Japan20 hours agoFormer Green Beret and son given temporary reprieve from extradition to Japan by judgeFormer Green Beret and private security contractor, Michael Taylor along with his 27-year-old son Peter have won a temporary reprieve from a federal judge preventing their immediate extradition to Japan. The ruling came only hours before the pair were scheduled to board a flight to Tokyo.
Japan23 hours agoJapan uses high-tech experiments to fill baseball stadiumOfficials in Japan are using some high-tech devices to see if they can fill sports stadiums closer to capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
OlympicsSeptember 26Japan's new prime minister vows to host Olympics next yearJapan’s new prime minister said Saturday that he’s determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.”
LongevitySeptember 21Japanese woman, 117, becomes country's oldest living personOn Saturday, Kane Tanaka marked 117 years and 261 days alive, surpassing the age of the previous record holder by one day.
DisneySeptember 17Tokyo Disneyland expansion with 'Beauty and the Beast' castle opening this monthThe 11.6-acre development adds new attractions in the park’s Fantasyland, Tomorrowland and Toontown themed sections.
JapanSeptember 14Suga wins party vote, to replace outgoing Abe as Japanese prime ministerYoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party on Monday, all but assuring that he will become the country's new prime minister when a parliamentary election is held later in the week.
Nancy PelosiSeptember 12Nancy Pelosi hosts virtual G7 summit with world leaders: 'The climate crisis is the existential threat of our time'Speakers of parliament from G7 joined, plus Bono and the Dalai Lama
FloridaSeptember 9Florida GOP Rep. Buchanan urges officials not to remove statue celebrating WWII victory over JapanA Republican congressman from Florida is urging city officials in Sarasota to quash a plan that would move a statue celebrating the World War II victory over Japan away from its current Bayfront home.
OlympicsSeptember 8Organizers, IOC trying to remove doubts over Tokyo OlympicsThe International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to convince the public that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
