Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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Kono to oversee entire vaccine effort against COVID-19
January 19, 2021 Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has put administrative reform minister Taro Kono in charge of the formidable task of vaccinating the population against COVID-19.Funding law for areas home to nuclear plants eyed for renewal
January 19, 2021 The central government plans to extend by 10 years a soon-to-sunset law that allows extra financial assistance to jurisdictions housing nuclear power plants--its first time up for renewal since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
PUNITIVE REVISIONS
COVID-19 bills to impose fines,
prison terms for noncompliance
Tokyo infections top 1,000; virus hits hospital, prison in area
January 19, 2021
Tokyo confirmed 12 new serious COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to a
Japan reports 1st likely community transmission of virus variant
January 19, 2021
Suga promises to quell pandemic early as health crisis worsens
January 18, 2021
Stung by heavy criticism for his administration's slow response to the
Moon ‘honestly bewildered’ by ruling in favor of ‘comfort women’
January 18, 2021
Japan’s big three carriers drop prices but plans roughly the same
January 14, 2021
All three of Japan’s major mobile carriers are launching new,
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing’s operating profit beats pre-pandemic level
January 14, 2021
Historians describe the Nomonhan Incident, a little-known 1939 Japan-Soviet border conflict, as the starting point of World War II.
A mother of two sons recounts the days when she lived with the novel coronavirus.
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration.
Let’s explore the Japanese capital from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities with Barry Joshua Grisdale.
