population – or just under 80 million people – would live under the measure.... Governor Hirofumi

Hirofumi Yoshimura explains his prefecture's coronavirus situation at a July 28, 2021 press

Hirofumi Yoshimura, center back, attends a meeting of the prefecture's coronavirus task force in

humans( allowing us) to go anywhere we wanted.... Hirofumi Yoshimura said this month he wants

Violinist Himari Yoshimura is seen at Suntory Hall in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan.... The grand

chief executive officer Hironobu Yoshimura said the carmaker witnessed a rise in demand for SUV

Ichiro Matsui, leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks after being retained in his post at a party convention on Nov.... 31 saw the party nearly quadruple the number of its lower house seats.... With no viable successor to the 57-year-old, who is also Osaka mayor, the small opposition party now aims to bolster its strength toward an upper house election next summer....

Skateboarder Momiji Nishiya of Japan smiles after successfully performing a trick during the Tokyo Olympics women's skateboard final at Ariake Urban Sports Park, on July 26, 2021.... The award will be presented to medalists who are either from the prefecture or represent an Osaka Prefecture local company.... 15 that it would award 54 athletes who finished their Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic events between fourth and eighth place honorary prizes as well....

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan( CDP) leader Yukio Edano, left, and the party's Secretary-General Tetsuro Fukuyama put up name boards of candidates projected to win seats in the general election, in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Oct.... Five opposition parties--the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People, the Japanese Communist Party, the Social Democratic Party and Reiwa Shinsengumi--backed the same candidates in over 70 percent of the 289 constituency c

Takashi Kawamura( Mainichi) NAGOYA( Kyodo)--Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura, who has faced a barrage of criticism for suddenly biting an Olympic softball player's gold medal last month, on Wednesday tested positive for the coronavirus, the local government said.... He had received his second shot of the coronavirus vaccine in early July.... " Coronavirus is striking fury in a way never before seen, but we will all work together to ensure there is no interruption in running the city," said the ma