COVID-19 tracker: Nationwide daily tally tops 20,000 for the first time
Japan's daily total of COVID-19 cases surpassed 20,000 on Friday, logging a record figure for the th ...View More
Sri Lankan ‘treated like a dog’ and ‘murdered,’ family says
The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died in March following mistreatment at a Japanese immigration ...View More
Oil spill reaches Japan coast as freighter breaks apart off Aomori
Aomori – A cargo ship that ran aground at a port in northeastern Japan before being refloated and an ...View More
Pirated-entertainment sites are making billions from ads
Websites and apps featuring pirated movies and TV shows make about $1.3 billion from advertising eac ...View More
The world told Afghan women it had their backs — it doesn’t
Do senior officials from the U.S., China and Russia really plan to keep talking to the Taliban as if ...View More
A dangerous new variant of populism
LONDON – Most of the “geopolitical” threats, real or confected, that capture headlines in the West n ...View More
Does Scarlett Johansson have a case against Disney?
In the court of public opinion, Disney may well lose its battle with Scarlett Johansson.But the lega ...View More
Her death shook Japan. But it may not shift its refugee policy.
The death of a 33-year-old Sri Lankan migrant, trapped in the bowels of Japan’s immigration system, ...View More
Cuomo resigns as New York governor under harassment cloud
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday, bowing to pressure to leave office ...View More
Social media abuzz over image of ‘IOC chief Bach’ strolling in Tokyo
Social media has been abuzz over pictures and videos showing a man believed to be International Olym ...View More
Advertising by Adpathway
