Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to rush through more stringent measures to counter the coronavirus and its economic fallout, as the infection spreads and his support rate sags.Abe will expand ... ( read original story ...)
Japan declares state of emergency; global cases top 2M
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a nationwide state of emergency Thursday as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 2 million. ( read original story ...)
4 Chefs Share Their Secrets for Upgrading Instant Ramen
Adding elements to instant ramen is all about speed,” says Danny Lee, the chef/restaurateur behind DC Korean restaurants Anju and Mandu, plus the fast-casual Chiko. “You need to have everything ... ( read original story ...)
Conflicted MyKayla Skinner continuing on toward Tokyo Olympics
Skinner left Utah after the 2019 season to return to elite training at Desert Lights in Chandler. But her plan was to return to the Utes for her final year of college gymnastics and to graduate after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Declares Nationwide State Of Emergency As Coronavirus Spreads
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a nationwide state of emergency, expanding the one put in place less than two weeks ago that covered Tokyo and six other prefectures as the deadly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to give every citizen one-off sum of ¥100,000
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised to give a one-off sum of ¥100,000 ($930) to every citizen of Japan in a stepped-up response to the coronavirus outbreak as he declared a state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics could cut ‘extras’ in face of soaring costs
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee will try to cut many of the extras out of next year's postponed games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe to Declare Nationwide State of Emergency
A rise in new cases threatens some Asian nations that have been successful at keeping the coronavirus under control. WSJ’s Peter Landers discusses whether Japan’s new emergency measures will be tough ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan declares nationwide state of emergency
A nationwide state of emergency has been declared in Japan due to the country’s worsening coronavirus outbreak. The move allows regional governments to urge people to stay inside, but without punitive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games must focus on ‘must haves’ to cut costs: Coates
Olympics organisers must reduce costs related to the postponed Tokyo Games by focusing on the "must-haves", IOC Coordination Commission chief John Coates said following a remote meeting with Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Dai Greene: ‘My body might reach the point where it’s had enough – but I think I can make Tokyo’
When the Olympic Games were postponed Dai Greene could have been forgiven a moment of self-pity. The former world, Commonwealth and European champion was in renewed shape after years of sidelines and ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Japan expands emergency; China denies allegation
BANGKOK -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to expand a state of emergency to all of Japan from just Tokyo and other urban areas as the coronavirus continues to spread. Abe convened a meeting of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expands virus emergency nationwide
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expanded a state of emergency due to the coronavirus to cover the whole country to stem the growing spread of the disease. The declaration allows ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe Declares Nationwide State of Emergency
The declaration amounted to an acknowledgment that his efforts to keep the country running normally had exposed it to a potential sharp rise in coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says Donating 2 Million Face Masks to Virus-Hit Japan
Taiwan will donate two million face masks to its former colonial master Japan, which has been hard hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus, as part of the is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to expand state of emergency to rest of country: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - is preparing to expand the state of emergency that Japan has declared for seven of its 47 prefectures so far to the rest of the nation in a bid to contain the coronavirus, the ... ( read original story ...)