National / Crime & Legal | Regional Voices: Okinawa Jun 14, 2021
Okinawa activists fear land-purchase bill will hit anti-base movement
Residents are asking the government to provide an explanation as to why the legislation is necessary.
National Jun 13, 2021
Across Japan, 1,944 new infection cases were confirmed on Saturday, along with 55 related deaths.
National Jun 12, 2021
Tokyo reports 467 new COVID-19 cases, rising slightly from last Saturday
The news comes as the government considers implementing less strict coronavirus restrictions in areas including the capital on June 21 when the state of emergency is lifted.
National / Crime & Legal Jun 11, 2021
Lawsuit seeks return of Ryukyu remains nearly a century after they were brought to Kyoto
by Eric Johnston
The suit has also prompted discussion over the status of Ryukyuans, whom the government has not recognized as indigenous.
National Jun 7, 2021
Osaka reports 72 new COVID-19 cases but posts 15 virus-linked deaths
Osaka has seen its cases plunge in recent weeks after being put under the government's coronavirus state of emergency, but its medical system remains in a precarious state.
National Jun 7, 2021
Okinawa shuts schools as COVID-19 infections continue to spread
Japan's southernmost prefecture is already under a COVID-19 state of emergency, and has identified clusters of infections at schools and child care facilities.
National Jun 6, 2021
Tokyo reports 351 new COVID-19 cases as Okinawa confirms 183 infections
Tokyo’s average daily tally of new cases in the week to Sunday stood at 426.4, compared with 558.6 a week before.
National Jun 5, 2021
Hyogo Prefecture, meanwhile, logged 81 new cases and three deaths, well down from peak daily tallies of over 600 cases at the end of April.
National Jun 4, 2021
Japan preparing to lift COVID-19 pre-emergency for three prefectures
Extensions are thought to be unnecessary if the current infection trends continue in Gunma, Ishikawa and Kumamoto, government sources said.
National Jun 4, 2021
The capital’s average daily tally of new cases in the week to Friday stood at 455, compared with 580 a week before.
National Jun 3, 2021
U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing on Okinawan island
Five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma were on board the UH-1 helicopter, which landed in a field due to engine trouble.
National Jun 2, 2021
Holding Olympics 'unusual' in current situation, Japan's top COVID-19 adviser says
Shigeru Omi, head of a government coronavirus panel, said that if the games were to be held, the event should be scaled down as much as possible.