Japan's Nagasaki confirms 33 coronavirus cases on cruise ship docked for repairs, Asia News,TOKYO – Authorities in Japan's western prefecture of Nagasaki have confirmed 33 coronavirus infections on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs, they said on Wednesday, appealing for help from t
Japan PM Abe sends offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead, Asia News,TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine for war dead on Thursday (Aug 15), the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, Kyodo News said, a gesture likely
Japan limits hospitalisation of Covid-19 patients to most serious as cases surge, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan will shift policy to focus on hospitalising patients who are seriously ill with Covid-19 and those at risk of becoming so, officials said, to avoid strain on the medical system as cases surge in
