Tag: Yokohama

Japan will extend a state of emergency for 10 prefectures as coronavirus infections rise and officials say the pandemic is adding strain to hospitals. ( read original story ...)

Japan is concerned about delays in the distribution of European-made coronavirus vaccines, an official said Tuesday, as it struggles to obtain enough doses to allow it to host ... ( read original story ...)

The announcement comes as questions remain over the country’s ability to hold the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to begin in July. ( read original story ...)

A new technique has taken the first images of muon particle beams. Nagoya University scientists designed the imaging technique with colleagues in Osaka University and KEK, Japan and describe it in the ... ( read original story ...)

The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee had a simple message Tuesday for fellow members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The games ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics will take place this year "no matter how the COVID situation will be," organizers said Tuesday. "We will make sure the Games will be held no matter how the COVID situation will be," ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--Prefectural election authorities said most of the hundreds of thousands of signatures collected in a petition drive to recall Aichi Governor Hidekai Omura will not count because they show ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama prefecture announced budget for 2021, including JPY360 million (US$3.4 million) for the future casino resort. The process will be divided into two phases. ( read original story ...)

Japan announced Tuesday that it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other areas through March 7. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s announcement of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan plans to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

The Aichi Prefectural Election Administration Commission announced on Feb. 1 that about 80% of some 430,000 signatures collected in a campai ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka stepped up her preparations for the Australian Open by powering past Alize Cornet 6-2 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Gippsland Trophy warm-up tournament in Melbourne on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

World No.3 Naomi Osaka extended her winning streak to 12 after settling her nerves to defeat Alizé Cornet at the Gippsland Trophy. ( read original story ...)

President Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and was working closely with the International Olympic Committee ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions for another month on Tuesday, seeking to keep the upper hand over a COVID-19 outbreak even as daily case numbers begin to edge ... ( read original story ...)

The world's democracies would risk pushing Myanmar into the arms of China if their response to the coup closes channels for communication with the Southeast Asian country's powerful generals, Japan's ... ( read original story ...)