April 18, 2021
WASHINGTON — Hamburgers were served for the two leaders at Friday’s Japan-U.S. summit, but Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga didn’t eat his because he was engrossed in conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden, Suga told reporters after the meeting. “I ended up doing nothing with [the burger...
Osaka Prefecture confirmed 1,161 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, marking the fifth consecutive day that the daily figure has exceeded 1,000. In Hyogo Prefecture, 541 new cases were confirmed on the same day. The figure surpassed the 510 cases reported on the previous day and hit a...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France. The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins U...
WASHINGTON — At the Japan-U.S. summit meeting in Washington on Friday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden affirmed their commitment to strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance a...
BEIJING (AP) — China hit back at the U.S.-Japan show of alliance during talks between President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, calling it an “ironic attempt of stoking divisi...
Women’s Nordic ski jumper Sara Takanashi, who set a Guinness World Record for the most World Cup podium finishes with 109, received her official certificate on Friday. She also broke her own Guinne...
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, kicking off a diplomatic charm offensive that heralds a belated start to the premier’s foreign policy agenda...
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to launch a bilateral climate partnership during their summit in Washington on Friday. The partnership is aimed at i...
The spread of novel coronavirus variants is threatening to overwhelm hospital bed capacity. The so-called British variant, believed to be especially infectious, is prevalent at a time when Osaka Pre...
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his support for Japan’s resolve to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer during the Japan-U.S. summit meeting on Friday. Prime Minis...
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris agreed that Japan and the United Sates will cooperate to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region at their meetin...
A retro Coca-Cola can and sticks of Cool Mint chewing gum, uncovered in Antarctica after more than half a century on the continent, were presented to their manufacturers in a ceremony held at the Nat...
Work began on Friday to start breaking up the ice on the surface of Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, to prepare the lake for sightseeing boats ahead of the spring tourist season. Lake Akan is known fo...
The head of Toshiba, one of Japan’s most prestigious companies, has suddenly resigned. The company needs to settle the confusion under a new management setup and deal appropriately with a proposed b...
Honda Motor Co. unveiled to the press on Friday the GYRO e, an electric business scooter that was launched in March for corporate customers. The three-wheeled electric scooter can run up to 72 kilo...
It would be problematic if an international organization’s system aimed at protecting cultural properties and promoting understanding of different cultures was abused for anti-Japan propaganda. It i...
Japan’s heavyweight trading houses have been limbering up to join the decarbonization race, spurred on by growing worldwide momentum for stricter environmental regulations. Subterranean CO2 sequest...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran began enriching uranium Friday to its highest-ever purity, edging close to weapons-grade levels, as it attempts to pressure negotiators in Vienna during talk...
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...
A project to boost export sales of Hokkaido-made sake to China was announced on Dec. 1 as an effort to crack open up a new market for the rice wine, which has seen its demand drop off because of the ...
HITA, Oita — A museum celebrating the megahit manga series “Shingeki no Kyojin” (Attack on Titan) opened its doors on March 27 at a roadside rest area in Hita, Oita Prefecture. Located in the t...
OSAKA — The Leach Bar at the Rihga Royal Hotel in the Nakanoshima district of Osaka has a gallery-like space where visitors can experience the essence of folk art. When you step into the bar, you ...
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. ...
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 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 Reconstruction Agency on Wednesday removed from its website and other media a flyer and video explaining radioactive tritium, depicted in a playful illustration, due to criticism that the governme...
WASHINGTON — Hamburgers were served for the two leaders at Friday’s Japan-U.S. summit, but Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga didn’t eat his because he was engrossed in conversation with U.S. Preside...
About 70% of major local governments are preparing for situations in which residents spend nights in their cars due to natural disasters, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey of 131 such governments...
Osaka Prefecture logged a record 1,209 new coronavirus cases on Friday, marking the fourth consecutive day that the daily figure has exceeded 1,000. Hyogo Prefecture also announced its highest dai...
Miharu Takizakura is one of Japan’s “three magnificent cherry trees.” Located in the town of Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture, the tree is estimated to be over 1,000 years old. “Takizakura” ...
Some of the uniforms that will be worn by Japanese athletes at the Olympics were unveiled on Wednesday, 100 days before the start of the Games. The vivid “sunrise red” color of the uniforms is m...
As a military exists to protect its nation’s people, it is extremely abnormal to point As a military exists to protect its nation’s people, it is extremely abnormal to point guns and artillery at ...
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. 
Gwendolen Jones shares her experiences as participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, which is administered through the collaboration of Japan’s local and national government aut...
Jenny Nash shares her experiences as participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, which is administered through the collaboration of Japan’s local and national government authorit...
Leilani Rapaport shares her experiences as participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, which is administered through the collaboration of Japan’s local and national government au...
Miharu Takizakura is one of Japan’s “three magnificent cherry trees.” Located in the town of Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture, the tree is estimated to be over 1,000 years old. “Takizakura” ...
From the Marx Brothers film “Horse Feathers” (1932) to the more recent movies “Legally Blond” (2001) and “Old School” (2003), popular culture representations depict the college campus as a...
An exhibition centered around the works of manga master Osamu Tezuka is underway at Tokiwaso Manga Museum, which was an apartment building in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, where the artist once lived. Titled...
