Japan lowers COVID threat level to same as flu in major policy shift

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Monday downgraded the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its expansive medical rules, marking a major… Read more

Japan’s Brave Blossoms to be added to top tier of nations

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ Rugby’s governing body is set to promote Japan’s national men’s team to its Tier 1 group of nations alongside the powerhouses of the sport, sources familiar… Read more

Japan’s Brave Blossoms to be added to top tier of nations

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ Rugby’s governing body is set to promote Japan’s national men’s team to its Tier 1 group of nations alongside the powerhouses of the sport, sources familiar… Read more

Kids and social media: Here are tips for concerned parents

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ When it comes to social media, families are seeking help. With ever-changing algorithms pushing content at children, parents are seeing their kids’ mental health suffer, even… Read more

Kishida tells South Koreans his ‘heart hurts’ over pain caused by occupation

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his “heart hurts” when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in a… Read more

80% in Japan oppose tax hike plan to cover defense outlay: poll

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ A total of 80 percent of respondents to a Kyodo News poll said they are against possible tax hikes to finance Japan’s substantial defense buildup plan,… Read more

Japan’s ‘sherpa’ key negotiator for G7 summit success

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ With less than a month until the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, a senior Japanese diplomat has been intensifying preparations with other countries as a… Read more

Hotels’ part-time job offers surge as inbound tourism recovers

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ The number of job offers in Japan’s hotel industry increased over 20-fold in the January-March quarter from a year before, as inbound tourism recovered from the… Read more

Golf: Yuri Yoshida wins 1st Japan women’s major title

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ Yuri Yoshida managed a 1-over 73 in Sunday’s rain-hit final round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup to win Japan’s first women’s golf major of… Read more

What will the Artemis moon base look like?

Tokyo, 08 May, /AJMEDIA/ The next time NASA goes to the moon, it intends to stay. Under the Artemis program, the U.S. space agency plans to maintain a human presence,… Read more