April 16, 2021
PARIS — The Executive Board of UNESCO on Thursday approved a plan to reform its Memory of the World screening system, which has been muddled over such applications as documents concerning the issue of so-called comfort women. In its comprehensive review, the Paris-based U.N. body will establish ...
Osaka Prefecture logged a record 1,209 new coronavirus cases on Friday, marking the fourth consecutive day that the daily figure has exceeded 1,000. Hyogo Prefecture also announced its highest daily tally of 510 cases. Meanwhile, Tokyo confirmed 667 new cases, marking the 16th consecutive day ...
All Nippon Airways Co. announced Thursday that it will replace the plastic containers used to serve in-flight meals in its international economy class with eco-friendly packaging made from sugarcane pulp starting in August. ANA will become the first domestic airline to adopt non-plastic packaging,...
The government made an official decision on Friday to apply emergency-level priority measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and Aichi prefectures, effecti...
Thai retailer Central Retail Corporation has unveiled a five-year plan to invest 35 billion baht ($1.1 billion) to expand in Vietnam. Yol Phokasub, its CEO, said: “Throughout CRC’s nine years of o...
The prolonged closure of schools is causing an education crisis that may cost Bangladesh and other South Asian countries over $1 trillion in lost earnings in the long run, according to a World Bank re...
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai caused a stir within the government and ruling parties after he mentioned that the Tokyo Games could be canceled if the spread of the novel c...
WASHINGTON — The summit between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Friday was expected to yield a formal statement on the security situation regarding Taiwan...
One point of focus in the upcoming talks between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington will be whether the two leaders can build a trusting personal relationship. ...
The number of people infected with novel coronavirus variants has been increasing rapidly since the beginning of April. Cumulative total numbers of identified cases had exceeded 100 in each of 10 pref...
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was one of the more tantalizing, yet unresolved, questions of the investigation into possible connections between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign: Why wa...
URUMA, Okinawa — Residents of Tsukenjima in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, became some of the first members of the general public under the age of 65 to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus on Th...
As a military exists to protect its nation’s people, it is extremely abnormal to point As a military exists to protect its nation’s people, it is extremely abnormal to point guns and artillery at ...
BEIJING April 16 (Reuters) - China’s economic recovery quickened sharply in the first quarter from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier last year, propelled by stronger demand at home and abroad and...
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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...
SEOUL (Reuters) —South Korea’s Huons Global Co Ltd said on Friday it will lead a consortium to produce 100 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine per month as Moscow ramps up prod...
Less than a month after the state of emergency fully ended, novel coronavirus infections continue to spread rapidly. Recognizing that this is already the fourth wave of infections, measures should be ...
“Monster Hunter” is a role-playing action game where players cooperate online and fight powerful monsters. The video game series by Capcom Co., nicknamed “Mon Hun,” has steadily built up a fan...
Many companies have been relocating or downsizing their offices as the business environment worsens and telework becomes more common, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Disused desks and chairs are being ...
A Japanese flag was flying in a mountainous area about four hours by car from Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. This is the platinum mine called Platreef, which has been developed under ...
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Daunte Wright’s family members joined with community leaders Thursday in calling for more serious charges against the white former police officer who fatally shot hi...
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. ...
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...
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...
The iconic rings and the country’s mascots for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games were on public display in Tokyo on Wednesday to mark 100 days until the start of the competitions. A symbolic s...
The Reconstruction Agency on Wednesday removed from its website and other media a flyer and video explaining radioactive tritium, depicted in a playful illustration, due to criticism that the governme...
China is accelerating moves to expand its maritime interests in the South China Sea. Its efforts to push ahead with unilaterally changing the status quo under the facade of fishing activities violate ...
TOKYO/SAPPORO — Vaccination is said to be the “silver bullet” against the new coronavirus. But while vaccinations for elderly people began in Japan on Monday, the initial supply of the vaccines ...
It has been decided to release treated water containing radioactive materials from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The government must make it wide...
Monday marked 25 years since the Japanese and U.S. governments reached an agreement for the return of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, to Japan. Land recl...
Miharu Takizakura is one of Japan’s “three magnificent cherry trees.” Located in the town of Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture, the tree is estimated to be over 1,000 years old. “Takizakura” ...
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. 
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...
Leilani Rapaport 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 au...
Miharu Takizakura is one of Japan’s “three magnificent cherry trees.” Located in the town of Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture, the tree is estimated to be over 1,000 years old. “Takizakura” ...
From the Marx Brothers film “Horse Feathers” (1932) to the more recent movies “Legally Blond” (2001) and “Old School” (2003), popular culture representations depict the college campus as a...
An exhibition centered around the works of manga master Osamu Tezuka is underway at Tokiwaso Manga Museum, which was an apartment building in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, where the artist once lived. Titled...
