April 1, 2020
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Tuesday it has confirmed 78 new cases of coronavirus infections, surpassing the record of daily confirmations of 68 set Sunday. The total number of virus infections in Tokyo has reached 521. On Tuesday, the total number of infections confirmed nationwide —...
Diplomacy has stalled due to the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus. Restrictions on the entry of foreign nationals in many countries have forced international conferences and bilateral negotiations to be postponed, which has begun to affect crucial diplomatic issues that Prime Minister Shinz...
With the spread of infections with the new coronavirus, cruise ships from around the world have stopped making calls at ports in Japan. Reasons include the large number of people aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship anchored off Yokohama in February becoming infected with the coronavirus and rest...
MADRID (Reuters) — Spain overtook China in the number of those infected with coronavirus on Monday, as the government tightened restrictions on a population entering its third week under one of the...
The way athletes handle the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games can impact the direction of their careers. Carlos Yulo, who made the jump to Japan from the Philippines and reached ...
Noh is probably one of the most difficult traditional arts for many Japanese people to understand. I’ve been covering noh for nearly 3½ years now, but I still can’t make out much of the dialogue,...
An increasing number of nursing care service facilities have been introducing “communication robots” which have artificial intelligence programs installed and are capable of interacting with peop...
With distinctively subdued hues, dried flowers are becoming increasingly popular as interior decoration. Hung on walls or from ceilings, or even put in a bottle, they are very versatile home decor, un...
The reduction of flights triggered by the coronavirus epidemic has created the rare sight at Haneda Airport of grounded aircraft lined up on its apron. The planes form two rows, even during the dayt...
It is important to create an environment in which children of foreign nationalities can receive appropriate education, just as Japanese children do. The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Techn...
A national strategy on economic security is under consideration to be compiled from May to June, according to several government officials. On Wednesday, an economic team of about 20 members will be...
In an effort to promote wagashi among a wider range of consumers, shops and manufacturers have been offering the traditional sweets in unconventional ways in recent years. Pairing with alcoholic drin...
A museum dedicated to Minako Honda in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, exhibits about 200 items related to the late singer and musical actress, who died from acute myelocytic leukemia in November 2005 at th...
The Tokyo Olympics will start on July 23, 2021, and finish on Aug. 8, organizers said Monday, putting a firm date on the postponement forced by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The International Ol...
Local governments nationwide are calling on people to avoid going out as a step to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Some governments have requested that people voluntarily refrain from lea...
There are limits to what any one country can do when it comes to responses to the new coronavirus. Unless the spread of infections can be contained worldwide, there will be no hope for putting an end ...
The government is arranging to increase financial assistance to small and midsize companies, as well as individual business owners, to about ¥40 trillion in measures to support their cash flow manage...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike held an emergency press conference Monday saying that many people have been found to be infected with the new coronavirus at nightclubs, bars and other such venues that operate...
This series discusses the present and future of washoku traditional Japanese cuisine. This installment features wagashi confectionery. In an effort to promote wagashi among a wider range of consu...
Millions of employees are working from home in Japan as an increasing number of companies adopt telecommuting amid the spread of the new coronavirus. According to an estimate provided by a private r...
TOKYO — Japan’s factory output rose in February at a slower pace than the previous month, adding to growing signs that the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on an economy al...
Johnson & Johnson said on Monday that it and the U.S. government will invest $1 billion to create enough manufacturing capacity to make more than 1 billion doses of a vaccine it is testing to stop the...
A dinosaur museum in Fukui Prefecture has uploaded videos of some of their exhibits onto YouTube, so people can tour the currently shuttered museum from the comfort of their home. The Fukui Prefectu...
Numerous cases have emerged in Japan and overseas of people who test negative for the new coronavirus but then later registered a positive result. Experts have denied that people can be re-infected,...
At a press conference Saturday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he believed the new coronavirus pandemic was approaching a stage that will require a declaration of a state of emergency. With Tokyo Go...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday the government will begin clinical trials to formally approve the anti-influenza drug Avigan as a treatment for the new coronavirus. Abe pledged at a press co...
Veteran comedian Ken Shimura died Sunday night of pneumonia, after being infected with the new coronavirus. He was 70. Shimura was on many TV shows with the comedy troupe The Drifters, starring in t...
Saitama Gov. Motohiro Ono urged people to refrain from unnecessary travel to Tokyo from Monday, including entertainment districts, due to widespread infections with the new strain of coronavirus. T...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — New flight routes over the center of Tokyo opened on Sunday, allowing a sharp increase in international flights to and from Tokyo International Airport at Haneda. The new rou...
The Tokyo Games organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee agreed Monday that the opening ceremony for the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place on July 23, 2021, The Yomiuri Shim...
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga visited Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday to exchange views with the prefecture’s tourism industry, economic organizations and financial institutions. He said the g...
Due to a cold front much like one experienced in midwinter, snow accumulated along the mountains in the Kanto-Koshin region, and snowfall was also observed in central Tokyo Sunday and is expected to c...
Johnson & Johnson said on Monday that it and the U.S. government will invest $1 billion to create enough manufacturing capacity to make more than 1 billion doses of a vaccine it is testing to stop the...
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. 
SHIZUOKA CITY — This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of “Mobile Suit Gundam” plastic models, which first hit the shelves in 1980. Manufactured at the Bandai Hobby Center plant in ...
The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra (YNSO)’s 2020-2021 season will be led by Sebastian Weigle, his second season at the helm as the orchestra’s principal conductor. This season will have 46 co...
At this point, more and more stage performances and live concerts have been canceled following the government’s request to exercise self-restraint on holding events. With that in mind, livestreaming...
