Tag: sapporo

Sakurajima, which is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan, has started erupting recently. According to a local meteorological agency, the volcano’s eruption ejected lava bombs and ash plumes that ... ( read original story ...)

Global cases surpass 3 million, U.S. states begin to reopen TOKYO — The head of Japan’s medical association thinks it will be difficult to hold the Olympics without an effective coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story ...)

At any given time, seven out of eight beds in the intensive care unit of St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo are taken up by critically ill coronavirus patients. ( read original story ...)

Yoshitake Yokokura is the latest expert to cast doubt on plans to hold the Games in Tokyo next year ... ( read original story ...)

Metropolitan Tokyo confirmed 39 more cases of coronavirus infection on Monday, Governor Yuriko Koike said, the fewest since March 30 and the second consecutive day of new cases below triple digits. ( read original story ...)

Hailed as one of the most important medical advances, the discovery of general anesthetics - compounds which induce unconsciousness, prevent control of movement and block pain - helped transform ... ( read original story ...)

The Japan Medical Association president on Tuesday called on the government to conduct quicker coronavirus testing and said there needs to be rapid drug and vaccine development to enable Japan to host ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan buys the entire economy to fight Covid-19. ( read original story ...)

These days we are all a bit like those Japanese fishermen, cowering beneath a giant wave, the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)

League fixtures for this week Wednesday, April 29 fixtures (JST/GMT) Vegalta Sendai v Sagan Tosu (1300/0400)-postponed Consadole Sapporo v Urawa Reds (1400/0500)-postponed Shimizu S-Pulse v Gamba ... ( read original story ...)

Hailed as one of the most important medical advances, the discovery of general anesthetics—compounds that induce unconsciousness, prevent control of movement and block pain—helped transform dangerous ... ( read original story ...)

County Down cyclist Mark Downey is hoping to emulate his father and brother by competing at a major international tournament in next year's re-scheduled Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Metropolitan Tokyo confirmed 39 more cases of coronavirus infection on Monday, Governor Yuriko Koike said, the fewest since March 30 and the second consecutive day of new cases below triple digits. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s struggles with cluster outbreaks offer wider lessons as areas around the world study where and when to reopen. ( read original story ...)

With efforts to promote telecommuting lagging despite the coronavirus crisis, Japan is taking another look at an ancient custom that stubbornly remains an analogue anomaly in an otherwise high-tech ... ( read original story ...)

Under the BoJ’s plans, announced on Monday, the central bank will increase its existing holdings of commercial paper and corporate bonds from around ¥5tn ($46bn) to as much as ¥20tn. The move is ... ( read original story ...)