России Тикахито Харада (Tikahito Harada). Во встрече также участвовал руководитель Экономической

December 2020 file photo taken in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.... ( Mainichi/ Hiroyuki Harada) TOKYO--Hosting

Shigeru Omi, head of the government's coronavirus countermeasures subcommittee, is seen in this photo taken in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec.... The collapse of the health care system is possible, so I want everyone to make one last effort," he said.... 22--the deadline for the current state of emergency....

The government's coronavirus subcommittee chairperson Shigeru Omi is seen at a news conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 16, 2021.... ( Mainichi/ Toshiki Miyama) TOKYO--The head of the Japanese government's coronavirus task force subcommittee said allowing spectators at Tokyo Games venues, as requested by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach," won't happen if things are decided normally." Bach reportedly asked Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in a July 14 meeting to allow fa

Shigeru Omi, head of the government's coronavirus countermeasures subcommittee, is seen in this December 2020 file photo taken in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.... At present, to ensure safe use of the antibody cocktail treatment, it is only approved for administration to inpatients at medical institutions and other recovery accommodation facilities who can be observed for a specified period of time.... But with surging infections, more and more COVID-19 patients are recovering at home, and Tamura anno

FUKUSHIMA, Japan( Kyodo)--The Tokyo Olympics began after a one-year postponement due to the coronavirus with the first pitch of Wednesday's softball game as host and defending champion Japan homered three times in an 8-1 win over Australia at Fukushima Azuma stadium, north of the capital.... Japanese players celebrate a run score by Minori Naito during the softball game between Japan and Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 21, 2021, in Fukushima, Japan.... 8, 11, 000 athletes from 2

In exchange for long hours, personal sacrifices and a prescribed career path, employees would receive job security, a salary and status that rise with age, and the honor of contributing to corporate glory. But this model that undergirded Japan’s economic rise is slowly eroding.... Many want a change. For some, the objective is more say on when and where they work, as well as more autonomy and control over their careers.... “ Ikigai, ” or purpose for living, has become a buzzword....

Those comments dismayed some in the gaming community, even beyond France.... “ Video games are an integral part of France, ” Macron declared." I expressed my concerns at the end of June because delinquents had used video game habits to trivialize the violence on social networks," he said.... “ Among the youngest( rioters), this leads to a sort of escape from reality....

This photo shows an illustrative sticker instructing men in Japanese and English to sit down when urinating.... Of the latter, only 2.7 percent were men in their 60s, compared with 25.7 percent who were young adults in their 20s.... The most common reason for those who made the switch was witnessing the mess they made, with 37.3 percent saying they had seen the ill effects of urine splashbacks with their own eyes....

People at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, present proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test before picking up tickets to a soccer match on Oct.... And though the results will be treated as a litmus test for allowing the full-fledged loosening of pandemic restrictions, several potential problems have already surfaced.... The main pillar of the policy is the" vaccine and test package." At restaurants and bars, this means checking if customers have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate