October 2, 2020
It has become highly unlikely that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will dissolve the House of Representatives and hold a general election within this year, instead exerting all his energy on handling the novel coronavirus and revitalizing the economy, several sources within the government and the ruli...
The government intends to extend a measure to quarantine or isolate foreign visitors who are infected with the novel coronavirus, it has been learned. The measure, which falls under the Quarantine Law, was originally put into effect until February next year, but its terms are to be extended by arou...
Securities companies were fielding various inquiries Thursday, after all stock trading was suspended for the day following a systems failure on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Similar problems have occurred on the TSE in the past, and investors and brokers voiced disappointment at yet another such incid...
The curtain has fallen on the administration of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and it has risen on the administration of his successor, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. It is a moment that gives litt...
The election of Liberal Democratic Party President Yoshihide Suga as Japan’s new prime minister has elevated the public’s interest in leadership. What is an ideal leader in today’s society? Lea...
The Sendai High Court ruled Wednesday that the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. are responsible for the nuclear accident at the company’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant following the deadly qu...
A number of systems and endeavors closely related to daily life introduced changes on Thursday, while new prices for such items as alcoholic beverages and tobacco took effect as well. New taxes were...
Consciousness of Japanese ancestry and values has been continually passed down to young people of Japanese descent around the world, a large-scale opinion poll conducted by the Nippon Foundation has f...
Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia were the first countries visited by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after he launched his second administration. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga seems to be intent on show...
Trips to and from Tokyo became eligible for the government’s Go To Travel campaign on Thursday. Tokyo was the only part of the country excluded from the domestic tourism promotion initiative when ...
Fiscal 2021 general-account budget requests from central government ministries and agencies have topped ¥105 trillion, a record-high figure likely to swell even further due to costs involved in comba...
The first ramen shop I chose to introduce to you all is the main branch of Tanaka Shoten, which has one of Tokyo’s very well-known ramen shops. Here, customers can enjoy genuine tonkotsu ramen, rame...
The government launched an office to prepare for the establishment of a planned digital agency Wednesday, with the aim of centralizing the digitization of administrative services. Prime Minister Yos...
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...
Riding a small streetcar through the city, I gazed at the scenery that passed my window and somehow felt like I was no longer in Tokyo. I was aboard a tram on the Arakawa Line, the sole tram line op...
■ Dear Narumi: Hello. I’m a South Korean fan of yours, Naru-chan. I want to go to one of your meet-and-greets, but I’m scared because I can’t really speak Japanese very well. I know that th...
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...
The following is the fourth installment of a series looking at the tactics apparel firms are using to survive. Despite it being a weekday afternoon, shoppers crowded a huge Beijing shopping mall on...
In recent U.S. presidential elections, there has never been an example of candidates openly showing such hatred toward their opponents. It can be said that the low-level debate speaks volumes about th...
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...
The economic crisis caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus has threatened fiscal sustainability. Breaking down bureaucratic sectionalism among government ministries and agencies, which is advoc...
Japanese fashion brand Anrealage presented clothes that will ensure social distancing in its latest collection on Tuesday, created in collaboration with architect Kengo Kuma. Anrealage unveiled its ...
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...
Reform of Japan’s mobile-phone rates, a signature policy of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, seems increasingly likely. NTT Corp., aiming to realize Suga’s policy, is moving to make mobile phone ...
To be surrounded by outdoor plants can bring great pleasure, especially while the novel coronavirus pandemic forces people to spend more time indoors. A trend has emerged to bring more greenery into r...
The following is excerpted from an interview with Yasutoshi Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization and coronavirus measures. The number of people infected with the coronaviru...
Low-cost carrier AirAsia Japan Co. has begun taking steps to cease its operations, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. AirAsia Japan had notified related organizations of the policy by Tuesday. Sluggi...
The following is the third installment of a series looking at the tactics apparel firms are using to survive. A host of clothing stores, ranging from posh brands to secondhand clothes, are clustere...
Words are indispensable to conveying feelings and requirements to others. Linguistic activities also affect how personality is formed. It is important to acquire the habit of using words properly on a...
In my school days, I went to a sento public bath with friends after playing sandlot baseball and we took turns washing each other’s backs. In recent years, though, sento are disappearing from urban ...
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...
My name is Amy Lin. I was born and raised in Taiwan, and I immigrated to the United States in 2005. I came to Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher on the JET Programme and was placed in Yokkaichi C...
Is Japan a collectivist culture? If you look for examples to support the proposition that it is, they’re easy enough to find. For instance, many universities create special classes just for incomi...
OSAKA — Opened in July, the Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest is a library in Kita Ward, Osaka, that was designed, built and donated to the city by renowned architect Tadao Ando. Similar projec...
Samurai, geisha and kid dolls clad in ornate kimono depict the culture and fashion of Japan hundreds of years ago. Making them look as realistic as possible with attention paid to the details of the ...
