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Japan toughens Covid-19 travel curbs as Omicron drives record coronavirus cases
Japan's quasi-emergency measures, as they are called, permit governors to limit mobility and business activities, by shortening the operating hours of bars and restaurants and barring sales of alcohol.
Updated on Jan 19, 2022 04:18 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Tokyo
Japan, Singapore passports most powerful; Afghanistan, Iraq weakest: Check list
In topping the list, Japan and Singapore retained their joint top spot from the previous index, while the respective positions of Afghanistan and Iraq, too, stayed unchanged. India, meanwhile, jumped 7 spots to 83.
Published on Jan 12, 2022 12:20 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Japan’s Kishida vows tight borders, faster boosters for elderly
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan would bring forward booster shots for elderly people and maintain tight border controls as it tries to slow the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Published on Jan 04, 2022 01:58 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Three planes to fly potatoes to ease Japan's french-fries deficiency
Japan's McDonald joints are being forced to ration fries as supply shortage hits the country.
Updated on Dec 29, 2021 02:22 PM IST
Bloomberg | , Usa
Japan prepares for Omicron spread with the onset of New Year's week
Airports in Japan are filled with travellers and has generated fear of infection. "The highest risk is meeting people without taking adequate measures to prevent infection," says the director of the Disease Control and Prevention Center.
Published on Dec 29, 2021 12:28 PM IST
Reuters | , Japan
More than 100 Japan flights cancelled due to heavy snow
“As the weather situation in northeastern Japan remains unstable, there could be more cancellations to come,” Yutaka Kitahara, the company's operations director said.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 12:09 PM IST
Reuters | , Tokyo
Christmas 2021: KFC's busiest day in Japan is Christmas eve. Deets inside
- Christmas 2021: Dating back to the 1970, KFC has always seen the busiest day in their outlets in Japan on Christmas eve. They usually see rough 10 times more customers than normal every year and the numbers are ever-evolving.
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Published on Dec 25, 2021 11:55 AM IST
Tapatrisha Das, Delhi
Japanese govt officials to skip Beijing winter Olympics over rights abuse
Chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno announced on Friday that Japan would dispatch three top members of the teams that helped organise this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Published on Dec 25, 2021 04:12 AM IST
Agencies | , Tokyo
Japan approves record defence budget amid China threats
The figure marks the 10th straight increase in annual defence spending and exceeds a ceiling of 1% of the gross domestic product that the pacifist country has largely maintained for decades.
Published on Dec 24, 2021 08:30 AM IST
Bloomberg | , Japan
Japan confirms first known local omicron transmissions
With more than 100 omicron cases detected in Japan involving people who entered airports, the first known local transmission has been detected on Wednesday.
Published on Dec 22, 2021 09:58 PM IST
PTI | , Japan
Japanese billionaire returns to Earth from space trip
- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa returned to Earth on Monday after spending 12 days on board the International Space Station, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said.
Published on Dec 20, 2021 12:27 PM IST
Deutsche Welle |
Japan mental clinic fire: Police identify suspect, buildings to be checked
Osaka police, which are investigating the case as arson and murder, identified the man as Morio Tanimoto. He is being treated in serious condition after he was rescued from the fire, police said. He has not been formally arrested or charged.
Published on Dec 19, 2021 11:58 AM IST
AP | , Tokyo
27 feared dead in building blaze in Japan's Osaka
As per the reports, the fire breakout came to light when a man saw a woman calling for help from one of the windows.
Published on Dec 17, 2021 10:19 AM IST
AP |
Using ostrich cells, scientists make masks that glow in contact with coronavirus
In a small study, test subjects wore masks, and after eight hours, the filters were removed and sprayed with a chemical that glows under ultraviolet light if the virus is present. The filters worn by people infected with Covid-19 glowed around the nose and mouth areas.
Published on Dec 11, 2021 01:25 PM IST
Reuters |
Masayuki Uemura, creator of Nintendo's iconic NES console, passes away
Uemura, the lead architect behind Nintendo Co.'s trailblazing home game consoles, died Monday, Ritsumeikan University said in a statement. The cause of his death was not released.
Updated on Dec 11, 2021 10:36 AM IST
AP |
Omicron: Strict quarantine rules in Japan for travellers from India and more
- Japanese nationals and foreign residents travelling to Japan from India, Greece, Romania and four US states will have to undergo stringent quarantine regulations Sunday onwards, in order to control the spread of the Omicron variant.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 08:42 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Tokyo [japan]
Abe’s warning to China over Taiwan is a blunt message to President Xi
- Just as China has deployed over 82 intermediate range missile launchers towards Taiwan and Guam, it has deployed long range missiles in Tibet to pressurize India and Bhutan.
Published on Dec 02, 2021 12:24 PM IST
Japan suspends new flight reservations as Omicron coronavirus variant spreads
Apart from ban on foreign visitors, Japan is now asking international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in the country until the end of December amid the spread of Omicron coronavirus variant
Updated on Dec 01, 2021 07:07 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Tokyo
Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over Omicron Covid variant: PM Fumio Kishida
- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday that Japan will reinstate tough border measures and bar all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron Covid variant.
Published on Nov 29, 2021 12:06 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Delhi
Amid omicron scare, Japan imposes travel curbs on 3 more countries: Reports
- Japan has already imposed a 10-day mandatory quarantine requirement at a government-specified facility for travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini.
Published on Nov 27, 2021 07:34 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Alarmed by new B.1.1.529 Covid variant, Asian countries tighten measures
Scientists are still finding out more about the new variant, first identified at the start of this week, but the news pummeled financial markets on Friday, with stocks in Asia suffering their sharpest drop in three months and oil plunging more than 3%.
Published on Nov 26, 2021 02:09 PM IST
Reuters | , Singapore
India, others tap reserves to hit at Opec+
India joined hands with other nations as Opec+ turned a deaf ear to its plea for normalising output
Updated on Nov 24, 2021 04:23 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Japan likely to host second in-person Quad summit in January 2022
India and Japan are also exploring the possibility of holding their second 2+2 dialogue of defence and foreign ministers on the margins of the planned Quad Summit
Updated on Nov 24, 2021 03:44 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Japan to hold Quad summit next year, Taiwan is the focus
Quad is a group of countries positioning itself as a check against China's growing aggression. The first in-person Quad summit was held in Washington in September this year, where leaders of the four countries committed to a "free and open Indo-Pacific".
Published on Nov 20, 2021 10:06 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Japan may resume domestic travel subsidies as new pandemic-relief programme
On request from the tourism industry, Japan government will consider resuming the programme, that used taxpayers' money to offer domestic tourists discounts for hotels and domestic travel fees, from mid-January or February, until around late April
Updated on Nov 14, 2021 05:08 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Nurse who murdered patients gets life sentence in Japan
- During her trial, 34-year-old Ayumi Kuboki admitted to killing the patients in their 70s and 80s five years ago in a case that shocked Japan.
Published on Nov 09, 2021 04:11 PM IST
AFP |
Japan hospital used water meant for toilet as drinking water for 30 yrs: Report
The Osaka university is investigating the matter; it said that though the water quality is being checked, no health hazard has been confirmed.
Updated on Nov 09, 2021 12:58 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Japan mulls making Covid-19 testing free for more people
On Sunday, Japan registered no coronavirus-related fatalities over the past 24 hours for the first time in about 15 months as the country's vaccination campaign is progressing.
Updated on Nov 08, 2021 03:33 PM IST
ANI |
Japan likely to ease border curbs for business travel: Report
- Japanese officials didn’t give concrete comments on Tuesday on whether the country is set to ease restrictions.
Published on Nov 02, 2021 09:37 AM IST
Bloomberg | , Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Japan: Knife & fire attack by man in Batman's Joker costume on Tokyo train
Published on Oct 31, 2021 09:48 PM IST