Abe Shinzo's murder is a personal loss for Prime Minister N D Modi, one of the Japanese leader's international friends -- Modi was the only world leader Abe followed on social media back in 2014 --......
The Omicron variant of coronavirus can remain alive on skin for over 21 hours, and more than eights days on plastic surfaces, which may be contributing to its faster spread compared to other......
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, may linger on human skin for nine hours, much longer than the flu viruses can, according to a study. IMAGE: A health worker sprays sanitiser on his......
The world's oldest person in recorded history -- 116-year-old Jiroemon Kimura -- died of natural causes early on Wednesday in his hometown in western Japan, just days after the demise of a Chinese......
SBG Cleantech, the three-way venture between SoftBank, Bharti Enterprises and Foxconn, plans to invest $20 billion over 10 years, even as doubts persist over the viability of solar powerA billion......
IMAGE: The New National Stadium, the main stadium for the Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images The Olympics will take place without spectators in host......
'There is a risk the movement of people and opportunities to interact during the Olympics will spread infections and strain the medical system.' IMAGE: Japan is pushing ahead with the......
IMAGE: A man wears a protective mask amid the coronavirus outbreak in front of the giant Olympic rings in Tokyo. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters A senior Japanese ruling party official said on......
As Japan expands state of emergency, calls grow to cancel Games. Japan has repeatedly insisted it will hold the Games despite opinion polls showing a majority of respondents want them......