Japan

Pandemic sets Japan on course for deep recession as spending, services plunge

May 08, 2020 08:09

Japan's household spending has plunged in March and service-sector activity shrank at a record pace in April, reinforcing expectations that the coronavirus pandemic is tipping the world's third-largest economy into deep recession.
US must remove sanctions if it truly seeks to help Iran in virus fight: Rouhani

May 05, 2020 12:41

President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at the United States for intensifying its illegal sanctions against the Iranian nation at a time when the country is fighting a deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying Washington should first lift the bans to prove its sincerity in offering help to the Islamic Republic in the battle.
300,000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan found to be faulty

Apr 28, 2020 08:11

Some 300,000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan as part of a government handout have been found to be faulty, media reports said, the latest in a string of complaints about how the government has dealt with the pandemic.
Japan’s NDC climate plan amounts to science denial

Apr 06, 2020 10:45

Japan recently submitted a ‘new’ climate action plan largely reiterating its old targets for 2030. This is not just woefully inadequate for meeting larger climate goals, it also negates science and sets a bad precedent, especially as COVID-19 engulfs the planet.
IOC President Bach encourages everyone to stay strong

Apr 06, 2020 09:33

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach encouraged people to stay active, strong and healthy during the coronavirus crisis, before celebrating Tokyo 2020 as a festival of resilience and solidarity.
Iranian scientists looking at stem cell technology to treat COVID-19: Report

Mar 29, 2020 01:34

An Iranian stem cell scientist has rejected reports that the drug to treat COVID-19 is produced in the country, clarifying his team of experts are working on experimental therapeutic stem cell methods to treat the patients.
G7 countries oppose fellow-member US’s attempt to label coronavirus as Chinese

Mar 26, 2020 02:58

The latest meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) countries has ended in disarray because of attempts by the United States to include language in a draft final statement that linked the new coronavirus to China.
Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021 over coronavirus pandemic

Mar 24, 2020 09:53

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.
Iran calls for 2020 Olympics rescheduling due to coronavirus pandemic

Mar 24, 2020 07:01

Iran has joined a number of other countries in demanding that the 2020 Summer Olympics due in Tokyo, Japan, be postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
N Korea fires two projectiles into Sea of Japan: South Korea’s military

Mar 21, 2020 06:15

North Korea has fired two projectiles appearing to be short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, South Korea's military says.