June 8, 2021
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has reiterated his intention to strike a balance between hosting the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. “We’ll ensure that athletes from around the world can participate without worrying about infection, ...
The demand for paper towels is growing as more people in Japan are using them especially for hand-wiping in toilets and kitchens and for wiping tables and other surfaces with disinfectants. Domestic production of paper towels in 2020 increased by more than 10% over the previous year. With the est...
Friday marked 32 years since China’s deadly military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4, 1989. Back then, Hong Kong was under British rule and had, even after the 1997 handover to China, held annual candlelight vigils to honor the Tiananmen ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Outdoing his fellow billionaires in daredevilry, Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month when his Blue Origin company makes its first flight with a crew. The 57-ye...
Tokyo reported 235 new coronavirus cases on Monday, down 25 from the same day in the previous week. The daily tally in the capital was lower than the figure logged on the same day of the previous w...
Akita University plans to begin research in which it will create fertilized human eggs and examine their condition in detail immediately after fertilization in the hope of improving the success rate ...
The demand for shopping online has seen a steady rise since consumers started to refrain from going out amid the coronavirus crisis. After wading in first mainly by necessity, Japan’s retail giants...
The Defense Ministry plans to introduce autonomous drones equipped with artificial intelligence to operate in linkage with the next-generation fighter jet that will succeed the Air Self-Defense Force...
There have been a series of problems involving social lending, or peer-to-peer lending, an online investment platform that collects small sums from individual investors to provide loans to businesses....
Seoul (Jiji Press) — Seoul Central District Court dismissed on Monday a lawsuit filed by Koreans who worked for Japanese companies before World War II and their bereaved families. In the lawsuit,...
Students planning to study abroad may soon receive vaccination certificates arranged by the education ministry. Many universities abroad are now requiring students to have received COVID-19 vaccine...
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Two express trains collided in southern Pakistan early on Monday, killing at least 35 passengers, authorities said, as rescuers and villagers worked to pull injured people a...
Japanese gymnastics star Kohei Uchimura feels he has a mission to use the power of sports to benefit society. “I have a role to play in addition to performing [gymnastics],” Uchimura said after ...
The Justice Ministry has started to beef up efforts to disseminate information on the nation’s divorce system in English in response to a trend of increasing divorces among foreigners married to Ja...
In a nationwide poll conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun between Friday and Sunday, 68% of respondents said they felt worn out by the prolonged countermeasures that have been in place amid the novel cor...
The approval rating for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet has dropped to a record-low 37%, according to a nationwide survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun between Friday and Sunday. The a...
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives handily batted away a challenge from the far right in a state election Sunday that was seen as the last big test for Germany’s political p...
Though the development of vaccines against infectious diseases is a national security matter, sufficient efforts have not been made. The same mistake must not be repeated. The government has drawn u...
Coca-Cola Japan Co. announced that under its revised employment regulations, employees in same-sex relationships are able to register their partner as a spouse. Such employees will have access to cong...
The government intends to provide companies with COVID-19 vaccine, freezers and other medical resources, according to its basic plan on workplace vaccinations. In principle, the government envisages...
PARIS (Reuters) — Alexander Zverev swept past Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-1 6-1 to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the third time on Sunday. After a competitive opening set, the powerful German ...
KOBE — Roses of various colors are blooming at the Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens in Chuo Ward, Kobe, and will be at their peak through late this month. The facility’s Rose Symphony Garden is divide...
Japan continues to lag behind its global peers when it comes to the economic recovery from the pandemic, mainly due to a vaccination rollout woefully slow compared to those in the United States, Brita...
The latest in our series of stories related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination situation in Japan are presented below. Also, clicking on “Latest coronavirus data” will lead to graphics t...
The following series of graphics can help visualize the spread of the novel coronavirus and the vaccination progress in Japan. Also included is a chart comparing global cases as a percentage of popula...
Need a break from the headlines? Here’s your daily dose of humor, curated by The Japan News. New comics are available every day, so ’toon in to both our print and web editions for a satirical l...
Vantage Point is a series of interviews with people who have come to Japan from around the world, showcasing their impressions of life in Japan and tales from their homelands. It was launched this Apr...
TAKEHARA, Hiroshima — On Okunoshima island, also known as Rabbit Island, in the Seto Inland Sea, the wild rabbit population is decreasing because there is less food available as a result of the pan...
More than 7,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been wasted amid the nationwide rollout of inoculations, due to errors involving such elements as the storage and dilution of vaccines, a Yomiuri Shimbun...
The demand for shopping online has seen a steady rise since consumers started to refrain from going out amid the coronavirus crisis. After wading in first mainly by necessity, Japan’s retail giants...
Women were less satisfied with their marriages during and after the “circuit breaker” lockdown, a study has found. The researchers say it could be because women had to take on more than their fair...
Coca-Cola Japan Co. announced that under its revised employment regulations, employees in same-sex relationships are able to register their partner as a spouse. Such employees will have access to cong...
A decrease in hospital bed occupancy rates for novel coronavirus patients has been observed in the government’s official tallies after the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry revised the criteria us...
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. 
Celine Chan Hui Juan 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 governmen...
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...
“Heisei retro” is gradually spreading throughout Japan. This seems a little odd, since the Heisei era (1989-2019) ended only two short years ago. Nevertheless, items that created a buzz during ...
A little while ago, on April 12, to be precise, I stopped in at the convenience store by the station to get a copy of The Japan News before taking the train to my university, but the racks were mostly...
When Studio Ghibli’s animated film “Aya to Majo” (Earwig and the Witch) was broadcast on TV in December last year, its tough main character created quite a stir. Earwig, or Aya in the Japanese...
