October 30, 2020
A new travel discount program introduced by the Tokyo metropolitan government to support local tourism has so far attracted a flood of reservations, but only to some of the plans it covers. The program is so far not proving very beneficial for some other plans, especially those offered by small a...
Complaints from customers are valuable in helping companies improve their services, but excessive, vicious demands and behavior cannot be tolerated. As organizations, companies should strengthen measures to protect their employees. A serious social problem has arisen in the form of vicious complai...
To achieve the smooth implementation of the peace festivals, various measures must be taken with the cooperation of the public and private sectors to protect against cyber-attacks. Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency has been suspected of carrying out cyber-attacks targeting the Tokyo Olym...
Airlines are facing an increasingly severe business environment, but it is crucial to protect air transport infrastructure, which connects countries around the world. Each airline should make whatever...
It cannot be said that discussions have got down to the nitty-gritty on crucial issues such as the response to an infectious disease and fiscal consolidation. The government and the ruling and opposit...
A lifeline is being thrown to pandemic-hit airlines and airport operators in the form of a support policy package unveiled Wednesday by the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry. The s...
The cumulative number of Japan’s confirmed infections with the novel coronavirus surpassed 100,000 on Thursday, according to information compiled by The Yomiuri Shimbun. The total includes 712 peo...
Post offices nationwide launched sales of 2021 New Year’s lottery postcards on Thursday. In light of marking the Year of the Cow on the Chinese 12-year animal zodiac cycle in 2021, many cards featu...
There has been a slight increase in Japan’s confirmed cases of infection with the novel coronavirus since October, due partly to clusters in locations including Hokkaido and the Tohoku region. The...
The election for the director-general post of the World Trade Organization has entered its final stage, with the candidates narrowed down to the final two — a Nigerian and a South Korean. But there...
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, aiming to expand the use of electric vehicles (EV) that do not emit carbon dioxide (CO2), plans to place priority on facilitating the development of the high...
All Nippon Airways Co.’s parent ANA Holdings Inc. has listed at least five companies, including KDDI Corp. and Pasona Group Inc., to which it wants to dispatch up to around 40 employees to temporari...
Ramen shop Kanda Ramen Waizu is packed with office workers at lunchtime as it celebrates 20 years since its opening. Located near the west exit of Kanda Station in Tokyo, their signature dish is tonk...
Ramen is one of Japan's most iconic, much-loved dishes. The combination of soup, noodles and toppings is diverse and continues to evolve. If you visit Japan, you'll be amazed at the countless ramen sh...
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a boy in junior high school, and I’d like some advice about my dad and my little brother, who’s in the middle of elementary school. My little brother is weak-willed...
Four Vietnamese men were arrested Wednesday by the Gunma prefectural police on suspicion of slaughtering pigs at an unlicensed site in violation of the slaughterhouse law. The four suspects, ages 22...
I’d like to introduce Reki Kawahara’s light novel series “Sword Art Online” (SAO). I love its anime adaptation. The main character Kirito lives in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture. Another city t...
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...
In the past 10 years, only one Japanese person has led any of the 15 specialized agencies at the United Nations and that was Koji Sekimizu, who was secretary general of the International Maritime Orga...
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...
Seven months have passed since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus to be a pandemic. A new way of life is taking root in society after it was shaken by the unknown virus. ...
SEOUL (AP) — When South Korea began its delayed school year with remote learning in April, that spelled trouble for low-income students who rely on public education, get easily distracted and cannot...
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...
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...
Ramen is one of Japan's most iconic, much-loved dishes. The combination of soup, noodles and toppings is diverse and continues to evolve. If you visit Japan, you'll be amazed at the countless ramen sh...
East Japan Railway Co.’s Alfa-X Shinkansen reached a top speed of 382 kph in a test run conducted Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Reporters were allowed to board the next-generation tra...
To stimulate competition in the mobile phone industry, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry officially announced a reform plan on Tuesday, which includes in principle scrapping the fee to ...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in his first policy speech since taking office, emphasized his intention to carry out various reforms based on his long-held policy of breaking down bureaucratic section...
It is important to restore the nation’s vitality by stacking up concrete reforms. The Cabinet’s ability to implement these reforms will be tested. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered his fir...
Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama, is known as one of the country’s major doll production areas. Now it is also home to a doll museum that uses more than 5,000 items to introduce the history and charm of dolls...
About 7,000 cancer patients a year would like to freeze their eggs, sperm and other reproductive cells to preserve the possibility of having children after treatment, if financial support is provided...
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...
The 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is scheduled to be held from Oct. 31 through Nov. 9, with the Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo serving as its main venue. Although its film competition...
Miyako Yoshida, a former principal dancer at Britain’s Royal Ballet, assumed the role of artistic director for ballet and dance at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, on Sept. 1, a little more than a y...
Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo is back on stage. The actor is currently touring the country with “Koten e no Izanai” (An invitation to classics), an assortment of famous kabuki scenes and dances. He l...
