October 30, 2020
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 wooden paddles bearing the faces of top Japanese athletes. In what has become a year-end tradition, t...
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, which went on sale at 10am Friday on its official website. Go To Event is part of the government’s G...
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 News will continue to work hard to make the newspaper more attractive to readers. Why not take advan...
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...
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...
Tokyo Disney Resort operator Oriental Land Co. will likely post a consolidated net loss of ¥51.1 billion for the year ending next March, according to the company. The theme park operator logged a p...
A rash of no-notice hotel reservation cancellations have been confirmed across Japan in which supposed guests are suspected of abusing a loophole in the Go To Travel tourism support program to obtain ...
Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Subaru Corp. all announced on Thursday that their world production in September hit a record high for the month. Suzuki Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. also ...
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...
Complaints from customers are valuable in helping companies improve their services, but excessive, vicious demands and behavior cannot be tolerated. As organizations, companies should strengthen measu...
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...
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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...
To achieve the smooth implementation of the peace festival, various measures must be taken with the cooperation of the public and private sectors to protect against cyber-attacks. Russia’s GRU mil...
Airlines are facing an increasingly severe business environment, but it is crucial to protect air transport infrastructure, which connects countries around the world. Each airline should make whatever...
It cannot be said that discussions have got down to the nitty-gritty on crucial issues such as the response to an infectious disease and fiscal consolidation. The government and the ruling and opposit...
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...
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...
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...
East Japan Railway Co.’s Alfa-X Shinkansen reached a top speed of 382 kph in a test run conducted Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Reporters were allowed to board the next-generation tra...
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...
The following is the second installment in a series looking at efforts by the tourist industry to survive the economic effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak. When customers arrive at Hoshino...
Under Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s key policy, new measures have been immediately revealed. It is important to not only be speedy but also be effective in actually delivering benefits to users. ...
The action plan drawn up by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry on Tuesday to stimulate competition in the mobile phone industry is a step forward in Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s pus...
The spirit of aiming for the abolition of nuclear weapons should be respected. However, it must be said that this treaty will be ineffective if it ignores the role that nuclear deterrence plays in nat...
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...
