Running December 16, 2021 10-minute run benefits mood, brain function: study Ten minutes of running with moderate intensity benefits pleasure levels and boosts brain function, according to researchers.
Japan December 10, 2021 Japan confirms 8 more omicron COVID cases Health officials in Japan have confirmed eight more cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing the country's total to 12, the government said Friday.
World December 8, 2021 Japanese tourists visit International Space Station A Japanese billionaire rocketed to the International Space Station Wednesday, the first visit by a self-paying space tourist to the orbiting outpost in more than a decade.
HEALTH November 30, 2021 University of Oxford on omicron: No proof COVID-19 vaccines won't prevent against severe disease The University of Oxford said Tuesday there was no evidence that current COVID-19 vaccines would not continue to protect against severe disease from the omicron variant.
Coronavirus November 29, 2021 Omicron variant: Japan to close borders 'until there is clearer information', PM says Japan’s prime minister announced Monday that his country is taking the “exceptional” measure of shutting its borders to foreigners “until there is clearer information about the Omicron variant” of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus November 26, 2021 EU, UK, Israel to halt air travel to southern Africa over new COVID-19 variant Nations took swift action Friday to halt air travel from southern Africa in reaction to news of a new, transmissible COVID-19 variant.
Marines November 4, 2021 US Marines swept out by current while snorkeling off Okinawa rescued by Japan Coast Guard Three U.S. Marines were rescued by the Japan Coast Guard last Saturday two hours after they were swept out to sea while snorkeling, according to a report.
Japan October 31, 2021 Man dressed as Joker stabs 17 people on Tokyo train A man in Tokyo dressed as the Joker stabbed passengers aboard a train line, injuring 17 people on their way to Halloween parties in Shinjuku.
World October 27, 2021 Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, who taught others about opposing nuclear weapons, dies at 96 Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who made opposing nuclear weapons the message of his life, including in a meeting with President Barack Obama in 2016, has died. He was 96.
Japan October 26, 2021 Japan's Princess Mako marries a commoner and loses her royal status Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations Tuesday and said their marriage — delayed three years and opposed by some — "was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts.”
Coronavirus October 18, 2021 Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story.