Tag: Japan

When it was announced that Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympics, Kunitoshi Abe was thrilled. Coming from a small mountain town in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture known for its “onsen”, or hot spring …

The British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and its strike group will visit Japanese ports in September for joint exercises, defense ministers from Japan and Britain said Tuesday as the two …

The Ugandan weightlifter who went missing from a pre-Olympic training camp on Friday in Japan has been found. The Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) announced on Friday that Julius Sekitoleko had left …

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Dean Mouhtaropoulos/GettyThe Ugandan weightlifter who disappeared in Japan after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics last week has been found.Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, left a note ahead of his …

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Tuesday it agreed to supply an additional 50 million doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine to Japan. Takeda CEO Christophe Weber had said in May that talks were …

Another much lauded (and colorful) opening: the world’s first Super Nintendo World, an addition to Universal Studios Japan. The themed area’s whimsical attractions—including question blocks that you …

Find out why Hokkaido, Japan is on TIME’s 2021 list of the World’s Greatest Places …

Toyota will have a subdued role at the Olympics in Japan this year, despite being one of the event’s biggest sponsors.