February 27, 2021
The resurgence of coronavirus infections and the declaration of another state of emergency for some prefectures has once again highlighted the importance of telecommuting as a means for workers to avoid the Three Cs. Large companies have been increasing the number of telecommuting employees, but the...
Despite the government’s decision to lift the state of emergency early for six prefectures mainly in the Kansai and Chukyo regions, it cannot be said that the coronavirus pandemic has been successfully contained. The situation remains unpredictable, making it uncertain whether Prime Minister Yo...
Seiko Hashimoto, the new president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee, said a spectator-free option is not currently envisioned for the Games in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun and other media outlets on Friday. “It depends on the coronavirus pandemic situation, but as spectators have...
If the lifting of the state of emergency causes people to let down their guard, it would all have been for nothing. It is necessary for the government to continue urging people to take thorough measur...
The government is considering lifting the ban on e-money salary payments, in which salaries would be transferred to smartphone payment apps without going through banks, but there are many issues with ...
Almost 10 years after he led a U.S. Marine Corps. unit that provided vital assistance to a small Japanese island devastated by the March 2011 tsunami, retired Col. Andrew MacMannis remains proud of on...
An Italian book written in the latter half of the 17th century was recently confirmed to contain portraits of noted Japanese warlords Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu along with descriptions of...
For swimmer Rikako Ikee, the Olympics still means Paris in 2024. But the leukemia survivor still hasn’t ruled out a possible appearance at the Tokyo Games this summer. “I’ll keep trying as lo...
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the central and Tokyo metropolitan governments, the International Olympic Committee, and the International Paralympic Committee are ...
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...
SEKIGAHARA, Gifu — Escalator etiquette varies across Japan. In eastern areas such as Tokyo, people usually stand on the left to allow people in a hurry to pass on the right. The opposite applies in ...
OSAKA — Shinsekai, a downtown district in Naniwa Ward, Osaka, is sacred ground for fans of coin-operated retro arcade games. The attraction of the district for retro gamers is the presence of multi...
Myanmar police detained a Japanese freelance journalist at a protest in the commercial capital of Yangon, a colleague said on Friday, in the first detention of a foreign reporter since the military c...
The Tokyo Games organizing committee will announce its basic decision on whether to accept spectators at the Games around March 25 when the Olympic torch relay begins, committee President Seiko Hashim...
Tokyo logged 270 new cases of the novel coronavirus Friday, the metropolitan government said. The daily figure fell below 300 for the first time since Wednesday. The number of seriously ill patients...
UTSUNOMIYA — A forest fire on Ryogaisan mountain in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, continued Friday morning, spreading over an area of 100 hectares. A total of 305 households have been advised to eva...
The government expects to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines for all senior citizens to municipalities by the end of June, Administrative Reform Minister Taro Kono said at a press conference Friday. ...
The Japan Coast Guard could use weapons that may cause injuries at vessels trying to land on the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, the government said Thursday. If a crew member of a China Coa...
The number of people newly infected with the novel coronavirus continues to fall, but the pace of decline is slowing, keeping Tokyo from meeting its goal of reducing the weekly average number to 70% o...
A stable supply of electricity is a prerequisite for realizing decarbonization in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The government must aim to make effective use of nuclear power plants, whic...
The government’s reliance on foreign imports of vaccines, which are the key to fighting infectious diseases, is not encouraging. To ensure a stable supply, Japan’s vaccine development strategy sh...
The government has decided to gradually ease restrictions on the number of people who may attend large-scale events, after the state of emergency currently in effect in 10 prefectures is lifted, accor...
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 government has decided to gradually ease restrictions on the number of people who may attend large-scale events, after the state of emergency currently in effect in 10 prefectures is lifted, accor...
The amulet that Australia Open tennis champion Naomi Osaka brought to the tournament this month has become a hot topic. From its appearance, it is believed to be from Shirasaki Hachimangu shrine in Iw...
WASHINGTON — Former senior U.S. military officials who led Operation Tomodachi, the U.S. military’s relief effort in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, told The Yomiur...
The government’s reliance on foreign imports of vaccines, which are the key to fighting infectious diseases, is not encouraging. To ensure a stable supply, Japan’s vaccine development strategy sh...
The following are excerpts from interviews with retired Adm. Patrick Walsh, former commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet who was in overall command of the Operation Tomodachi U.S. military reli...
A stable supply of electricity is a prerequisite for realizing decarbonization in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The government must aim to make effective use of nuclear power plants, whic...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Hippopotamuses are increasing in Colombia despite being an alien species in South America. Their existence in the country began with the import of four individuals by drug lord Pabl...
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. 
For people who want plants but don’t want the hassle of caring for them, a solution has arrived: ornamental flowers made from clay. Plant lovers can decorate their homes with clay versions of their ...
The woman walks briskly across the airport, her khaki jacket perfectly matched with a chunky piece of exotic jewelry around her slender neck. When a Homeland Security agent stops her to search her bel...
Surely everyone knows what it’s like to feel shame — that acute warm flush that tingles under the skin of the face, the cringing feeling, the replay of the flinch-inducing scene later in our imagi...
