The University of Tokyo says it will hire more than 300 female professors and associate professors over the next six years.
The university aims to raise the percentage of women in its faculty to at least 25 percent by fiscal year 2027. But the number was hovering around 16 percent as of May this year.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 327 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed on Sunday.
This is the 12th day in a row that the daily case count has exceeded 300 in the Japanese capital.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says officials confirmed 352 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Saturday.
It is the fourth straight day that the daily tally has exceeded 300.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say they confirmed 317 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Wednesday.
This is the first time since August 20 that the daily tally has exceeded 300. It is also the second straight day for the figure to surpass 200.
SSC has dropped some additional details about the ‘baby' supercar it is planning to sell alongside the newly-crowed world's fastest production car, the Tuatara.
The Lexus IS has now been with us for more than two decades. First introduced in 1999, it celebrated its 21st birthday this year and, to mark the occasion, Lexus hit the compact sedan with a significant overhaul, including a revamped powertrain lineup, an updated interior, and a much-needed tech update in an attempt to keep the sporty four-door relevant in a market that craves crossovers and SUVs.
So, first things first: The 2021 Lexus IS is not actually new. In fact, Lexus still refers to it as a third-generation car internally, despite the "redesign" and repositioning for 2021, which is ultimately more about the products elsewhere in the Lexus lineup, rather than the IS itself. We'll come back to that.
NHK has learned that more than 300 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Tokyo on Thursday.
The figure is the highest on record for the Japanese capital, and has exceeded the 100-mark for 15 days in a row.
Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Group says it will supply 300 million face masks per month for Japan in a bid to ease the shortage.
SoftBank Group says under a deal with Chinese firm BYD, it will supply 200 million regular surgical masks and 100 million advanced masks called N95 respirator per month starting from May.
A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official says about 300 Japanese nationals in China are waiting to return home, and the number could rise.
A total of 416 people returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan on two government-chartered flights on Wednesday and Thursday.
Almost two months after the Lexus UX 300e's world debut in China, the automaker has released details about the European-spec model.