A 15-year-old, Disney-affiliated Thai rapper broadens the Billboard global charts’ international scope. Plus more from Germany, Japan, and others around the world.
For some of Japan’s lonely workers, COVID-19 brings a homecoming
After four years spent working and living alone, far from his family and friends, Tsuyoshi Tatebayashi packed his bags at the end of March and returned, at last, to his wife and two daughters. Like …
North Korea Condemns Japan Over Move to Revise Constitution, Calls It ‘Declaration of War on Humankind’
“The Japanese politicians’ projected constitutional revision is not merely an internal affair of a country but an international one as it is a frontal challenge to the efforts for ensuring global …
IOC chief says Olympics will be held safely despite Japan’s Covid surge
Less than 10 weeks out from the postponed start to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, organizers have promised athletes they are doing everything they can to ensure the Games take place safely.
South Korean President Must Deliver in Meeting with President Biden
South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s summit meeting with President Joe Biden on May 21 at the White House will inevitably be graded against Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s highly successful …
Myanmar’s Japanese Business Community Says Japan ‘too considerate’ to Junta
A survey reveals that almost half of Japanese business people in Myanmar want their government to impose sanctions on the military regime.
As Japan suffers another wave of COVID lockdowns and struggles to vaccinate its people, new poll shows more than 80% of citizens don’t want the Olympics to go on
Some even took to the streets of Tokyo to protest against the Games – which are set to go on even as the country grapples with COVID.
Widow charged over alleged murder of Japan’s ‘Don Juan’
The young widow of an ageing Japanese real estate mogul was charged Wednesday with murdering the self-described “Don Juan” just months into their marriage, a court official said.
One of Japan’s Top Medical Associations Wants the Olympics Canceled
The 6,000-member Tokyo Medical Practitioners’ Association is warning of a possible collapse of Japan’s medical system …
Flaw in Japan Covid vaccine booking system causes chaos
A flaw in Japan’s coronavirus inoculation programme has been exposed barely a day after the government opened a facility in Tokyo designed to speed up the country’s slow vaccine rollout. The glitch – …