The holiday is over,’ says Norwegian health minister; WHO says true figure across Africa could be much higher than 1 million confirmed cases ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Japan close in on post-Brexit trade deal
Britain and Japan on Friday reached “substantial agreement” on most elements of a post-Brexit trade deal, after two days of talks during which UK trade secretary Liz Truss resisted moves to restrict ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Japan look to seal trade deal within month
After leaving the EU on 31 January, the UK is having to negotiate its own trade agreements with many of the world's leading economic powers, including the US. UK to start post-Bre ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Japan aim for outline trade deal this month: Japanese foreign minister
Britain and Japan have reached substantial agreement in most areas for a bilateral post-Brexit trade deal and will speed up their talks, Japan's foreign minister said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Real-life GTA? YouTuber Recreates Game on Streets of Tokyo in Amazing Video
The YouTube group brings Grand Theft Auto to life with a walk around Shibuya, complete with sound effects, graphics, and loading screens. ( read original story ...)
Kazuyoshi Miura becomes oldest player to appear in professional cup game aged 53 after starting for Yokohama FC
KAZUYOSHI MIURA has become the oldest player to ever appear in a professional cup game aged 53. The Japanese star was born in 1967, kicked off his career in 1982 and is now entering his 35th ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ward assemblyman arrested for alleged indecent exposure in parking lot
Kanagawa Prefectural Police made an onsite arrest of a Tokyo municipal assemblyman on Aug. 6 for indecent exposure in a parking lot in the ... ( read original story ...)
AstraZeneca to supply Japan with COVID-19 vaccine thru JCR Pharma output, imports
AstraZeneca said on Friday JCR Pharma will help make a portion of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in Japan and it will import shots as part of its deal to supply the Asian nation with up 120 million ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda to make Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
Takeda Pharmaceutical will manufacture and sell up to 250 million doses of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan every year, the two companies said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Americans insist the atom bomb ended the war in Japan — ignoring its human cost
After five years of speaking to audiences across the country about the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, the subject of my book, I can hardly tolerate another person saying to me — sometimes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says in deal to purchase AstraZeneca’s COVID-10 vaccine
Japan will buy 120 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine from early next year, its health minister said on Friday, adding that domestic pharmaceutical firms would help in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka University upset over new ‘University of Osaka’
Osaka University in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, is contesting a trademark registration for the English name “University of Osaka” that was filed by another entity. Osaka Prefecture University in Sakai ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic derails Abe’s strategy to revive regional Japan with tourism
It's peak summer holiday time in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, when throngs of international tourists would usually be flocking to its famous temples and spending up large in the city's hotels, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Life-Size Gundam Is Now Complete in Yokohama
Set to be the main attraction at the soon to be opened Gundam Factory Yokohama complex, the life-size RX-78 Gundam stands 59 feet tall and weighs 55,000 pounds. In planning and de ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo assemblyman arrested for alleged indecent exposure in parking lot
Kanagawa Prefectural Police made an onsite arrest of a Tokyo municipal assemblyman on Aug. 6 for indecent exposure in a parking lot in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Open Flat Ahead Of Key US Data
Tokyo stocks opened flat on Friday as investors took a wait-and-see attitude ahead of key US jobs data and a long weekend in Japan. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched up 0.77 points to 22,418.92 in ... ( read original story ...)