A new electronic warfare unit in southern Japan will coordinate with an older system to the north to increase Japan's defensive capabilities in the event of an invasion on the Senkaku Islands. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Coronavirus risk raises questions over 2021 Games
When I met him on a sweltering afternoon earlier this week he was still hard at it in a converted factory building in a north Tokyo suburb, flying high into the air, spinning and tumbling on a massive ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Question mark over 2021 Tokyo Olympics
When I met him on a sweltering afternoon earlier this week he was still hard at it in a converted factory building in a north Tokyo suburb, flying high into the air, spinning and tumbling on a massive ... ( read original story ...)
Twenty years on, Japan government’s digital ambitions still stuck in piles of paper
Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the government's deeply rooted technological shortcomings as ministries remain stuck in a ... ( read original story ...)
Giants slay Dragons after late rally
The Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants overpowered the Chunichi Dragons 6-1 on Thursday, with Kazuma Okamoto driving in the go-ahead run as part of a fi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s capital sets new daily record of 366 coronavirus infections
Japan's capital has reported 366 new coronavirus cases, Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, said on Thursday, a new daily record fuelling fears of a second round of infections. As Japan began a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese people don’t believe Tokyo Olympics will ever take place
The opening ceremony of the postponed Tokyo Olympics should have taken place this evening and what was always going to be a melancholy week for its organisers has turned out to be even more depressing ... ( read original story ...)
With 1 year until postponed Tokyo Olympics, city and athletes prepare
Thursday marks one year until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic. TODAY senior international correspondent Keir Simmons reports on how the city and ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. says son of ex-Nissan boss Ghosn made cryptocurrency payments for escape from Japan
The son of former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn made about $500,000 in cryptocurrency payments to one of the two Massachusetts men who helped him escape from Japan, U.S. prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)
Limited-Time Inuyasha Café Opens in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya
As fans of the series may know, Inuyasha changes form on the New Moon every month. The cafés offer variations on Inuyasha's beef sandwich and cranberry soda float on certain days. Check the individual ... ( read original story ...)
Dreams on hold: Olympic hopefuls countdown to Tokyo after year-long delay
July 24, 2020 would have marked the start of the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The coronavirus pandemic led to the postponement of the Games until 2021, leaving thousands of athletes in limbo. Nathan Adrian, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor on Increase in Virus Cases in Capital
The city of Tokyo announced a record 366 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, exceeding 300 for the first time as Japan begins a four-day weekend. ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to open Friday. Instead, the city is facing a spike in coronavirus cases.
If all had gone according to plan, Tokyo would awake tomorrow to the opening day of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Instead, the city is grappling with a spike in coronavirus infections, with 366 new cases ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles says it’s hard missing Tokyo Olympics this week, but she sees upside to postponement
With her gym shut down and not much else to do, Simone Biles let herself process her disappointment after learning the Games would be postponed. ( read original story ...)
U.S in talks with Japan about Marine force overhaul, says commander
The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with anti-ship and air defence missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands ... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces up to its plastic problem
I was ready to do my bit for the environment as Japanese stores finally began to charge a tiny fee for disposable plastic bags. But even before I paid, it all felt rather futile. The pastries I ... ( read original story ...)