Japan weighs lifting Tokyo's coronavirus emergency May 25
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed Thursday that the state of emergency remains in place for metropolitan Tokyo and Hokkaido, while that status will now be lifted for Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, Nikkei Asian Review …
When and where will international tourists return?
Some countries are gradually beginning to unshackle themselves from lockdown
Moon is not what it seems to be
New research is challenging the image of a “dry” Moon. Many astronomers believe our lone satellite is devoid of volatile elements such as carbon, which would have burned off in the superheated collision between Earth and a …
Cat given by Putin to a Japanese governor isolated over COVID-19
Mir, the Siberian cat, gifted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to governor of Japan’s Akita prefecture Norihisa Satake in February 2012, was put into house quarantine, because these animals are also …
Military spending hits highest level in a decade
For the first time, two Asian countries were among the top three with China and India
Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled in 2021?
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo that had to be postponed by one year might need to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic is not dealt with by summer 2021, head of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee Yoshiro Mori said in an …
6 Legendary Lost Treasures of World War II
Human fossils, an amber room and a Raphael masterpiece all went missing during WWII
Govt-issued face mask delivery begins in Tokyo
The distribution of cloth face masks from the Japanese government to every household in the country in an effort to fight the novel coronavirus began in Tokyo, Nippon.com reported. Post office mail delivery personnel in Setagaya Ward, …
Japan expands COVID-19 emergency nationwide
apanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expanded a state of emergency due to the coronavirus to cover the whole country to stem the growing spread of the disease, Gulf News reported. The declaration allows regional governors to …
Counting the cost of Tokyo's Olympic delay
The Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021 last week as the coronavirus outbreak deepened
Nikkei: G20 trade ministers to hold emergency video conference
Group of 20 trade ministers will hold an emergency video conference on Monday to discuss cooperation on supply chains, the Nikkei business daily reported. They are likely to confirm cooperation to maintain and strengthen supply chains …
New Tokyo Olympic date to be set in three weeks
The International Olympic Committee will set dates for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in about three weeks, a source familiar with the matter said. According to the source, the IOC may decide to hold the games in spring as requested by …
Coronavirus: to wear or not to wear face mask?
Coronavirus: Why some countries wear face masks and others don't
U.S. urges Tokyo Olympics to be postponed
The Olympic Committee of the United States urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to a later date due to the current novel coronavirus pandemic, the organization said. "To that end, …
Japan’s PM: Tokyo Olympics can be postponed
The option of postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games set to be held in Tokyo this summer is possible if it is difficult to hold the Games as usual, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a parliamentary session on …
G7 leaders to discuss coronavirus spread via video link today
The leaders of G7 countries will hold a teleconference on March 16 to discuss the spread of the novel coronavirus in the world, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. "I have recently held telephone talks with …
Asia has little hope of economic recovery in 2020
Coronavirus, oil shock, weakened central banks all bode ill for struggling region
2020 Tokyo Olympics could be postponed due to coronavirus
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics would most likely be postponed by one or two years, due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, member of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee's executive board Haruyuki Takahashi told The Wall Street Journal. …
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