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Billed as a celebration of humankind’s victory over coronavirus, Games could fall foul of pandemic for a second timeThe Olympic rings have been spruced up and are once again overlooking Tokyo Bay. Countdown clocks have been reset, telling passersby the…
Read MoreQuake strikes at a depth of 60km in the Pacific off Fukushima but no tsunami warning has been issuedA strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake has taken place off the eastern coast of Japan, but no tsunami warning has been issued, Japanese authorities have said…
Read MoreMitsuko left Japan in 1960 for a new life in North Korea. Once there, she realised she – and hundreds of others like her – could never go backIt has been six decades since Mitsuko Minakawa boarded a ferry on the Sea of Japan coast, bound for a new life…
Read MoreGrowing numbers of women ditch giri choco custom of ‘forced giving’ of gifts to senior male colleaguesShifting gender politics and the coronavirus have combined to spell the possible end of the Japanese Valentine’s Day custom of women giving chocolates…
Read MoreDealing with Covid in Japan has already placed huge strain on medical workers, experts warnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Tokyo 2020 Olympics could place an intolerable strain on Japanese health workers who are already …
Read MoreNew study highlights how events in one region can create a domino effect felt thousands of miles awayLast year California suffered its worst series of wildfires, including five of the most destructive six fires on record, all driven by unseasonal winds…
Read MoreYoshiro Mori had insisted for days he would not quit but Japanese media say he will step down amid a growing tide of anger over his remarksThe president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, is expected to resign after derogato…
Read MoreYuriko Koike says attending meeting with under-fire Games chief would not send positive messageThe governor of Tokyo has said she will not attend a key meeting of Olympic officials next week, as the row over sexist comments made by the head of the 2020…
Read MoreJapan has secured 144m shots of the vaccine, but it does not have enough of the specialised syringes to be able to draw six shots from each vialCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of people in Japan will not receive Pfi…
Read MoreHead of organising committee in Japan, Yoshiro Mori, under pressure to step down as anger grows The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has condemned derogatory remarks about women by the head of the Tokyo 2020 Games organising committee, Yoshiro Mor…
Read MoreSchemes are in development from Sweden to China, but there are fears around transmission and social unrestCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt is the question being asked with increasing urgency around the world, at least in c…
Read MoreJapanese beer company effectively ‘empowers’ junta through its joint ventures, rights group saysMyanmar coup: health workers at 70 hospitals join civil disobedience campaignHuman rights groups have urged Japanese brewing giant Kirin, the multinational …
Read MoreCountries have adopted different rules on business activity, education, socialising and travelCurfews and lockdowns Restrictions have largely been relaxed in most of Brazil’s 26 states, although several continue to limit opening hours for bars, restaur…
Read MoreThe 48-year-old reportedly told police she was worried she would be forced to move out of the flat she shared with her mother A Japanese woman who said she hid her mother’s corpse in a freezer in her apartment for a decade told police she feared evicti…
Read MoreWith a vaccine-hesitant public and jabs yet to begin, there are fears immunisations are off the paceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan was among the first countries to report cases of Covid-19 after the world was alerted …
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