Japan

Insights 02/16/22, 11:28

Japanese athlete Ayumi Hirano, a new gold medalist in the men’s snowboard at the Beijing Winter Olympics, was calling for better refereeing criteria. He said participants were "putting their lives on the line" for the Games, but the scores were not accurate.  According to AFP, Hirano said, “We want to have ...

China 02/12/22, 09:28

According to Chinese-language media Da Ji Yuan, Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" Taipei branch director Akio Yaita said that after Taiwan lifts the ban on Fukushima food imports, Taiwan-Japan relations will be more stable, and China is the only one left in the world to reject Japanese food. And the most unhappy ...

Inspired Stories 01/04/22, 14:52

The world's oldest living person just celebrated 119 years old on Jan. 2. Kane Tanaka from Japan was born in 1903. She now resides in a nursing facility in Fukuoka prefecture. Her family claims she stayed curious and kept her mind and body healthy by doing math. Junko Tanaka tweeted about her ...

China 12/20/21, 14:43

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made it clear on Dec. 16 that he has no intention of attending the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, The Epoch Times reported. In its response, Kong Xuanyou—Chinese Ambassador to Japan—asked Tokyo to support its Olympic games. Kong said that the Beijing Winter Olympics are being "used by ...

China 12/14/21, 21:17

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, and focuses on investment management. The Group primarily invests in companies operating in the technology, energy, and financial sectors. SoftBank has reported losses due to its investment in Chinese firms like Alibaba and DiDi Chuxing, the Chinese ...

China 12/05/21, 23:12

China responded swiftly and defiantly after the former Japanese Prime Minister urged the U.S. and its allies to defend Taiwan. Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday, Dec. 1, stated at a virtual forum that "a Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency, and therefore an emergency for the Japan-U.S. alliance."  Grilling ...

World 12/03/21, 15:36

After imposing a ban on upcoming international flight reservations, Japan announced a retraction on Wednesday, Dec. 1. The ban faced criticism, with many Japanese considering it an exaggeration. The prohibition has forced international airlines carriers to halt bookings for flights arriving in Japan till the year-end as an urgent preventive measure ...

China 11/21/21, 14:58

Japan passed an economic stimulus package on Friday, Nov. 19 that comprises a supplementary budget of more than 700 billion yen (US $6.12 billion) for defense only, according to Reuters.  The extra sum represents approximately 50% over the previous high, set in fiscal 2018, per Reuters. With this addition, the entire ...

World 10/26/21, 18:26

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a controversial robot by inserting lab-grown neurons from live rat cells to train artificial neural networks to acquire thinking skills and perform complex tasks, according to the Daily Mail. This is the first time lab-grown cells from living cells have been used to train artificial ...

World 10/22/21, 18:21

Tremors at Mount Suribachi, one of Japan's most dangerous volcanoes, have brought up more than two dozen sunken ghost ships from the seabed to the western part of Iwo Jima island. These transport vessels were captured by the U.S. Navy during the last days of the epic World War II battle of ...

World 10/19/21, 15:12

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu announced that his country would strengthen anti-aircraft and anti-missile defenses, following news that the communist Chinese regime had tested a hypersonic missile. Hirokazu also referred to the Chinese regime, noting that its military expansionism by sea and air is of concern to neighboring countries and ...

News 09/08/21, 06:48

A third person had died in Japan after being administered with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that came from one of the recalled contaminated batches, Japan authorities confirmed Monday, Sept. 6.  The man, 49, died on August 12 after receiving his second shot a day prior, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor ...

News 09/04/21, 00:19

On the first day of September, Japan reported the arrival of the Mu COVID-19 strain in its country.   The Mu variant, also known as B.1.621, was categorized into the World Health Organization (WHO)’s list of “variants of interest” on Aug. 30. Japan’s health ministry announced there were two patients infected with the ...

News 09/02/21, 03:46

On Tuesday, August 31, Japan announced more batches of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were suspended over the detection of contaminants, making it the fourth time in a week for such incidents. According to Reuters, the new Moderna vial incident was reported by a pharmacist in Kanagawa, a coastal prefecture residing south of ...

News 08/31/21, 15:57

Japanese authorities announced the suspension of another one million doses of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Moderna vaccines after growing concerns about contaminated batches in different regions of the Asian country.  According to Reuters, two regions in Japan announced the temporary suspension of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday after "foreign substances" ...

World 08/30/21, 03:50

Two days after Japan announced the suspension of 1.6 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines due to contamination reports, the country accounted for two deaths from Moderna recipients on Saturday, Aug. 28.  Japan's health ministry revealed that the two patients in their 30s died days after receiving one of the Moderna shots belonging ...

News 08/26/21, 15:46

On Thursday, August 26, Japan announced that it had stopped distributing 1.63 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses over reports of possible contamination.  On August 16, the health ministry reported a batch of nearly 560,000 vials had some doses with impurities. The Japanese government received notice of the issue this Wednesday. According to ...

World 08/15/21, 20:07

Yoshihide Suga promised to do everything in his power to keep the horrors of war from ever happening again on Aug. 15. The prime minister made the remarks on the 76th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat. "Since the end of the war, Japan has consistently walked the path of ...

World 07/30/21, 18:40

On Friday, July 30, Japan declared that its coronavirus state of emergency would expand to four more places besides Tokyo as COVID-19 cases continue to spike fast as the Summer Game is rolling.  Three of the prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, and Chiba, together with the western city of ...

World 07/28/21, 03:27

On Tuesday, July 27, only days after the Olympics began, Tokyo announced the greatest number of new COVID-19 cases. Citizens were asked to stay away from non-essential activities, but the Games would not be suspended, said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. “There is no worry about that,” Suga said when asked if ...