The Japanese government, citing a rapidly deteriorating security situation, is preparing to evacuate all staff from its embassy in Kabul following the Taliban s dramatic takeover of Afghanistan s major cities.
NAHA Okinawa Prefecture is in dire straits because of the surge in coronavirus outbreaks even more so than in Tokyo, which has seen unprecedented levels of infections in recent weeks.
OKAYA, Nagano Prefecture Three of eight people caught in a landslide were confirmed dead on Aug. 15 as torrential rains lashed this central Japan prefecture, city government officials said.
Japan on Aug. 15 paid tribute to its war dead in a government ceremony in Tokyo marking the 76th anniversary of the country s surrender in World War II by significantly scaling back the number of attendees due to the novel coronavirus pandemic raging in the capital and elsewhere.
Serious cases of COVID-19 patients requiring ventilator and other special breathing apparatus rose to 251 in Tokyo on Aug. 15, the sixth straight day of setting a record since the pandemic began last year.