The Japanese central government on Friday extended its coronavirus state of emergency for nine prefectures to June 20 just a little more than a month before the scheduled opening ceremony of the …
As Olympic opposition intensifies, Japan extends coronavirus state of emergency until late June
As domestic opposition to the Tokyo Olympics continues to intensify, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshide Suga extended his country’s state of emergency triggered by escalating coronavirus cases until June …
Foreign business chambers urge Japan to speed up vaccine rollout
The chambers of commerce of the United States and other advanced economies urged the Japanese government on Friday to mobilize all available resources to speed up its sluggish rollout of COVID-19 …
Backlash grows against Olympics as Japan extends state of emergency
Japan will extend the state of emergency in its biggest cities to late June, little more than a month before the Tokyo Olympics are due to take place.The decision will be announced this evening by the …
FAO in Bangladesh and Japan provides homestead vegetable kits to vulnerable people in Haor wetland communities
English News and Press Release on Bangladesh about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Epidemic; published on 28 May 2021 by FAO …
Japan considering providing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan -newspaper
The Japanese government is considering providing part of the national supply of COVID-19 vaccines secured from AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.L) to Taiwan, Japan’s Sankei newspaper reported on Friday, citing …
Coronavirus live news: India sees lowest new cases in six weeks; Japan expected to extend restrictions
Japan expected to extend Covid emergency measures in Tokyo and several other regions by three weeks; Taiwan battling spike in infections; India cases rise by 186,364, lowest since 14 April …
Japan grabs more international posts, but China is gaining fast
Japan’s push for a bigger voice at the United Nations and other global organizations has contributed to a double-digit increase in positions held by Japanese nationals, but rising Asian power China …
Japan will send a transforming robot ball to the moon to test lunar rover tech
Japan plans to deploy a baseball-sized rover to explore the moon’s surface in 2022. The Japanese company ispace will deliver the small rover to the moon for t (JAXA) using the commercial HAKUTO-R …
Japanese COVID-19 related business failures hit 1,500
Around 1,500 Japanese businesses have either declared bankruptcy or shut down due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, credit research firm Teikoku Databank said Thursday. Its latest figure, …