July 14, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Trump administration is poised to escalate its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea. In...
Facial recognition ticket wickets were among a cache of cutting-edge technological tools unveiled to media Monday, ahead of an event to celebrate the opening of Takanawa Gateway Station in Minato Ward, Tokyo. The event, the Takanawa Gateway Fest, will launch Tuesday in front of the newest station o...
Creating classroom unity is an essential element in making elementary school education more effective. Doing that this year has proven especially difficult following school closures to contain the new coronavirus and now the reopening of schools where the “Three Cs” — closed spaces, crowded p...
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto — Schools resumed in this disaster-hit city in Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday following torrential rain that left 19 people dead in Hitoyoshi. Nine municipal elementary and juni...
When the Japan Softball Association was looking for candidates to coach the team for the Tokyo Olympics, Reika Utsugi’s name was naturally high on the list. The Beijing-born Utsugi, who had be...
The central government will subsidize the cost of removing silt from rivers controlled by local governments in an effort to prevent severe flooding, which has occurred many times in recent years follo...
Nissan Motor Co. plans to change the emblem it attaches to the front and the rear of its vehicles for the first time in about 20 years. Looking ahead to its future ventures incorporating autonomous d...
SHIRAOI, Hokkaido — About 2,000 people flocked to the opening day of the new national center for Ainu culture in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Sunday. The opening of the Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Pa...
OSAKA — Landmark towers in Osaka were illuminated in yellow Sunday, as the prefectural government announced the confirmation of 32 additional cases of the novel coronavirus. Tsutenkaku Tower was ...
KAGA, Ishikawa — A liqueur made from Ajihei kabocha pumpkins, a specialty fruit of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, has been developed by JA Kaga, a local agricultural cooperative. Kaga Ajihei Kabocha L...
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...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in rain-battered Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday morning to ascertain the status of the damage in the wake of the disasters for the first time. Abe visited and offer...
Operators of offshore wind power generation in Japan must be domestic corporations, the Japanese government has decided, as it moves to prevent information about its territorial waters from leaking ou...
Cases continue to emerge of depression caused by work. It is essential for both the public and private sectors to create workplaces where employees can have peace of mind. According to the Health, L...
Japanese living abroad are not allowed to participate in the national review of Supreme Court justices. Such inequalities have not been resolved for many years. It is hoped a recent court ruling will ...
Tokyo University of the Arts, popularly known as Geidai, has established a fund to help young artists present their work amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, which had led to the cancellation or postp...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents turned up over the weekend to vote in an unofficial primary election held by the city’s pro-democracy camp as it gears up to field c...
An ancient giant cedar has fallen at Shinmei Shrine in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture. Police were alerted to it on Saturday night by an emergency call from a local resident. No one was injured, but a ho...
The retail sector has been pummeled by the spread of the novel coronavirus, with a drastic reduction in companies’ net profit. Financial results for the March-May 2020 period for supermarkets, dep...
Tokyo’s number of newly confirmed novel coronavirus cases was reported as 206 on Sunday, the same as the day before and the fourth day in a row it has surpassed 200. There have now been 7,927 cases...
Goats have begun grazing on a fenced-in grassy area near Tama-Center Station in Tama, Tokyo, as they have been since 2014. New Town Center Development Co., which operates a commercial facility nearb...
One more death has been confirmed in the torrential rains that have hit the Kyushu region, the Kumamoto prefectural government announced Sunday. It brings the death toll in Kumamoto Prefecture to 62...
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...
KIRYU, Gunma — A group of researchers has developed a helmet-like, full face mask that can curb coronavirus infections — and is expected to make people free from the self-restraint of going out. ...
The government plans to increase the number of people who can receive PCR tests for the novel coronavirus at airports to about 10,000 per day in September, aiming to gradually resume international tr...
The heavy rains that hit Kyushu this month led to flooding in multiple rivers in the region, causing incredible damage. Municipalities are now faced with the need to rapidly revise flood control mea...
The daily number of people confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus in Tokyo recorded its highest level, exceeding 200 on consecutive days. If the increase is not stopped, a second wave of ...
An ancient giant cedar has fallen at Shinmei Shrine in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture. Police were alerted to it on Saturday night by an emergency call from a local resident. No one was injured, but a ho...
Operators of offshore wind power generation in Japan must be domestic corporations, the Japanese government has decided, as it moves to prevent information about its territorial waters from leaking ou...
An expert panel of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry proposed Friday that the telephone numbers of people who have defamed others on the internet be added to information victims can de...
Japan and the United States have confirmed that they will continue to closely cooperate over Japan’s defense issues, especially its missile defense. Visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephe...
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. 
The use of hanko personal seals has become a focus of attention amid the coronavirus-enforced expansion of telework. Hanko are often raised as one of the main obstacles to teleworking, including such...
SHIRAOI, Hokkaido — A national center for Ainu culture opening Saturday in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, carries the hope of resurrecting the Ainu language, which UNESCO designated as a critically endangered l...
Performers from the musical and stage play versions of “Touken Ranbu Online” will get together for a special joint event at Tokyo Dome in August. “Touken Ranbu Online” is a popular adventure...
