Japanese expert stresses importance of prior assessment on impact of Tokyo Games
Japan’s top coronavirus expert stresses the importance of prior assessment on factors that could be impacted by holding ...
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Deputy mayor helps secure coronavirus vaccine slots for local businessman
A deputy mayor in central Japan has inappropriately helped secure coronavirus vaccination slots for a local businessman ...
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Defense Ministry outsources some mass vaccination tasks to private sector
Japan’s Defense Ministry has outsourced some tasks involving mass coronavirus vaccinations planned in Tokyo and Osaka to...
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46% of Japanese public dissatisfied with Suga cabinet
An opinion poll by Nippon TV and the Yomiuri Shimbun shows that 46% of the public disapprove of the Suga Cabinet.
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State of emergency in Japan extended and expanded
Japan extends the state of emergency over the coronavirus in Tokyo and three other prefectures until the end of May and ...
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Japan to send medical equipment to India
The Japanese government decides to send medical equipment to India where the coronavirus is spreading rapidly.
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Japanese government to offer subsidies for coronavirus cancellations
The Japanese government plans to offer subsidies of up to 25 million yen each to organizers of events like concerts and ...
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Peeping filmer spotted in women's restroom in Diet building
A female Japanese lawmaker spots a peeping filmer in a women’s restroom inside a parliamentary building.
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Family of outing victim calls for laws to protect sexual minorities
The family of a gay outing victim who committed suicide in 2015 calls for legislation in Japan to protect sexual minorit...
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Japan extends crowd restrictions until end of June
The Japanese government decides to extend crowd restrictions at large-scale events throughout the country for two months...
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