Japan
Japanese unions win 100 percent increase in coronavirus subsidy
July 30, 2020IndustriALL Global Union’s Japanese affiliates have won a 100 per cent increase in the employment adjustment subsidy (EAS).
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Activists in Japan join the global Black Lives Matter movement
June 12, 2020Activists express solidarity with the U.S. movement and pledge to fight the structural discrimination that also exists in Japan.
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Are even the 2021 Olympic Games possible?
April 10, 2020Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee CEO casts doubt.
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Tokyo: Infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions
March 30, 2020TOKYO (AP) — Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan looked like it had coronavirus infections contained, even as they spread in neighboring countries. Now that the games have been pushed to next year, Tokyo’s cases are...
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COVID-19 pandemic pushing Tokyo Olympics to 2021, not 2020
March 23, 2020The Tokyo Olympic Games have been pretty tight-lipped about canceling the games amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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