Dropping the mask-wearing request is one of the last steps Japan’s government is taking in easing Covid-19 rules in public places as it tries to expand business and other activity.
Kenzaburo Oe of Japan, Nobel Prize-winning writer of darkly poetic novels, dies at 88
Nobel winner Kenzaburo Oe, whose novels were built from memories of Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died.
Japan’s Nobel Prize-winner Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88 -publisher
Kenzaburo Oe, who won Japan its second Nobel Prize for literature with books about pacifism and his disabled son, and used his fame to protest both nuclear weapons and power, died on March 3 due to old age,
Japan’s Kenzaburo Oe, awarded Nobel for poetic fiction, dies
Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88.
Masks stay put in Japan as 3-year request to wear them ends
Japan on Monday dropped its request for people to wear masks after three years, but hardly anything changed in the country that has had an extremely high regard for their effectiveness at anti-virus …
Mask-free Monday comes to Japan as government eases COVID guidelines
The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday as the amusement park and much of Japan relaxes face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam’s VPBank near US$1.4bil stake sale to SMFG unit
HANOI: Vietnam Prosperity JSC Bank is in the final stages of a deal to sell a 15% stake to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) Inc for about US$1.4bil (RM6.3bil), according to people …
North Korea fires at least 1 submarine-launched missile, South Korea says
North Korea fired at least one unidentified missile from a submarine off the coast in the waters of the Sea of Japan, South Korean officials said.
Noma Is About to Pop Up in Japan. It’s Worth Thinking About What That Means for Locals.
Noma may have shocked the world with the announcement that it would be closing its doors at the end of 2024, but it’s still on track to open a pop-up in Japan in a few days. While the event may get …
Tech war: China’s position in global chip supply chain to weaken as South Korea closely aligns its interests with Japan and US, analysts say
China’s standing in the international semiconductor supply chain could be on shaky ground once trading partner South Korea closely aligns its interests with the United States and Japan, according to …