Overseas fans ‘are BANNED from the Tokyo Olympics’ in a bid to ease Japanese fears about new Covid variants entering the country while they lag behind on vaccines… but the Games are still going ahead Japan’s government will ban overseas fans from attending the Olympic Games A local news agency claim public fears over Covid-19 … Read more
Biden ‘will host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House as soon as April’ in the new administration’s first in-person visit from a foreign leader President Biden will reportedly host Suga at the White House as soon as April It would be the first visit from a foreign leader of his presidency The … Read more
People with higher incomes are ‘prouder, more confident and less afraid’, according to ‘the most comprehensive analysis to date’. Researchers in the US and Singapore analysed income data and questionnaire results of 1.6 million people in 162 countries, including the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia, Germany, France and Japan. Higher income predicted whether people felt … Read more
The materials essential for life on Earth including organic matter and water have been discovered on the surface of an asteroid for the first time, study shows. Planetary scientists from Royal Holloway University of London examined a single grain of dust returned to Earth from asteroid Itokawa by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as part … Read more
Unlike their canine counterparts, cats may be ‘too socially inept’ to stand with their owners against someone treating their human poorly, a study has warned. Researchers from Japan found that our feline friends will as gladly take food from someone who hinders their owner as one who helps them or acts neutrally. However, this might … Read more
Japan tells China to STOP carrying out mandatory anal swabs on its citizens while testing for coronavirus because it is causing ‘great psychological pain’ Japanese citizens living in China have complained they received anal swab tests, which caused a ‘great psychological pain’ Tokyo has requested Beijing change the testing procedure – but has not received … Read more
Your dog knows when you are lying: Scientists show pooches can sniff out the truth when their owners tell them a fib Scientists from Kyoto University tested the intelligence of 34 dogs in a test They were pointed towards tubs which first contained food and then did not The team found when they tried again most … Read more
Revealed: The interactive map of Japan that pinpoints neighbourhoods with noisy children so those who want a quieter life can avoid them The guide is called the Dorozoku Map. Dorozoku is an online term for loud people The map is powered by comments submitted by irritated residents Their remarks pop up when icons on the … Read more
Revealed: The interactive map of Japan that pinpoints neighbourhoods with noisy children so those who want a quieter life can avoid them The guide is called the Dorozoku Map. Dorozoku is an online term for loud people The map is powered by comments submitted by irritated residents Their remarks pop up when icons on the … Read more
An Iranian judo world champion has been pictured posing with his Israeli rival as he is competing in an international contest in Tel Aviv against the wishes of Tehran. Saeid Mollaei defected to Germany after he disobeyed a direct order from Iran’s minister to withdraw from the 2019 Judo World Championships in Japan to avoid … Read more