Tag: sapporo

Keeping pace with food demand and climate change requires continuous genetic improvement of crops that, in turn, relies on the availability of genetic resources. Access to these resources is ... ( read original story ...)

Uncertainty surrounds how the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held next year in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

International sports are largely on hold. Borders are closed, and a vaccine is not expected to be available soon. The 2021 Games are anything but a slam dunk. ( read original story ...)

Criticism of government reaction has given way to plaudits for public’s virus-challenging habits ... ( read original story ...)

A media association has withdrawn its coronavirus-themed parody of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo after the local organising committee called it offensive and a violation of copyright. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also offered praise for the business-minded "Osaka model" Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura drafted to bounce back from the virus. ( read original story ...)

A zoo in this northern Japan city revealed on May 20 that it has settled on the name "Reito" for its baby orangutan born in February. Of the five name proposals brought forth on the Sapporo Maruyama ... ( read original story ...)

The United Nations secretary-general is again urging factions in conflict to heed his call for a global cease-fire to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The government wants to know how many people were actually infected — including those without symptoms — and if "herd immunity" was achieved. ( read original story ...)

Uncertainty grips next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics: Will there be fans or empty stadiums in 14 months? And how will thousands of athletes, staff, and technical officials ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output and retail sales likely fell at the fastest pace in years in April as the coronavirus outbreak hurt the world's third-largest economy, a Reuters poll found on Friday. ( read original story ...)

President Trump and the first lady arrived in Japan Saturday morning. Their four-day trip comes as trade tensions between the U.S. and Japan begin to simmer. CBSN contributor and senior fellow of the ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea has reported 20 new coronavirus cases, including nine in the Seoul metropolitan area, as authorities scramble to stem transmissions while proceeding with a phased reopening of schools. ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest wooden statue of 16th century warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi sitting was found inside Omiya Shrine in this western Japan city, th ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has been making the most of the forced break due to the global pandemic to improve her cooking skills. "When you're on the road as much as I am, having the chance to ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause m ... ( read original story ...)