Kyodo News reporter briefly detained by Russia
January 28, 2020
Moscow–Kyodo News said Monday that a reporter of the Japanese news agency who contacted a Russian official in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok as part of reporting activities was briefly detained by Russian security authorities on Dec. 25
Tokyo Games depriving locals of opportunities for sports, biz events
January 27, 2020
Tokyo–Renovation work to turn facilities in the Tokyo metropolitan area into venues for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics has been making it difficult for people and companies to find places for sporting and business events. Renovation work began in
TOKYO REPORT: Foreigners urged to be aware of drone rules in Japan
January 27, 2020
Tokyo–Japanese authorities are introducing a variety of measures to prevent the wrongful use of drones, which has been increasing, due to unfamiliarity with regulations among users, especially tourists from abroad. Under the civil aeronautics law, a drone of 200 grams
Coronavirus outbreak takes toll on Japan tourism industry
January 27, 2020
Tokyo–Japan’s tourism industry is bracing for the effects of China’s ban on overseas group tours introduced on Monday in the wake of the outbreak of pneumonia blamed on a new strain of coronavirus. The travel ban came as China’s Lunar
Abe says no request from Trump over casinos
January 27, 2020
Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he has never received any request from U.S. President Donald Trump over Tokyo’s plan to introduce casinos in Japan. At a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, Abe said he held
Japan to designate new pneumonia as specified disease
January 27, 2020
Tokyo–Japan will designate pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus that is spreading mainly in China as a specified infectious disease, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday. The government plans to make the move at a cabinet meeting Tuesday,
Fukuda wins 4th term as Iwakuni mayor
January 27, 2020
Yamaguchi–Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda, who calls for the western Japan city’s coexistence with a U.S. military base, won a fourth straight four-year term as its leader in Sunday’s election. Fukuda, 49, who ran in the mayoral poll as an independent,
(Update) Japan confirms 4th case of new coronavirus
January 27, 2020
Tokyo–Japan’s health ministry said Sunday that it has confirmed the country’s fourth case of infection with a new type of coronavirus that has caused a number of people to develop pneumonia in China. The fourth patient is a man in
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