Junichi Wakabayashi, a city assemblyman in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, who was given a stern warning for distributing flyers to children, is seen at the Usuki Municipal Government building on Sept.... 14 in this southwestern Japan city after handing out flyers to children while not wearing a mask urging the suspension of coronavirus vaccinations to minors.... "" Is there any merit in vaccinating minors?...

Junichi Wakabayashi, center, who has filed a lawsuit against the Usuki Municipal Government and its assembly, is pictured at the Oita citizens general legal office in the city of Oita on the morning of Nov.... 30, Assembly Speaker Kaoru Hikida ordered Wakabayashi four times to put on a mask and twice to leave the chamber, but he didn't comply.... At a meeting of the assembly rules and administration committee held during recess, it was decided to prioritize the operation of the assembly for th

Chairs are numbered in the holding area for foreign visitors at the Narita International Airport on July 10, 2021, in Narita, near Tokyo.... Japan's massive security apparatus has raised complaints that the nation, during the weeks of the Games, will look more like authoritarian North Korea or China than one of the world's most powerful, vibrant democracies.... The worry for many here, however, isn't too much Big Brother....