Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan and rattle buildings in Tokyo By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 14:35 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 14:48 GMT, 13 February 2021 An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. … Read more
Thought world tours were off the agenda? Think again. I discovered the joys of visiting countries around the world via incredible online Airbnb experiences. I Zoomed off to Italy to make pasta with a grandma, listened to a monk chanting in Japan, took a leopard safari in Sri Lanka, toured Paris and made chocolate with … Read more
Charm offensive from ‘Your boy in Hanoi’: US ambassador to Vietnam releases rap song to stunned local audience ahead of Lunar New Year Daniel Kritenbrink has set Vietnamese internet alight with his endearing rap The video, released on Tuesday, shows the diplomat walking through the streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city rhyming a … Read more
A Japanese submarine crashed into a Chinese tanker while it was surfacing after the crew failed to spot the giant ship through their periscope, officials have said. The crew of the Japanese navy’s 275-foot vessel then had to report the incident by mobile phone because the submarine’s radio was destroyed in the crash. Three of … Read more
The head of the Tokyo Olympics apologised today for saying that ‘annoying’ women speak too much in meetings – in the latest headache for organisers ahead of the postponed Games. Yoshiro Mori, a former prime minister of Japan, said he felt ‘deep remorse’ for his sexist comments but refused to resign as head of the … Read more
Drinking green tea or coffee lowers the risk of death by up to 62% for stroke and heart attack survivors, study finds Researchers used a cohort of 46,000 people aged 40 to 79 for their research Each of these people in Japan had filled in surveys on lifestyle, health and diet Those who consume green … Read more
An outspoken father has sparked a furious debate after ranking international cuisines from best to worst, describing Mexican food as ‘cat vomit’ and Italian for ‘plebs’. Bruno Bouchet, from Sydney, shared his ‘definitive’ rankings of 17 cuisines from all around the world, with France, Vietnam and Japan taking out the top spots, while popular dishes from … Read more
REVEALED: Olympic athletes WON’T need Covid-19 vaccine for Tokyo 2020, they can only ‘clap rather than cheer and sing’ when watching team-mates and they MUST avoid bars and public transport There have been growing fears over whether Olympics can take place in summer There has been a recent spike in infections in Japan and across … Read more
Olympics WILL go ahead this summer ‘regardless of how the coronavirus situation looks’, insists Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori despite a recent spike in cases in Japan There have been growing fears the rescheduled Games may not take place There has been a recent spike in infections in Japan and across the world But Tokyo … Read more
NASA and SpaceX to launch four astronauts on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station – including two international crew members for the first time The commercial spaceship will leave Earth no earlier than April 20 for the ISS It will take four astronauts to the ISS including a NASA pilot and commander … Read more