August 11, 2020
The Democratic Party for the People will split into two parties because the members disagree on whether the party should merge with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the head of the party said Tuesday. Yuichiro Tamaki, president of the Democratic Party for the People, said he will rema...
A company in Higashinada Ward, Kobe, that makes ekiben (bento boxed meals sold at train stations) has come out with a special-edition product for the time of coronavirus. The “Reiwa Tashinami Bento” made by Awajiya Co. comes in a flat box holding a tray divided into 12 compartments, each conta...
Running for election is said to be costly, but the reality of campaign expenses can be hard to see. Anri Kawai, 46, was elected to the Diet for the first time in the July 2019 House of Councillors election but was later indicted on the charge of violating the Public Offices Election Law. In a larg...
Dormitory life is believed to be at the center of a group outbreak of the novel coronavirus in a high school soccer club in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture. As of Monday, 91 cases of infection had b...
Swimmer Rikako Ikee appears to be taking another step in her comeback to competition from leukemia, entering a race organized by the Tokyo Swimming Association, it was learned Tuesday. According to ...
Amid stalled efforts to promote the participation of women in national politics, opposition parties are considering submitting a draft bill to establish a gender quota for candidates, while the Libera...
In a bid to help trading houses and manufacturers expand their exports of defense equipment, the government has decided to actively promote such exports to four Indo-Pacific nations, it has been learn...
The boards of education in at least 21 prefectures have decided to reduce the range of questions on the next entrance examinations for prefectural high schools, in response to the delay in learning ca...
Sekisui House Ltd. has announced a joint project with U.S. hotel chain Marriott International Inc. to open hotels next to Michi-no-eki roadway rest stations. The plan is to open hotels in 25 prefe...
Temperatures rose across Japan on Tuesday due to a high pressure system. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temperature reached 40.1 C at 1:07 p.m. in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. It wa...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. hopes to increase its operating profit in its main market of Southeast Asia to a record ¥100 billion per year after fiscal 2025, CEO and Representative Executive Officer Takao...
A special series of high school baseball games kicked off Monday at Koshien Stadium, featuring the 32 schools originally scheduled to compete in the canceled spring invitational. With the tradition...
YAMAGUCHI — Flying fish have invaded Yamaguchi Flower Land in the city of Yanai — or, more precisely, the garden has been decorated with lanterns in the shape of goldfish. These red and white la...
The deteriorating business performance of listed companies has become clear amid the stagnation in global economic activity caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus. Attention will be focused on ...
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...
Online recruitment of people for criminal acts called “yami baito” (literally meaning dark part-time jobs) is rampant. Attention must be paid to this illegal behavior, as many young people are cas...
YAOTSU, Gifu — Japan’s tallest bungee jumping facility has been opened on the Shin-Tabisoko Bridge in Yaotsu, Gifu Prefecture. According to the company’s Tokyo-based operator Bungy Japan, “Gi...
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The Games of the 32nd Olympiad would have come to a close in Tokyo on Sunday had it not been for the postponement caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Since temperatures in Tokyo remained rela...
A new cultural center has opened in the Ikebukuro area of Tokyo, resembling a stylish “urban forest” with the vertical lines running along its exterior walls. The grand opening of Hareza Ikebuku...
Yomiuri Shimbun Editor-in-Chief Tsuneo Watanabe stressed the importance of people continuing to talk about their wartime experiences in an NHK documentary on war and politics that aired on Sunday. Th...
The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 197 new coronavirus infections Monday, the first time infections have been under 200 since July 27, when 131 tested positive for the virus. The cumulative ...
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...
Shipowner Nagashiki Shipping Co. and operator Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) apologized in Tokyo on Sunday for a spill of more than 1,000 tons of heavy oil from a cargo ship that ran aground off the ...
The United States and its allies should carefully deliberate how to cooperate on defense in order to maintain regional stability. If Washington downplays this process, it will not be able to effective...
A drastic surge in temperatures on Sunday enticed a large number of families and young people to head to the nation’s beaches, even though most are not open for recreational purposes due to the cor...
The JR Yamanote Line’s former Harajuku Station is scheduled to be dismantled beginning Aug. 24 and a commercial facility with a reproduction of the station’s facade will be built on the site. T...
The JR Hohi Line resumed full operations on Saturday, more than four years after some sections in Kumamoto Prefecture were suspended as a result of the earthquake there in April 2016. The Hohi Line...
NAGASAKI — The existence of nuclear weapons continues to threaten humanity even 75 years after they were last used, Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said at a memorial ceremony on Sunday. The annual c...
As 75 years have passed since the end of World War II, the memories of people who experienced the war have been fading away. Amid such a situation, a project is underway to utilize old pictures and t...
A valuable audio recording of a witness of World War II describing the Battle of Okinawa will be made available to the public in mid-August at the earliest, around the time of the 75th anniversary of ...
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...
The fashion industry is under pressure to transform in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic. Long-established apparel maker Renown Inc. filed for civil rehabilitation procedures in May, and July ...
Acclaimed Japanese playwright and stage director Hideki Noda has brought his masterpiece “Red Demon” back to the stage, but the events of recent months have given a fresh twist to his tale of fea...
The practice of burning incense is said to have been introduced to Japan from China in ancient times. The sweet, rich fragrances wafting through the air seem to have the power to relax even today’s ...
