カテゴリー: Japan
Seventy-five years after the US president’s decision opened the nuclear age, Clifton Daniel is still grappling with his legacyTo many Americans, he was the commander-in-chief who had the mettle to end the second world war quickly and save countless liv…
Coronavirus live news: Tokyo sees new daily record cases; numbers climb in France, Spain and Germany
Vietnam reports biggest jump in cases; Brazil’s Bolsonaro treated for infection; WHO says ‘young people’ behind some spikesLockdown tightened in parts of northern EnglandUS economy suffers worst quarter since the second world war French and Spanish cas…
State of Victoria reports 723 new cases and 13 deaths; US deaths pass 150,000; Japan lifts ban on re-entry or some foreign residentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAustralia has reported a record rise in coronavirus infectio…
More than a dozen ‘black rain’ plaintiffs died during legal battle to prove people living further away also suffered radiation exposure in 1945A court in Japan has for the first time recognised dozens of people who were exposed to radioactive “black ra…
Pair of bronze statues shows a male figure kneeling and bowing before a ‘comfort woman’ in South KoreaJapan has reacted angrily to statues in South Korea that appear to depict the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, prostrating himself before a young …
The US embassy in Seoul has posted a video on Twitter of Harry Harris visiting a barbershop to remove his moustache months after his facial hair became the subject of unusual criticism. The US ambassador says he shaved it off because of the summer heat…
Dining out banned in Hong Kong; biggest daily rise in cases in China since April; first local transmission of virus in Vietnam in monthsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina, Australia and Hong Kong have all reported rising …
Xi has stifled dissent at home and is increasingly willing for China to assert itself abroad Earlier this week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a rare meeting in Beijing with business leaders. Admitting that the Covid-19 pandemic had a “huge impact” on …
Kabukicho is far quieter than usual but is being accused of fuelling a coronavirus second waveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe arrival of dusk is normally the cue for Tokyo’s biggest red-light district to spring to life. …
Canberra downplays the ‘unplanned interactions’ amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between two countriesAustralian warships have encountered China’s navy in the disputed South China Sea at a time of heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countrie…
Surge in cases forces the government to create an exclusion zone around the capital and pay out for cancellationsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA government-sponsored campaign to revive domestic tourism in Japan has begun i…
Public enthusiasm for next year’s Games is waning, as city believes Covid-19 infections will ‘flare up’ if it pushes aheadCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThis Wednesday the reset Olympic countdown clock will show there are 3…
Country becomes third in world to reach figure; alarming peak in French region of BrittanyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has become the third country to record more than 1m coronavirus infections, following the US and…
Concerns about a turf war in Kobe prompts police to seek legislation to halt traditional handoutPolice in Japan are planning to deprive children of their trick-or-treat goodies this Halloween – but only because the gifts come from members of the countr…