JAPAN TODAY
 
After a year in office, a prime minister declares defeat and resigns. For a while in Japan, it was almost an annual tradition, and some wonder if it's making a comeback.
The catalyst? Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's shock announcement that he won't contest this month's ruling party ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
British aircraft carrier the Queen Elizabeth made its first port call in Japan on Saturday, aiming to showcase the two countries' defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region where China's military has been growing increasingly assertive.
Taking part in a joint exercise since Thur...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Haunting notes stream from Manami Ito's violin as she gracefully draws her bow back and forth, clasping it with her specially designed prosthetic arm.
The Japanese musician enthralled a nation with her brief but show-stealing performance at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralymp...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
No. 1 seed Shingo Kunieda won his third career gold in the men’s wheelchair tennis singles final at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on Saturday, defeating Tom Egberink of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-2.
Kunieda previously won consecutive gold medals in the event at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 L...

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BBC
 
Japan's prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has said he will not run for re-election as party leader this month, signalling the end of his tenure.
Mr Suga had been appointed to the role just a year ago following the resignation of Shinzo Abe.
The shock announcement comes as Mr Suga's approval ...

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NHK
 
 
 
A survey by Japanese researchers suggests that two shots of a coronavirus vaccine have a 95-percent efficacy rate in protecting the recipients from infection.
Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases presented the preliminary results of its survey at a meeting of health ministr...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new mu variant of the coronavirus in two people arriving from abroad through airport screenings.
The health ministry announced that the mu variant was detected in a woman in her 40s who arrived on June 26 from the United Arab Emira...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan’s current wave of COVID-19 infections has mostly affected its younger generations, reflecting both the efficacy of its vaccination program among the elderly and the pitfalls of a slow rollout that still hasn’t reached most of the youth population.
Those in their 20s and 30s in...

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BBC
 
Japan has put a batch of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on hold after a foreign substance was found in a vial.
A pharmacist saw several black particles in one vial of the vaccine in Kanagawa Prefecture, according to authorities.
Some 3,790 people had already received shots from the batch. The r...

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DW.COM
 
Japan's military is looking into developing a new fighter jet and boosting its online and space-related defense systems amid fears of North Korea and China.
Japan's Defense Ministry issued a request for a further increase to the country's military spending on Tuesday. The ministry is see...

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