Suga Pledges Efforts For Recovery From 2011 Quake

Suga pledges efforts for recovery from 2011 quake

Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says his government will do its utmost to rebuild the areas hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Suga was speaking on Friday at the first meeting of his Cabinet's taskforce on reconstruction from the disaster.

Suga Pledges Efforts To Bring Abductees Home

Suga pledges efforts to bring abductees home

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide has pledged efforts to bring home nationals abducted by North Korea in response to the desperate wishes of their families.

Suga and a group of prefectural governors seeking to rescue the abductees met at the prime minister's office on Tuesday.

Koike Once Again Calls For Anti-infection Efforts

Koike once again calls for anti-infection efforts

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has once again urged residents and businesses to take measures to prevent spreading of the coronavirus after daily infection cases in the Japanese capital hit a record high.

Koike made the appeal on Friday as she announced that 293 new cases were confirmed.

Suga: Japan To Make Best Efforts To Patrol Waters

Suga: Japan to make best efforts to patrol waters

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide says the government will make its best efforts to patrol territorial waters, after commenting on two Chinese patrol ships that remained for more than 39 hours.

Two Chinese patrol ships entered waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on July 2, and approached a Japanese fishing boat.

Nintendo Could Be Looking To Scale Back On Their Mobile Development Efforts

Nintendo Could Be Looking To Scale Back On Their Mobile Development Efforts

According to the report, it alleges that Nintendo is apparently looking to scale back on their mobile development efforts. While the company isn’t quitting mobile completely, it seems that the company’s success with Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch has reaffirmed what they had previously thought, which was that console gaming is where it’s at.

This alleged decision shouldn’t come as a surprise. Back in May, Nintendo’s president Shuntaro Furukawa had already hinted of the company’s mobile plans, where he was quoted as saying, “We are not necessarily looking to continue releasing many new applications for the mobile market.”

Yokota Family Vows To Continue Rescue Efforts

Yokota family vows to continue rescue efforts

The family of Yokota Shigeru, who died last week without seeing his daughter after her abduction by North Korea, has vowed to carry on efforts to bring her home.

Yokota's daughter Megumi was abducted in 1977 on her way home from junior high school.

Abe Urges Further Efforts To Contain Virus Spread

Abe urges further efforts to contain virus spread

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Wednesday called on people to continue their efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, two weeks after his declaration of a state of emergency.

Abe was speaking at a meeting of the government's coronavirus task force.

Minister: Anti-virus Efforts May Be Insufficient

Minister: Anti-virus efforts may be insufficient

A Japanese government minister has expressed concern that efforts against the coronavirus may be insufficient.

Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi was speaking at a meeting of a government panel of experts on Wednesday. Nishimura is in charge of anti-coronavirus measures.

Minister Calls For More Efforts To Reduce Contact

Minister calls for more efforts to reduce contact

The Japanese minister in charge of coronavirus measures has called for further efforts to reduce social contact by up to 80 percent to contain the spread of the virus.

Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi said on an NHK program on Sunday that there have been fewer people going out in areas covered by the state of emergency.

Abe Pledges More Efforts For 2011 Quake Recovery

Abe pledges more efforts for 2011 quake recovery

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government will secure funds necessary to implement reconstruction projects in areas affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Abe made the remark on Tuesday, at a joint meeting between the reconstruction taskforce and the nuclear disaster taskforce. His instruction comes one day before the ninth anniversary of the disaster in northeastern Japan.