While parts of the Northeast U.S. were getting buried by more than three feet (or around a meter) of snow earlier this week, the high terrain of Japan dealt with about twice that much. Extreme …
Japan: Snow traps 1,000 drivers in frozen traffic jam
Rescuers are trying to free more than 1,000 vehicles which have been stranded on a highway overnight after a heavy snow storm struck Japan. Self-defence forces distributed food, fuel and blankets to …
Japan snowstorm: 1,000 people stuck overnight in 9-mile traffic jam
More than 1,000 people in Japan spent Thursday night stuck on a highway in their cars, waiting out a traffic jam with little food or water during a heavy snowstorm.
Japan councilwomen says ouster shows gender bias in politics
A councilwoman who was ousted from the town assembly in a famous Japanese hot springs resort after accusing the mayor of sexual assault said Friday her case highlights the problems …
Women in Japan are ‘crushed’, says councillor ousted after alleging sexual assault
Record snowfall in Japan forces hundreds of drivers to sleep in their cars
Self-defence forces called out to provide food, blankets and fuel to motorists after sudden snowfall …
Pfizer applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval in Japan
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan of its COVID-19 vaccine, which is already being administered in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Japan raises growth forecast for next fiscal year as stimulus helps recovery from Covid
The Japanese government now expects the economy to grow 4.0% in price-adjusted real terms in the next fiscal year starting April 2021.
Bank Of Japan Extends Virus-linked Lending Programme
The Bank of Japan extended an emergency virus-related lending programme but kept its monetary easing policy unchanged Friday, as the country faces a record spike in new Covid-19 cases. In May, the …
Takashi Oka, Journalist Who Interpreted Japan for U.S., Dies at 96
A former war crimes trial interpreter, he was the first native-born Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times and a longtime correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor.