Japan flocks to cherry blossom parties in a time of climate change
Tokyo Letter: The annual eruption of pink and white is now coming worryingly early
Tokyo Letter: The annual eruption of pink and white is now coming worryingly early
Tokyo Letter: The possibility of a historic first has enlivened an otherwise dull race
Typhoon disrupts scheduling of Irish rowers including single sculls favourite Puspure
The athlete had not yet relocated to the athletes’ village - local reports
Japan in state of emergency as cases climb while India’s official death toll tops 400,000
There’s less than a month to go until the Tokyo Summer Olympics are set to open
Japan struggles to contain surge in new Covid-19 case numbers
Prime minister says measures will not affect Games, which are due to open on July 23rd
Prioritising athletes for vaccination has proved controversial in some countries
World wrap: New Zealand suspends travel from India, Italy plans for Covid-free islands
Worries grow over rescheduled Olympic games due to take place in July
City reported 1,300 new cases on Thursday with vaccine not expected until February
World wrap: China gives approval to vaccine developed by state-owned company
Infections fall in France but continue to rise in Italy, Germany and Turkey
Uncertainty amidst soaring coronavirus rates and lockdowns across the world
Move after Japan’s capital records highest daily cases – 224 – since pandemic began
Catalonia orders mandatory use of face masks in public as global cases hit 12m
Global wrap: Subcontinent overtakes Russia, as border between Australian states to close
New coronavirus restrictions have been imposed in Tokyo and six other prefectures
Tokyo at centre of outbreak that has seen cases nearly double over past week
As cases rise, experts warn that hands-off approach to containing outbreak is failing
Over 800 deaths in Spain and same number in Italy, but with record number cured there
Fatalities now at 22,000 worldwide but figures also show 118,000 people recovered
As people’s lives return to normal, some fear that a surge in cases is around the corner
Focus for Team Ireland now will be on protecting and safeguarding the Irish athletes
PM may look unassailable, but looming confrontations could reveal vulnerabilities
Tokyo Letter: LDP’s Shinzo Abe may become Japan’s longest-serving leader since WWII
Move is aimed at taking advantage of improved ratings and opposition disarray
Board of Kasumigaseki Country Club voted unanimously to extend full membership
Tokyo Letter: Ministry of health attributes 2,000 suicides a year to exhaustion
Alarms bells ringing as costs spiral, plans crumble and venues are relocated
Three women now hold powerful political posts in a country that has never had female PM
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices