Japan

Nagasaki remembers 70,000 dead, calls on leaders to create nuclear-free zone

August 9, 2021

Nagasaki marked the 76th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city today with its mayor urging Japan, the United States, and Russia to do more to eliminate nuclear weapons. In his speech at...

Race for gold continues in Tokyo as the pandemic worsens

July 30, 2021 By Al Neal

Japan extends the state of emergency in the country.

COVID-19 throws Tokyo and Olympics into a panic

July 20, 2021 By Al Neal

As of Tuesday morning, there are 71 confirmed cases including 31 from among the tens of thousands of international attendees.

With Tokyo Olympics five days away, COVID makes things surreal

July 19, 2021 By Al Neal

After a year delay, the event in Japan shows how important it is to conquer the historic plague.

Netflix anime ‘Yasuke’ puts spectacle over substance for the Black samurai

June 18, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson

There’s more spectacle than substance even with a quality voice cast.