Comfort women ruling frays South Korea-Japan ties ahead of Biden eraUS president-elect's 'united front of allies' faces challenge from the get-go Super Nintendo World opening delayed by coronavirusThe Japanese theme park won't open Feb. 4 after all. Tokyo reports Sunday record 1,494 new COVID-19 casesThe number of severely ill COVID-19 patients in the city fell by one to 128 as hospitals continue to face the prospect of being overwhelmed. What we know about the new Brazilian coronavirus variantThe new variant, detected in Japan among travellers from Brazil, has 12 mutations, according to health officials Seoul court orders Japan to compensate 12 Korean sex slavesA South Korean court has ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II From Japan to India, Asia’s poultry farmers battle bird flu outbreakBird flu is common in Asia at this time of year due to migratory bird patterns, but new strains of the virus have evolved to become more lethal in wild birds. How the global chip shortage is impacting Japanese carmakersLockdowns and travel restrictions are prompting housebound shoppers to snap up more phones, game consoles, smart TVs and laptops. Renault set for makeover as a leaner carmaker under De MeoFrench carmaker Renault's new Chief Executive Luca de Meo is set for his first major test on Thursday with a strategy reset aimed at lifting margins at the loss-making firm, and which is likely to focus on fewer, more profitable models. Tokyo residents say ‘it’s impossible’ to host OlympicsGames have already been delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic Japanese arthritis drug effective against coronavirus, UK saysTocilizumab lowers risk of death by 24% and shortens ICU stays, study finds