In a bid to list spirits Japanese cheerleaders danced and cheered on commuters outside a Tokyo rail station ahead of a Covid-19 lockdown. “Let’s go, fight!”...
Non-resident foreign nationals barred until February amid concern about new virus strain
There were more than 13,000 Japanese firms based in ASEAN and more than 200,000 Japanese workers working in Southeast Asia in 2019. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide...
Japan and Thailand are the two progressive countries in Asia that have reliable diplomatic relations and strong economic ties. Tokyo and Bangkok had quite a problematic...
Although most forms of gambling are illegal in Japan, Japanese people love casino gaming and sports betting. Some sorts of gambling are held under particular laws...
Japan’s Yoshihide Suga, has won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s nomination to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Paving the way for him to become prime...
Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he was resigning because of recurring health issues. “I cannot be prime minister if I cannot make...
A Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected “Smart Mask” that can transmit messages and translate eight languages. The white plastic “Smart Mask” fits over...
With the continued growth of the online gambling site industry, more and more players heading online in search of entertainment. Some nations have been more receptive...
The Japanese Government is offering the anti-influenza drug Avigan for free to countries seeking to treat Covid-19 coronavirus patients. The flu drug Avigan will be made...
Despite its proximity to China, Japan hasn’t seen the massive outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus that has shut down Europe and North America. What are the...
The health ministry confirmed the case was the first in Japan where a patient tested positive for coronavirus for a second time. Especially after being discharged...
Dozens more people on the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan have been quarantined after tested positive for the coronavirus. Thousands of passengers remained confined to...
Deaths from the coronavirus rose to 490 in mainland China on Wednesday while new cases on a Japanese cruise ship, in Hong Kong and in Thailand...
Japanese health authorities have quarantined the cruise ship Diamond Princess carrying 3,500 people over the treat of the coronavirus. Testing was ordered on the passengers after...
Japanese lawyer Takashi Takano said on his blog Carlos Ghosn was questioned an average of seven hours a day without a lawyer present.
It is unclear how Ghosn avoided the tight surveillance he was under in Japan and showed up in Lebanon. An escape that caused a huge loss...
The storm, which the government said could be the strongest to hit Tokyo, Japan since 1958. It brought record-breaking rainfall in many areas, including the popular...
There have also been reports of bad behavior, including tourists chasing geisha's and their apprentices with cameras in the streets of Kyodo.
Japan has raised defense spending by a tenth over the past seven years to counter military advances by China and Pyongyang. Including defenses against North Korean...
