Evacuees spend 1st night at home in Futaba since nuclear disaster
January 21, 2022
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Hospital beds again run low for emergency patients
January 26, 2022 In a repeat from previous infection waves, hospitals are again facing difficulties admitting emergency patients because more beds have been set aside for COVID-19 patients. But the situation appears even worse this time around.ASDF Tonga mission halted due to 3 more COVID-19 cases
January 26, 2022 Japan suspended its emergency mission to airlift relief supplies to Tonga after four Air Self-Defense Force members tested positive for COVID-19 following their dispatch to the South Pacific island nation.
FRUSTRATION MOUNTS
Omicron variant surge causing shortage of COVID-19 testing kits
January 26, 2022 The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has led to a serious shortage of COVID-19 testing kits and raised the frustration levels of health care workers and local government officials around Japan.
High court sides with journalist Ito in lawsuit over rape
January 26, 2022
Akita ranked as most ideal country area for senior citizens
January 26, 2022
Tokyo confirms 12,813 infections; records set in Kansai, Kyushu
January 25, 2022
Survey: 45% back Kishida’s effort in fighting sixth infection wave
January 25, 2022
DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS: Bush, Kaifu sought China’s positive change on human rights in 1990
January 24, 2022
Biden, Kishida agree to boost security, economic cooperation
January 22, 2022
Subsidies about to kick in to rein in ‘skyrocketing’ gas prices
January 25, 2022
Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi to unveil 2030 EV plans this week
January 24, 2022
Blue Seal ice cream chain makes moves outside Okinawa
January 24, 2022
Indonesia’s capital is sinking, polluted and now moving
January 26, 2022
Ukraine’s Japan envoy sees little chance of war, but local conflict possible
January 26, 2022
South Korea’s daily new COVID count exceeds 13,000 for first time
January 26, 2022
From the jaws of defeat, eels can escape through predators’ gills
January 22, 2022
Website owner not guilty over nonconsensual bitcoin mining
January 21, 2022
Shock waves blamed for high tidal surge after Tonga eruption
January 17, 2022
Anthology to feature Tezuka’s works from childhood years
January 20, 2022
3 unpublished plays by Shusaku Endo found in author’s museum
January 19, 2022
Baseball manga pioneer Shinji Mizushima dies at 82
January 18, 2022
Lisa’s Wanderings Around Japan/ Ushiku Buddha: Finding one’s way to the Pure Land in massive Ibaraki statue
January 25, 2022
60-meter slide to add thrill, fun to regain tourists to Osaka landmark
January 24, 2022
Kusatsu named most popular onsen resort for the 1st time
January 20, 2022
Evacuees spend 1st night at home in Futaba since nuclear disaster
January 21, 2022
NHK apologizes for false label of ‘paid protester’ against Olympics
January 10, 2022
Insect farming is booming amid demand for more sustainable food
January 21, 2022
GOHAN LAB/ Daikon radish simmered with sliced pork: Browning in pan will enhance its sweetness and aroma
January 26, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
January 21, 2022
AUTHORS ALIVE!: Writers Murata, Asai listen to each other read their own novels
December 31, 2021
African wild dogs skilled predators in sharp decline
December 24, 2021
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Haruki Murakami and other writers read from books before selected audiences at the new Haruki Murakami Library.
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.
