October 31, 2020
NAHA — One year after a fire destroyed eight structures including the main hall at Shuri Castle in Naha, items found in the ruins of the fire went on show at the castle Saturday. Many tourists and locals visited Shurijo Castle Park, where an exhibition opened Saturday in a room behind the Seide...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has announced that it aims to increase its passenger car sales for electrified vehicles, which include electric and hybrid cars, to 50% worldwide by fiscal 2030. Mitsubishi Motors made the decision in response to changing environmental regulations in Europe, the United Stat...
The morning after the Yomiuri Giants won back-to-back Central League championships, victory sales began at various shopping centers nationwide on Saturday. Customers lined up — but maintained a social distance from one another — at Marronnier Gate Ginza in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, before doors open...
During the current Diet session, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to concentrate on the passage of a bill to revise the law on a national referendum on constitutional amendment, which will si...
The Yomiuri Giants won their second consecutive Central League pennant, and 38th overall on Friday. Including those that came in the single-league era, the championship was the team’s 47th. The Gi...
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office will soon send officials to the United States for the transfer of two American citizens who are alleged to have helped ...
When it was decided that the delayed Japan pro baseball season would start in June, Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara’s immediate reaction was that it meant for a very tight schedule. “We ...
The government launched a subsidy program for parents who had to take time off from work to look after their children when schools were closed because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but not many ...
With no sign of the coronavirus crisis being brought under control, how will school education be promoted going forward? The government and boards of education are urged to create an environment in wh...
The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), in its new growth strategy, will propose increasing the percentage of women on corporate boards to 30% or more by 2030 and starting the construction of a new...
It can be said that China’s move is preparation for escalating and prolonging its confrontation with the United States. China’s long-term plan calls for a shift from an export-led economic model t...
Keep track of the coronavirus epidemic as it unfolds in Japan. Relevant stories and graphics appear below covering events up to and including the current state of emergency and the future outlook. ...
The following charts give a visual representation of the spread of the novel coronavirus in Japan and around the world. The first shows the extensiveness of cases in relation to a nation’s populatio...
An assortment of masks has appeared as one of the “lucky bags” for the New Year’s Day sale, which is traditionally held at major Japanese department stores. The Matsuya Ginza department store ...
Energy policy is the bedrock of the national policy of any country. Even a momentary power outage would throw people’s lives into disarray like a lack of oxygen, potentially causing a panic. Likew...
MIKI, Hyogo — Since olden times, horses have been familiar animals for humans, and they have sustained people’s livelihoods. They were used as means of transportation and for farming. It is diffic...
SAKAI, Osaka — Facilities are being built in Daisen Park in front of Emperor Nintoku’s mausoleum, the largest keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan, aimed at enhancing the appeal of the Mozu-Furuic...
KUMAMOTO — Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, has launched a promotional tour for its farmed bluefin tuna to stimulate regional development. During a recent tour about 2 kilometers off the east coast of...
Sales of event and leisure facility tickets discounted under the Go To Event campaign has begun on Friday. The first eligible ticket of the campaign is a one day pass for Universal Studios Japan, whic...
The Japan News will begin printing in Hokkaido on November 1. If you live in Hokkaido, it will now be delivered to you on the morning of each issue day, just as it is elsewhere in Japan. The Japan ...
With the sports world put into limbo for much of the year due to the pandemic, traditional doll maker Kyugetsu Co. has opted to turn back the clock in a special exhibition of its novelty hagoita wood...
Snow resort Yeti, located at the second station of Mt. Fuji, opened for the season on Friday. It is the first outdoor ski resort to open nationwide, and has been so for 22 consecutive years, according...
Confirmed novel coronavirus clusters have been reported at 1,761 locations across the nation as of Monday and the cumulative number of confirmed infections topped 100,000, according to the health min...
AKB48 brings you Team 8, a group of idols where each member represents one of the 47 prefectures in Japan. As the group members travel across the nation for meet and greet fan activities, they learn a...
Keep track of the coronavirus epidemic as it unfolds in Japan. Relevant stories and graphics appear below covering events up to and including the current state of emergency and the future outlook. ...
The following charts give a visual representation of the spread of the novel coronavirus in Japan and around the world. The first shows the extensiveness of cases in relation to a nation’s populatio...
Ramen is one of Japan's most iconic, much-loved dishes. The combination of soup, noodles and toppings is diverse and continues to evolve. If you visit Japan, you'll be amazed at the countless ramen sh...
Travel packages that include entertainment services provided by hired female companions will be excluded from the government’s Go To Travel tourism support program from Nov. 6, the Japan Tourism A...
A lifeline is being thrown to pandemic-hit airlines and airport operators in the form of a support policy package unveiled Wednesday by the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry. The s...
A new travel discount program introduced by the Tokyo metropolitan government to support local tourism has so far attracted a flood of reservations, but only to some of the plans it covers. The pro...
Four Vietnamese men were arrested Wednesday by the Gunma prefectural police on suspicion of slaughtering pigs at an unlicensed site in violation of the slaughterhouse law. The four suspects, ages 22...
The election for the director-general post of the World Trade Organization has entered its final stage, with the candidates narrowed down to the final two — a Nigerian and a South Korean. But there...
The cumulative number of Japan’s confirmed infections with the novel coronavirus surpassed 100,000 on Thursday, according to information compiled by The Yomiuri Shimbun. The total includes 712 peo...
The Japan News has partnered with media startup inkl, a news service that curates articles from the world’s leading publishers for users to read on mobile devices. A selection of articles from The Japan News and The Yomiuri Shimbun is now available to read on inkl, which hosts titles from about 20 countries. 
Paint containing toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been used in 334 of the 719 large outdoor structures such as bridges examined across the nation, according to figures compiled by the Enviro...
Southampton may be known for Japanese football player Maya Yoshida, who plays for Southampton FC, or for its famous port where the RMS Titanic departed before sinking. The reason why I am studying he...
The 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is scheduled to be held from Oct. 31 through Nov. 9, with the Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo serving as its main venue. Although its film competition...
Miyako Yoshida, a former principal dancer at Britain’s Royal Ballet, assumed the role of artistic director for ballet and dance at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, on Sept. 1, a little more than a y...
Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo is back on stage. The actor is currently touring the country with “Koten e no Izanai” (An invitation to classics), an assortment of famous kabuki scenes and dances. He l...
