With the Olympics postponed due to the coronavirus, top Japanese fencer Ryo Miyake has swapped his metal mask and foil for a bike and backpack as a Tokyo UberEats deliveryman. The 29-year-old, who won …
Virtual Cheers! Japan’s ‘Nomikai’ Goes Online for Coronavirus Time
Launched amid the mounting scare over the coronavirus, a Japanese video chat website designed for hosting virtual drinking parties has soared in popularity while bars and pubs remain shut. Nomikai, or …
Paul Hollywood Eats Japan review — the cream of strawberries and soba for a judge
Paul Hollywood Eats JapanChannel 4★★☆☆☆Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtNetflix★★★★☆Wimbledon tennis is cancelled and the great tradition of strawberries and cream eaten to the thwock of balls in SW19 has …
Haruki Murakami to host lockdown radio show in Japan
Novelist and well-known music enthusiast will present the Stay Home Special ‘to blow away some of the corona-related blues’ …
Japan sees 20% fall in number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in nine days
Japan saw a 20% fall in the number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in nine days to May 7, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Japan had 4,449 COVID-19 patients in hospitals as of May 7, down from 5 …
Key Japan indicator drops at fastest pace in nine years, signals steep recession
A key economic indicator in Japan fell at the fastest pace since 2011 in March and the government warned of a deep recession as the coronavirus crisis takes a heavy toll on business activity and …
Japan to approve its first antigen coronavirus test kits on Weds
The Japanese Health Ministry is set to approve antigen coronavirus testing kits on Wednesday, a ministry official said on Tuesday, in a move to boost the number of diagnostic tests available to battle …
Carlos Ghosn: Seven charged over Nissan boss’s escape from Japan
Turkish prosecutors have charged seven people with helping Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan boss, to flee Japan, where he had been charged with stealing $9 million from the company, Britain’s biggest …
Japan receives its first V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft
Plans to move the new aircraft to Kisarazu Air Field in northern Japan have not been delayed by restrictions on outdoor activities caused by the coronavirus pandemic, officials sa …
Japan Warns Off Chinese Coast Guard Ships Chasing Its Fishing Boat In East China Sea
Another minor skirmish took place in the tense East China Sea last Friday (May 8) when the Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) sent patrol boats and warned a group of Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ships when they …