Two municipalities in Hokkaido that have applied for hosting the final deposal site for high-level radioactive waste have received mostly clean bills of health in the first survey and can move on to the next stage.
The decision by the startup Rapidus Corp. to build a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, is being touted as the biggest business investment ever for the northernmost main island.
AOMORI Kazuko Ebina became so afraid when she heard her smartphone speaker blare out the “J-Alert” alarm that she could not stop her legs from shaking.
Hospitals and public health centers are so inundated with COVID-19 patients that they should be relieved of the burden of reporting new cases to the government on a daily basis as the task takes up precious resources, according to a proposal by mayors and governors from around Japan.
Fresh COVID-19 cases in Tokyo remained above 30,000 on July 30 for the fourth highest figure for a single day since the pandemic started. There were also 12 deaths linked to COVID-19.