February 18, 2020
“I think Hakata and Kitakyushu can understand each other,” said Anne Crescini, associate professor at the University of Kitakyushu, in heavily accented dialect. Fukuoka and Kitakyushu are two leading cities of Fukuoka Prefecture and have long been rivals, but Crescini said confidently that the ...
A number of mistranslations have been found in the foreign-language versions of information posted on the health ministry’s website amid the spread of the new strain of coronavirus in Japan. The content includes ways to prevent infection, but instead of informing foreign nationals as intended, i...
A new kabuki version of “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” starring Onoe Kikunosuke was a big hit at the end of last year, and now fans have a chance to see it again — footage of the stage production is currently being shown on movie screens nationwide. Tickets sold out immediately for the...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Imperial Household Agency said Monday it will cancel visits by the general public to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sunday to celebrate the Emperor’s 60th birthday, in r...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Les Ouchida was born an American just outside California’s capital city, but his citizenship mattered little after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States declar...
BEIJING (Reuters) — The Chinese parliament’s top committee will meet on Feb. 24 to discuss whether to delay the annual March meeting of the full parliament, the official Xinhua news agency report...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Nissan’s new CEO Makoto Uchida doesn’t have time to work his way into the job. He is effectively on probation and has a matter of months to show he can revive the ailing automa...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in five quarters in October-December, hit by a consumption tax increase, a slump in exports and powerful a typhoon, government data s...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Monday reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and 105 more deaths, as the military dispatched hundreds of additional medical workers and extra supplies to ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump took a loop around the Daytona 500 racetrack on Sunday in his presidential limousine, drawing cheers from fans at NASCAR’s most prestigi...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Thailand is preparing to announce in April at the earliest its decision to make an application for joining the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade pact, Japanese economic revi...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mazda Motor Corp. has resumed operations at a vehicle plant in Nanjing in Jiangsu Province, China, following a suspension due to the coronavirus outbreak, company officials sai...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks dropped further Monday, as worries over the severe economic effects of the novel coronavirus epidemic swelled. The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues on the f...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in the greater Tokyo area in January jumped 47.9 percent from a year before to a record ¥83.6 million, the Real Esta...
ONOMICHI, Hiroshima — A well-known four-story building known as “Onomichi Castle” appears to be destined for demolition. The building, located on a slope near the center of Onomichi, has been ...
BEIJING (AP) — A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the response to a new virus outbreak from earl...
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Maybin is starting his third stint with the Detroit Tigers. This one feels a bit different. “The first two times around, there were a lot of familiar faces,” the...
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Yu Darvish got hit hard by the Houston Astros during the 2017 World Series — both his ERA and reputation took quite a beating. On Sunday, after a bullpen session for the Chica...
CHICAGO (Reuters) — A packed United Center fell silent for eight seconds before tip-off of the 69th NBA All-Star game on Sunday as about 21,000 fans joined hands to pay their respects to global spo...
CHICAGO (AP) — Players were taking charges, bodies were hitting the floor, calls and non-calls were being screamed about on both ends. The fourth quarter of the NBA All-Star Game was as intense as t...
Two months after suffering its worst general election result for 84 years, Britain’s Labour Party continues to pick up the pieces. While Boris Johnson’s Conservatives govern with an 80-seat majori...
BEIJING (AFP-Jiji) — China’s government is purging unpopular local officials and commandeering heroic stories of doctors on the frontline as it tries to shield itself from public rage over the han...
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Petra Vlhova won her third straight women’s World Cup slalom Sunday to overtake the absent Mikaela Shiffrin on the top of the discipline standings. Vlhova was more...
The spread of a new type of coronavirus has prompted some ruling and opposition party members to call for postponing the planned April visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. If the number of infectio...
One full month after Japan’s first confirmed case of the new coronavirus, there has been a noticeable decrease in the number of visitors at Tokyo’s tourist spots, and the shops and other business...
KANONJI, Kagawa Prefecture — As I stood under the torii gate to Takaya Shrine located atop the 404-meter high Mt. Inazumi in Kanonji, Kagawa Prefecture, I enjoyed the panoramic view spread out befor...
MITO — Kairakuen, a garden famous for its plum trees in Mito, the capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, began its annual Mito Plum Festival on Feb. 15. Due to the widespread outbreak of the new coronavirus...
The outbreak of the new coronavirus has become more serious, with taxi drivers in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture confirmed as being infected, highlighting the risk of contracting the virus through daily...
The government has decided not to include the possibility of female emperors or emperors descended from female lines in discussions regarding the Imperial succession, sources said. This means the s...
Amid the fear and uncertainty over the outbreak of the new coronavirus, hotels and ryokan inns across the country have been inundated with phone calls asking whether they have any Chinese guests or r...
Major mobile phone networks are partnering with retailers among others to make it easier for customers to earn and use reward points, making use of such services as QR code cashless payments. Fearing...
BEIJING (Reuters) — There were no doctors, nurses or medical equipment at the Wuhan hotel converted into a temporary quarantine facility for suspected coronavirus patients when brothers Wang Xiang...
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi — An amazing sunrise was seen through a crack in boulder at Cape Kamiwarizaki, which is located on the border between Ishinomaki and Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, on Friday....
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. 
Artists armed with brushes and paint as “weapons” face off on stage in a battle of creativity on canvas. The “Art Battle,” is an event that blends the seemingly conflicting factors of “art...
On Jan. 22, two boy bands made their CD debuts under the name SixTONES vs Snow Man. Both groups belong to Johnny & Associates, Inc., the showbiz powerhouse that has produced a host of male pop idols i...
From sportswear to children’s clothes, outfits equipped with the latest wearable technology are transforming the fundamental functions of clothing. Imagine a baseball player gets three hits one da...
