Japan sends posters to Ukraine calling for fair election

Japan sends posters to Ukraine calling for fair election

TOKYO, Japan - This poster featuring ''maneki neko (beckoning cat believed to bring luck)'' will be put up at over 30,000 polling stations during the upcoming presidential election in Ukraine. It reads: ''I support a fair election. And you?'' The Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Dec. 22 that it is donating 4.5 million yen to a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization to help finance the campaign.

Underwear-maker Wacoal to open online fitting service

Underwear-maker Wacoal to open online fitting service

OSAKA, Japan - Leading Japanese undergarment maker Wacoal Corp. will launch Aug. 22 a new online fitting service for women, and begin selling some of its products over the Internet. Wacoal will begin ''fit navi'' on its Web site (http://www.wacoal.co.jp), which will allow women aged 18 to 64 to know how their sizes will typically change every five years. Users will be required to input their age, height, weight and bust-waist-hips measurements for computers to calculate changes based on data from over 30,000 Japanese women.

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 21, 2022, as the metropolitan government reports a record number of daily COVID-19 cases of over 30,000 the same day.

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 21, 2022, as the metropolitan government reports a record number of daily COVID-19 cases of over 30,000 the same day.

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 21, 2022, as the metropolitan government reports a record number of daily COVID-19 cases of over 30,000 the same day.

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 21, 2022, as the metropolitan government reports a record number of daily COVID-19 cases of over 30,000 the same day.

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 21, 2022, as the metropolitan government reports a record number of daily COVID-19 cases of over 30,000 the same day.