in a plan to reach net zero carbon emissions and generate nearly $2 trillion a year in green ... ( read original story ...)
Forbes Sports Awards 2020: Peloton, Nike And Naomi Osaka Score
“She used her influence every opportunity she got to bring awareness to racial injustice,” says Tilton. Osaka withdrew from an event to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake, wore facemasks with ... ( read original story ...)
Former farm minister Takamori Yoshikawa’s offices raided over money scandal
Prosecutors searched his offices in Tokyo and Sapporo and confiscated documents. Yoshikawa, who resigned as a lawmaker earlier this week citing health reasons, has admitted to receiving cash during ... ( read original story ...)
Hot spring resorts in Aichi struggling to stay afloat
The government's Go To Travel subsidy campaign offers only temporary aid for hotels that had difficulty attracting domestic visitors even before the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Dec core consumer prices fall at fastest pace in over 10 years
Tokyo consumer prices fell the fastest in more than a decade, while Japan's jobs market and retail sales remained subdued, data showed on Friday, raising the risks of a return to deflation as the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Delays Women Leadership Target After Falling Short
Japan is "extremely behind" in promoting gender equality its government said Friday, as it delayed an almost two decades-old target to have at least 30 percent of leadership positions occupied by ... ( read original story ...)
Former farm minister admits receiving cash; office searched
Prosecutors search the office of former agriculture minister Takamori Yoshikawa in Sapporo on Dec.25. (Sakura Kawamura) Tokyo prosecutors on Dec. 25 searched the office of former agriculture minister ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan farm minister Yoshikawa’s offices raided over money scandal
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo prosecutors raided the offices of former farm minister Takamori Yoshikawa on Friday over allegations that he received a total of 5 million yen ($48,000) from an egg ... ( read original story ...)
Grampus signs former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani; Cerezo adds Adam Taggart
Nagoya Grampus announced the signing Thursday of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J. League first-division side Cerezo Osaka, who the sam ... ( read original story ...)