News from Japan
Two nabbed in Philippines over killing of Japanese woman
Police in the Philippines have arrested two men on suspicion of killing an 82-year-old Japanese woman in the suburbs of Manila in August.The 20-year-old and ...
Fujifilm to restart clinical trial of Avigan to treat COVID-19: report
Fujifilm Holdings Corp will restart a clinical trial in Japan of its antiviral drug Avigan for the treatment of COVID-19, the Nikkei newspaper reported on ...
China Coast Guard vessels re-enter Japanese waters near the Senkakus
It was the ninth intrusion this year and the latest since a new law entered into force in China earlier this month that explicitly allows ...
Personal info compromised at 88 firms in Japan in 2020
Behind the surge in the number of cases in which information was compromised is that many companies have been rushing to promote digitalization and remote ...
As suicides rise amid the pandemic, Japan takes steps to tackle loneliness
What constitutes loneliness is a trickier question in Japan, where the overarching term "kodoku" has been used to describe both loneliness and solitude, essentially lumping ...
Fukushima rice farmers innovate to survive, 10 years after disaster
With a new local rice brand, and farmers returning to the area, the prefecture hopes to quash rumors regarding local produce.
Remote medical technology useful tool in battling pandemic in Japan
Devices such as a shirt that can gauge a patient's heart rate and a bed that tracks respiratory function are being rolled out.
Tokyo confirms 272 new COVID-19 cases
Of the people newly found positive, 54 are in their 30s, 53 in their 20s and 47 in their 40s.
Japan warns against use of unauthorized COVID-19 drugs
An increasing number of people in Japan are taking imported COVID-19 drugs that are not authorized for use in the country, prompting concern from public ...
Suga faces flak over decision not to live in PM’s official residence
Prime minister sticks to his guns despite criticism that this could make him slow to respond crises.
Japan receives second shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Japan said it had received reports of hives and chills as possible side effects of the vaccine, but there have been no reports of severe ...
Japan’s media join forces in rare show of solidarity to attack Mori over sexist remarks
Domestic reporters don't pull any punches in fallout from former Tokyo Olympic chief's cluelessness,
Matsuo Taseko: It’s myth vs. reality for Japanese nationalism
Inspired by the ‘Manyoshu,’ a peasant-poet took the Japanese capital by eloquent storm.
Line between solitude and withdrawal becomes blurred in Japan amid pandemic
More than half of the nationwide hikikomori population of 1.15 million are between 40 and 64 years old.
Japanese ASDF member dies after U.S. Air Force plane crashes near Alabama
The ministry said the Air Self-Defense Force officer, a first lieutenant in his 20s, was aboard a U.S. Air Force T-38 aircraft on a training ...
Disaster-prone Japan to step up efforts to help evacuees with pets
The Environment Ministry is preparing a checklist for local governments with a view toward making it simpler for people to find out which shelters accept ...
Tokyo reports 327 COVID-19 cases Saturday to stay below 500 for two weeks
Tokyo reported 327 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the daily count staying below 500 for the 14th consecutive day.Those age 65 or over accounted ...
Case of hives reported in one patient following COVID-19 vaccination in Japan
No serious side effects have been reported in the wake of the nation's vaccination rollout that began Wednesday.
Government and Tepco ordered to pay ¥278 million over Fukushima crisis
The ruling overturns a lower court decision that had dismissed the state's responsibility for the 2011 nuclear crisis.
Tokyo skyscraper, set to be Japan’s tallest building in 2023, to house 91 residential units
The top floor of the 330-meter-high skyscraper in Minato Ward will have a view of the capital from the same height as that of Tokyo ...