A Japanese court reviewed a decision barring the operation of Shikoku Electric Power’s nuclear power plant. The change of verdict becomes a victory for the PM’s efforts to revive the paused atomic en...
Japan's top official announced that his government consider the new scheme of the health certificates for international travel. As The Japan Times reports, the prime minister says it is too early to ...
Japan remembers how the powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown traumatised a nation ten years ago, The Japan Times reports. To mark the decade since the tragedy, the country falls s...
The Japanese supercomputer is able to model potential flooding caused by tsunamis, in an attempt to improve a region's safety, The Springwise has learned. Fugaku, the world’s fastest supercomputer...
Japan's health ministry has discovered a new variant of COVID-19, Asia Nikkei reports. The new strain may be more contagious than conventional options, and if it continues to spread domestically, it ...
Japan'health ministry confirmed that the mass vaccination program has started with healthcare workers, DW reports. The Asian country authorized only the BioNTech-Pfizer jab so far. The Tokyo Medic...
Japanese health panel decided on Friday to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech inoculation for emergency approval. The Asian giant is expected to soon begin administering its first covid vaccines to citize...
Yoshiro Mori, President of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organising Committee, is set to resign due to his sexist comments, Reuters said. The 83-year-old Japanese official is set to resign on Frida...
Japan's foreign ministry said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters. The suspicious actions came after Beijing enacted legislation toughening its respo...
The Japanese foreign ministry hopes to revive the talks with the Russian side regarding the border archipelago. Over the decades, the issue of the South Kurils remains on the agenda of Japanese diplo...
The pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan for its COVID-19 drug, Reuters has learned. Prime minister Suga in December approved a contract to procure ...
Japan's government is expected to extend a state of emergency (SoE) on Tuesday. The extension is the needed measure to stop the spread of covid-19 for the country, which is waiting for the Olympics t...
Some Japanese restaurants have discovered a new way to curb the epidemic. They are encouraging silent dining, some offering free food to customers who silently enjoy their meals, AsiaOne reports. ...
The number of suicides reached 20 919 in Japan last year, a 3.7 percent higher than in the previous year and a record high since 2009, Asia Nikkei reports. In Japan, the women’s suicide rate incre...
Japan's prime minister Yoshihide Suga celebrated the new US leader. On Wednesday, he wrote the congratulatory message on Twitter, Nikkei Asia reports. PM Suga said he is looking forward to workin...
The Japanese prime minister Suga has reiterated his intention to welcome the upcoming Olympic Games in 2021. Despite the pandemic, Tokyo is ready to host the sports event of the global scale, the top...