カテゴリー: Japan
Toshihiro Nikai’s comments are at odds with the united front presented by the Japanese governmentA senior member of Japan’s ruling party has said that cancelling the Tokyo Olympics “remains an option” if the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen.“If…
Yoshihide Suga will travel to meet Joe Biden amid growing international condemnation of Beijing’s human rights abuses China is expected to dominate talks between Joe Biden and the Japanese prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, in Washington on Friday amid gr…
Fukushima plant operator Tepco suffers blow to plans to resume at its only operable atomic facility The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been prevented from restarting its only operable atomic facility after a series of safety breach…
The century-old temple clock has come back to life when an aftershock of the 2011 quake hit the regionFor almost 10 years, the clock hanging in Bunshun Sakano’s temple was a reminder of the day nature’s force came close to destroying his community.The …
Japan has announced it will dump 1m tonnes of contaminated water into the ocean, sparking controversyFukushima: Japan announces it will dump contaminated water into seaJapan’s decision to release more than 1m tonnes of treated radioactive water from th…
TV commentators ‘could hardly speak’ as 29-year-old becomes first Japanese man to win a majorHideki Matsuyama has recorded one of Japan’s greatest international sporting successes after winning the US Masters golf , months before Tokyo is scheduled to …
Hong Kong tells AstraZeneca not to deliver doses as it looks for alternatives; Covax says India legally obliged to supply jabs after country restricted exportsAlmost all Dutch-made doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will stay in EUCovid plan for England: tri…
Diplomats from three countries said they ‘shared their concerns’ about Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmesThe United States, Japan and South Korea have promised “concerted trilateral cooperation” towards the denuclearisation of North K…
At the Interpets fair in Tokyo about 300 exhibitors will present their products to business visitors and pet lovers Continue reading…
Japan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since records began nearly 70 years ago, with experts saying climate change is the likely cause Continue reading…
Peak bloom reached on 26 March in Kyoto and experts say impact of global warming is to blameJapan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since formal records began nearly 70 years ago,…
Suicide rates among Japanese women rose sharply during the pandemic, prompting calls for support for low-income householdsThe coronavirus had barely begun its surge across the globe when Ayako Sato was told that the nursery where she worked would tempo…
Projectiles are believed to have landed in the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zoneNorth Korea test fired two ballistic missiles early on Thursday, in the biggest challenge so far to Joe Biden’s attempts to engage the regime over its nuclear wea…
Volunteers searching for the remains of those killed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa demand Japan’s defence ministry call a halt to workMillions of cubic metres of soil due to be used to build a controversial US airbase on the Japanese island of Okinawa …