Asia Tonight: News in brief May 29
News Briefs on Asia Tonight, May 29: – Tokyo to further relax coronavirus restrictions from Jun 1 – Thailand to further ease COVID-19 restrictions from Jun 1 … source
Public barred from 2020 Olympic flame lighting in Greece
Spectators will be kept away from the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia on Thursday because of the coronavirus March 9, 2020, 4:15 PM 1 min read ATHENS, Greece —…
Tokyo Marathon limited to elite runners because of virus
Tokyo Marathon organizers are drastically reducing the number of participants for this year’s race out of fear of the spread of the virus from China By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports…
This Holographic Anime Character Could Be Your Next Girlfriend (HBO)
A booming subculture of young Japanese men are obsessed with anime—to the point of craving actual intimacy. Now a company called Vinclu … source
VICE News Daily: A Milestone for Japan’s LGBT Community
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Tokyo district recognizes same-sex unions, a one-day general strike shuts … source
‘She is being a guard dog’ – Putin jokes as his pet barks at Japanese journalists
Putin introduces his dog to Japanese media. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday … source
Putin -The Kurils Should Bring Together Russia and Japan
Subscribe to Vesti News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa8MaD6gQscto_Nq1i49iew?sub_confirmation=1 “The Kuriles should not divide but unite Russia … source
Japan’s Koiwai Farm directs energy into biomass business post-tsunami
Inland areas in Iwate Prefecture were not as badly hit by the March 2011 tsunami as the coast. But businesses there are still affected by the aftermath, … source
Japan: New Capsule Hotels
The Japanese have some of the best ideas to maximise limited space. Among them- creative designs for hotels. Channel NewsAsia’s Michiyo Ishida checks out … source
Perspectives November 2012: China-Japan relations
Can the strained ties between China and Japan get any worse? China and Japan enjoy deep economic ties but Tokyo has to live with the fact that Beijing has ……