Paris 2024 Olympics: Nigeria vs Japan | The Nutmeg
It is the last chance saloon for the Super Falcons of Nigeria to book a place in the quarter-finals of the women's football event at the Paris Olympic Games. Can they get…
Japan PM Abe announces he will resign over health problems
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces he will resign over health problems, in a development that kicks off a leadership contest in the world's third-largest economy. "I have decided to step down…
Japan city lights up sewer covers
The humble manhole cover might not seem like much of a blank canvas, but one Japanese city is reimagining the possibilities with illuminated versions featuring anime characters.…
75 years on, Japan bomb survivors make final pleas for abolition
As Japan marks 75 years since the devastating attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the last generation of nuclear bomb survivors are working to ensure their message lives on after them. The "hibakusha"…
Buhari Mourns Afenifere Leader, Pa Fasanmi and Sam Momah, Magu responds to AGF’s allegations and more
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Friday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…
Okinawa shocked at cluster of coronavirus cases on US military bases
The governor of Japan's most southerly prefecture wants a ban on more US troops being sent to the islands as fears grow that they may have spread the virus over the July…
Rescuers in Japan search for survivors following deadly floods
Rescuers shovel dirt and excavators remove debris following floods and landslides that have claimed at least 52 lives in the southwest of Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says more troops will join…
Coronavirus: Uptick in Japan infections triggers second wave fears
Experts say they are confused at why the coronavirus cases have not declined in the hot summer months in Japan and warn of a "very dangerous" situation when the flu season arrives.…
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG, Lagos sacks LAWMA contractors over fraud and more
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…
A world confined: FRANCE 24 reports from Senegal to Japan
In the third edition of our new show "A World Confined" on the Covid-19 pandemic, FRANCE 24 brings you five reports from our correspondents around the globe.…
Amid rise in cases, Japan rethinks carefree attitude to Covid-19
In Japan, where authorities have neither carried out mass testing of the population nor imposed a lockdown, the number of coronavirus cases is now on the rise. Even though a state of…