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Karaoke spreading coronavirus in Japan
A rash of Japanese coronavirus clusters linked to daytime karaoke sessions by the elderly, including several linked to 93 cases in one…
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo, no tsunami warning – NHK
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck in central Japan's Ibaraki prefecture north of Tokyo at 4:56 a.m. local time (1956…
Japan asks for small VIP delegations to Olympics amid pandemic
Kyodo / Reuters - Japan has asked nations sending their heads of state or government to this summer's Olympics and Paralympics to…
Japan mulls 50% cap on Olympics spectators
TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - Japan is considering limiting spectators for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics to 50% of venue capacity…
Myanmar’s first satellite held by Japan on space station after coup
Myanmar’s first satellite is being held on board the International Space Station following the Myanmar coup, while Japan’s space agency and a…
Ten years on, Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster
With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan on Thursday mourned about 20,000 victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami…
Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics, Kyodo says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has decided to stage this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about…
Japan COVID-19 inoculations hit by vaccine, syringe shortages
Japan's COVID-19 inoculation campaign is moving at a glacial pace, hampered by a lack of supply and a shortage of specialty syringes…
Fukushima operator completes removal of second set of spent fuel rods
Tepco, the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima atomic plant, said it had successfully removed spent uranium fuel from a damaged reactor building…
Toyota develops fuel cell system to cut carbon footprint
Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it has developed a packaged fuel cell system module, as it hopes to expand its usage…
Fujifilm to restart clinical trial of Avigan to treat COVID-19
Fujifilm Holdings Corp will restart a clinical trial in Japan of its antiviral drug Avigan for the treatment of COVID-19, the Nikkei…
Japan finds new COVID-19 strain
Japan confirmed a new variant of COVID-19 presenting new challenges as the country tries to overcome a third wave of the pandemic.…