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The Tokyo 2020 organising committee has poured cold water on suggestions that the Olympic Games need to be postponed for up to two years to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, after an executive memb…
Residents of a Japanese town which was subjected to evacuation orders following the Fukushima nuclear disaster have been allowed to return as officials partially lift the entry ban. The town of …
A TV factory will be repurposed to make surgical face masks amid the rise of coronavirus. Reuters 6/10 A view of a deserted street in Codogno, northern Italy, on February 23, 2020. EPA 9/10…
At least one Briton is among cruise ship passengers quarantined on a liner in Japan after 10 people aboard were found to be infected with coronavirus. Some 3,700 passengers and crew are now lock…
The company had been rumoured to be working on a Nintendo Switch Pro, which could bring new upgrades to the console while staying within the same generation. "Regarding Nintendo Switch, we …
Massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at Japan’s Fukushima power plant could be released into the sea under plans provisionally accepted by the country’s government. The water, conta…
Regularly eating fermented soy products such as miso and soy sauce could help you live longer, new research has found. In photos: Street food across Asia Show all 20 left Created with Sketch.…
A Japanese billionaire who hoped to find a girlfriend and take her on a trip to the Moon has cancelled his search. Yusaku Maezawa had intended to document his search for a companion through a TV…
The Tokyo court ordered television journalist Noriyuki Yamaguchi to pay 3.3m yen (£21,000) in damages to Shiori Ito, a freelance journalist who has become a well-known face of Japan’s #MeToo mov…
There are no more survivors of the volcanic eruption on New Zealand‘s White Island, police believe. AFP via Getty Images 2/50 6 December 2019 People stand on top of a collapsed six-storey b…
