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Japan

US warns against travel to Japan, even for vaccinated people

With the Olympics just two months away, Tokyo was quick to deny that there is any need to avoid travelling to Japan.

25/05/2021

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Japanese forces hold annual fire power exercise

The Japanese Self Defence Forces (JSDF) held their annual fire power exercise on Saturday

22/05/2021

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Tokyo 2020: Anti-Olympic protesters rally to demand cancellation

More than 80 percent of Japanese oppose hosting the virus-postponed Olympics this year, a new poll showed on Monday, underlining public antipathy less than 10 weeks before the Tokyo Games.

17/05/2021

Work

Working from home is here to stay for these companies

The end of commuting, more office space and a better work-life balance. Meet the companies embracing remote working and making it permanent.

11/05/2021

Japan

Pfizer/BioNTech to donate COVID jabs to athletes at Tokyo Olympics

The Olympic Games, which were scheduled to take place in 2020 but were postponed due to the pandemic, will kick off on July 23.

06/05/2021

Japan

Japan holds Tokyo Olympics test event to demonstrate safety protocols

A half marathon was held on Wednesday in Japan, as Olympics organisers hoped to show COVID-19 safety measures would ensure a safe running of the games this summer.

05/05/2021

Eco-Innovation

Is sweat the new form of renewable energy we’ve all been waiting for?

Scientists are hoping to power wearable tech using a compound naturally produced by our bodies.

04/05/2021

Japan

Organiser says Tokyo Olympics could be held without any spectators

Less than three months before they begin, the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee says the games could be held behind closed doors.

30/04/2021

Work

The COVID trend taking Japan by storm thanks to remote working

Make-up has long been a key element of female beauty routines. But in Japan, more and more men are embracing it to transform the way they look.

22/04/2021

Japan

Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in two years

Some scientists warn the long-term impact on marine life is unknown and the fishing community has voiced strong objections.

13/04/2021

Japan

COVID patient in Japan gets world's first living donor lung transplant

After the woman was free of the virus, her lungs were no longer functional or treatable, and the only option for her to live was to receive a lung transplant.

10/04/2021

Experiences

In pictures: Cherry blossom blooms around the world as spring arrives

From Japan to the Netherlands to the US, we've rounded up some of the best cherry blossom photos for you.

02/04/2021

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Crowds flock to Tokyo to see cherry blossom

The Japanese government has been calling upon the nation to refrain from holding traditional picnic parties under cherry blossoms with fluorescent tape being used to cordon off picnic spots at parks in Tokyo.

31/03/2021

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Japanese enjoy sweeping cherry blossom in spring sunshine

Japanese enjoy sweeping cherry blossom in spring sunshine

26/03/2021

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Combating the COVID-19 across borders: Japan’s multilateral approach to the global pandemic crisis

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Countries around the globe are taking comprehensive measures to respond to COVID-19, but this is a crisis that cannot be solved by nations acting alone.

26/03/2021

Japan

Torch relay for Tokyo Olympics kicks off its 121-day journey

The ceremony was closed to the public because of the fear of spreading COVID-19 but was streamed live.

25/03/2021

Green News

Satellite launched to clean up space debris orbiting the Earth

It's not just on Earth where we struggle with waste. Tonnes of rubbish is circling in space but here's the solution.

24/03/2021

Japan

Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympic Games, says IOC

Officials justified the widely-anticipated move saying the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic.

20/03/2021

Experiences

Super Mario has finally got his own theme park in Japan

Find out more from visitors to Nintendo's first-ever theme park.

19/03/2021

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Harmonious and inclusive society: Paralympian Aki Taguchi takes aim at a new target

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While the global coronavirus pandemic forced the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 to be postponed to 2021, one notable first that will occur this summer is that Tokyo will be the first city to host the Paralympic Summer Games a second time.

15/03/2021

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Innovators in Japan are developing new technologies to counter coronavirus

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As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, the world is searching for new measures that will minimize the risk of infection while allowing essential institutions such as hospitals, government, and schools to continue to function.

15/03/2021

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Robotic assistance has the potential to play a key role in the fight against COVID-19

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The coronavirus pandemic has presented enormous challenges to healthcare providers, businesses, governments, and to the general public.

15/03/2021

Spotlight

How is life getting back to normal in Fukushima 10 years after the disaster?

In partnership with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

The Kato family are farmers in Fukushima, they are one of the groups that suffered the most after the disaster 10 years ago because consumer confidence had collapsed. But now they say they don't see much apprehension over their produce and they're happy to be back home.

12/03/2021

Spotlight

Experts say Fukushima "is a completely different story" to Chernobyl

In partnership with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Authorities behind the scenes of the Fukushima nuclear plant clean-up show where they're at with decommissioning and decontaminating. Experts say it's nothing like Chernobyl.

12/03/2021

Japan

Japan tightens border controls over rise in new COVID-19 variant cases

Japan has confirmed 345 cases of the more contagious new variants.

12/03/2021

Japan

Man who lost daughter in Japan tsunami to run in Olympic torch relay

Fukushima prefecture, the area at the heart of the 2011 catastrophe, will be the starting point of this month's Olympic torch relay.

11/03/2021