カテゴリー: Japan
The 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…
With 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 …
Experts warn fatalities could rise sharply and call for state of emergency to be extendedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHospitals in Covid-hit regions of Japan are on the brink of collapse, medical experts have warned, as t…
Rise in July to October, particularly among women and children, contrasts with decline in first waveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSuicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly…
Japanese poll on Wednesday finds just 16% think Games should go ahead this year but Tokyo committee chief says preparations will continueCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, Y…
Miho Imada has won international acclaim as a tôji, or master brewer of the traditional Japanese tippleAs a child, Miho Imada promised herself she would never perform “women’s work” to support her family’s sake brewery. She saw how her mother juggled l…
Young adults gathered in Japan to celebrate reaching 20, the age at which they can drink alcohol, smoke and get married without parental approval, although many events were cancelled due to coronavirus fears Continue reading…
Heavy snow has swept across the Hokuriku region of Japan, bringing traffic to a standstill, damaging electricity cables and leaving more than 100 vehicles stranded.Weather officials warned that some parts of Hokuriku could experience three times m…
Animal killed with what appeared to be exploding harpoon, after one ‘half-hearted’ attempt to free itAnimal welfare campaigners have condemned the killing of a trapped minke whale off the coast of Taiji, a town in Japan best known for its annual dolphi…
IOC’s Dick Pound voices concern after host city declared state of emergency due to third wave of coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDick Pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee, has said he “can…
Japan denounces ruling as ‘unacceptable’ as row over sexual enslavement of women in the second world war enters new chapterJapan has denounced as “utterly unacceptable” a South Korean court ruling ordering it to pay damages to women who were sexually e…
Record number of coronavirus cases reported sparking fears hospitals will be overwhelmedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has declared a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area afte…
Animal rights groups demand animal’s release but locals claim its size and strong currents are making it hard to freeAnimal rights campaigners have demanded the immediate release of a minke whale that has been trapped for more than two weeks in nets in…
Runaway success of the story of Tanjiro – a boy who shows remarkable resilience in the face of obstacles – comes despite the coronavirus pandemicNot even a pandemic has been able to stop an animated film set a century ago from becoming Japan’s highest-…
Norway extends UK travel ban; Japan refuses arrivals from South Africa; Turkey requires all arrivals to provide proof of negative test Japan and France report cases of coronavirus variant found in UKSee all our coronavirus coverageSouth Korea has poste…