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Kenyans arrive home from India, China to follow

The 234 passengers are expected to undergo quarantine for 14 mandatory days.




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Covid-19: Kenya cases rise to 621 as 14 more test positive

Ten of the patients are in Nairobi, three in Mombasa and one in Machakos.




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South African Airways layoff deadline suspended pending court ruling

The state-owned carrier has been fighting for its survival since December.




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Ethiopian troops admit shooting down Kenyan plane

Soldiers say they suspected aircraft was on suicide attack mission at the airstrip.




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Burundi vote: Violence mars first 10 days of campaigns

Govt says there were confrontation between ruling party supporters and opposition.




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SGR moves regional cargo to Naivasha as Kenya revs up service

All cargo destined for neighbouring countries will now be loaded onto the SGR.




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Kenya flies in 500 stranded citizens

The govt says it is facilitating those whose travel plans were disrupted by pandemic.




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Covid-19: Kenya cases rise to 649 as 28 more test positive - VIDEO

Kenya reports a total of 649 cases, 207 recoveries and 30 deaths.




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Think the U.S.-China row is bad now? You ain’t seen nothing yet

The pandemic has ratcheted Sino-American tensions up to 11.




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No, Sweden isn’t a miracle coronavirus model

The country's lockdown model is being lauded by the WHO, but it's a unique case whose death rate is much worse than its neighbors.




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How Japan’s post-coronavirus reopening should proceed

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's legacy depends on how he addresses the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Japan’s response to COVID-19: A preliminary assessment

Will Japan end up in the group of countries that is on the way to successfully containing the virus or in the group that experiences ...




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Shore up Japan’s weakened health care system

The coronavirus crisis has exposed grave vulnerabilities in the nation's medical services.




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Reimagining Japan Society New York: A beacon of hope at the epicenter of the pandemic

The U.S.-Japan relationship is going to come through this pandemic even stronger than before.




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BOJ’s monetary easing lags behind U.S. and European central banks

Monetary easing measures adopted by the Bank of Japan lack boldness.




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Independent cinema campaign meets donation goal

A crowdfunding campaign to save art houses reaches its donation goal as Japan's film industry grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Japanese taiga drama ‘Idaten’ goes global with tale of Olympic struggle

For the first time ever, Japan's national broadcaster, NHK, will show a condensed version of its famous year-long period drama in English.




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Closed bookstores and libraries remain a challenge for bibliophiles

Japan is a nation of bibliophiles and while bookstores saw a spike in sales as schools closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19, publishers now ...




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‘Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020’ best moments so far

After 40 episodes, “Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020” has gone on hiatus to protect the cast and crew amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s still unclear when, ...




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Yonawo brings chilled sounds to a tense Japan

The Fukuoka group has released its first major-label mini-album, and is firmly looking forward.




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Follow the leader: How COVID-19 could unlock Japan’s giving potential

As celebrities reveal details about their charitable giving during the COVID-19 pandemic, some feel it could be the start of a new attitude to donating ...




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‘If I Had Your Face’ review: Are South Korean women really so obsessed with beauty?

Published in April, “If I Had Your Face” is a story of gender inequality and lives ruled by the money of men, of impossible beauty ...




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Back to basics: Food preservation techniques for the urban kitchen

Although preserving food can seem time consuming and old-fashioned, freezing and pickling your produce is an easy way to save money and avoid food waste.




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Tsubasa Endoh overcomes obstacles to fulfill dream of playing soccer abroad

Attacking midfielder uses the myriad setbacks he has experienced in his career as motivation to succeed in life.





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Not a sake lover? You just haven’t met sommelier Yuki Imanishi

At Sake Lovers Inc., founder Yuki Imanishi works with 100 small breweries across Japan to promote their products and connect them directly with consumers.




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Compensation may be a matter for the ‘Red Book’

A reader would like to know what they are entitled to after being hit by a car while passing through an intersection.




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Former Springboks scrum coach Matt Proudfoot growing under England’s Eddie Jones

After watching the South Africa pack demolish England in last year's Rugby World Cup final, coach Eddie Jones' next step was obvious — get the ...




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NBA proceeding with extreme caution toward potential restart

The NBA says some players can voluntarily return to their team practice facilities starting Friday, with some very specific conditions and only in places where ...




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Andres Iniesta calls children born because of legendary 2009 goal

Former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta celebrated the 11th anniversary of his famous Champions League semifinal strike against Chelsea by calling two children conceived after his ...




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U.S. Open winner Bianca Andreescu remains focused on becoming world No. 1

U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu has discovered a powerful tool to compensate for limited training opportunities amid the COVID-19 lockdown as the Canadian teenager remains ...




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Olympic speed skating champion guilty of sexual harassment

South Korean Olympic short-track speedskating gold medallist Lim Hyo-jun was convicted Thursday of sexually harassing a fellow male athlete by pulling down his trousers, a ...




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Ravens’ Earl Thomas threatened at gunpoint by wife

Nina Thomas allegedly pointed a loaded gun at her husband's head upon finding him in bed with another woman last month, according to police in ...




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IndyCar to open its delayed season at Texas Motor Speedway on June 6

IndyCar has gotten the green flag to finally start its season in Texas next month with a nighttime race June 6 without spectators.The race at ...




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Taiwanese teams given OK to allow fans into baseball games

As coronavirus cases dwindle in Taiwan, baseball fans will be allowed back into stadiums on Friday evening, though with a cap on numbers.Taiwan's Central Epidemic ...




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Table tennis star Mima Ito taking Tokyo 2020 delay in stride

Table tennis star Mima Ito was disappointed by the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, because it took away the chance ...




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NBA teams starting to reopen practice facilities with restrictions

The NBA is taking small steps toward a return to normalcy




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Baseball fans in Taiwan allowed to attend CPBL contests

Up to 1,000 fans are allowed inside each stadium in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League




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Takehiko Orimo honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Japanese basketball legend Takehiko Orimo of the Levanga Hokkaido was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday, headlining the first day of the 2019-20 ...




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Katsuhiro Matsumoto forced to hit reset button after Olympic postponement

Swimmer Katsuhiro Matsumoto is headed back to the drawing board




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Pandemic sets Japan on course for recession as spending and service activity plunge

Overtime pay, a barometer of strength in corporate activity, also fell at a record pace in March, data showed.





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Nintendo falls on dour forecast despite strong Switch sales

Game-maker sold 21 million of the console units in the year ended March, beating its own estimate and expectations of roughly 20 million.




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Over 100 colleges in Japan aiding students financially in virus crisis

Assistance includes returning a portion of students' tuition fees and giving cash for equipment and living expenses.




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Japan starts handouts to virus-hit firms, with rent relief in works

Small firms whose income has been halved by the contagion can get ¥2 million and independent businesspeople can get ¥1 million.




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U.S. unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7%

The coronavirus crisis has sent U.S. unemployment surging to 14.7 percent, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression ...




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Keidanren to suggest four-day workweek to reduce virus infection risk

Japan's largest business lobby plans to suggest that member companies introduce a four-day workweek as part of efforts to reduce risks of novel coronavirus infection.A ...




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Only Tokyo residents getting ‘Abenomasks’ despite extended virus emergency

The rest of Japan is scheduled to get theirs by the end of the month — when the emergency is set to end.




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Japan’s hotels in a bind as mild and asymptomatic coronavirus patients opt to heal at home instead

Despite legislative attempts to persuade mild and asymptomatic patients to isolate in hotels, most cooperating facilities are nearly empty.




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Chinese ships chase Japanese fishing boat near Senkaku Islands

While it is unclear what kind of chase it was, the Japan Coast Guard ordered the vessels to leave and deployed a ship to guard ...