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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

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

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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

Japan

Fukushima: Japan marks 10th anniversary while still recovering

More than 18,000 people died in the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Japan's northeastern coast on March 11, 2011.

11/03/2021

Japan

Euroviews. How we rose from Fukushima disaster with a renewables vision | View

On Thursday (March 11) it's 10 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.

10/03/2021

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10 years of decontamination - How the Japanese are handling Fukushima

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10 years ago, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, one of the largest in the world, was partially destroyed by a tsunami. Many inhabitants fled and a race against the clock to decommission and decontaminate began. But what's it like today?

09/03/2021

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10 years later: Tohoku’s recovery and resilience together with the world

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On a cold Friday afternoon, life for millions in Japan would be changed in the span of just a few minutes. On March 11, 2011, northeastern Japan was struck by one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history.

08/03/2021

Japan

Japanese billionaire seeks eight creatives for paid-for moon flight

Yusaku Maezawa and his guests could become the first lunar voyagers since the last Apollo mission in 1972.

03/03/2021

Japan

Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president

Seiko Hashimoto was named as president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee in Japan, where women are still rare in the boardrooms and positions of political power.

18/02/2021

Japan

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries

The late rollout will make it impossible to reach so-called "herd immunity" against the virus before the Olympics begin in July, experts say.

17/02/2021

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Japan: Frozen fun in Shikaoi ice village as winter festival kicks off

The annual winter festival on Lake Shikaribetsu in the town of Shikaoi kicked off on Friday.

13/02/2021

Japan

Tokyo 2020 president resigns over derogatory comments about women

Yoshiro Mori had initially refused to step down but conceded on Friday after more than a week of non-stop criticism.

12/02/2021

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Protesters call for Tokyo to act over military coup in Myanmar

The coup came earlier this week as the country's new parliament was set to sit for the first time following elections last year.

03/02/2021

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Tokyo: Japan's city garden

In partnership with Tokyo Metropolitan Government

In this edition of Transforming Tokyo, we look at how nature projects are turning Japan's capital into a city full of rooftop gardens, parks and green zones.

28/01/2021

Japan

Tokyo 2020: Japan rebuffs claims Olympics Games will be cancelled

A majority of the Japanese think the Olympic Games in the capital should be postponed again or cancelled amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

22/01/2021

Experiences

Japan is now offering virtual tours to locked down travellers

Now you can marvel at Japanese art and sightsee without stepping foot in the Asian country.

21/01/2021

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Japan: Priests pour icy water over themselves as part of annual ritual

The annual ritual, called Daikan Misogi, is held at the coldest time of the year, based on a traditional lunisolar calendar.

20/01/2021