September 22, 2020
The unusually large pack in the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament was whittled down from nine to six on Monday, including ozeki Takakeisho, who rebounded from a loss the previous day to remain in the top group with seven wins through nine days. Takakeisho pushed out No. 5 maegashira Kirib...
Composer Dai Fujikura has written music for a teleperformance. Having continued to send messages from London amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he keeps himself busy, even working on the planning of an upcoming annual music festival in Tokyo. Britain has been one of the hardest hit countries in Europe by...
Railways, airlines and other transportation companies are bolstering their cargo sectors to address a plunge in the number of people traveling for pleasure, business and other reasons due to to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Alliances with a logistics industry facing serious labor shortages and s...
FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi — Mt. Fuji was seen lightly dusted with snow at the top for the first time this season, the Fujiyoshida city government in Yamanashi Prefecture announced Monday. The snowfall ...
The initial approval rating for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet stood at 74%, the third highest among similar polls taken on the heels of Cabinet inaugurations since 1978. The Yomiuri Shimbu...
Streetcars were once a major mode of transportation for Tokyoites before and after World War II. The Toden Memorial Square was established near Arakawa-shakomae Station of the Toden Arakawa Line, ...
Many opted to go out for a drive as a way of enjoying a rare four-day weekend, which clogged up the highways, one after another. Traffic was lower than usual compared to the same period due to the pa...
Respect for the Aged Day falls on the third Monday in September. It is hoped that a society will be created in which people can undertake various challenges in keeping with their wishes and physical ...
What can be done to help people who are addicted to playing online games on smartphones and personal computers, and have difficulty leading their daily lives? Hotline consultation services must be ur...
Suddenly spending a lot of time at home due to the coronavirus outbreak seems to have inspired many people to get a pet. At the same time, there are dogs and cats being abandoned by their owners due ...
The government’s planned digital agency, aimed at centralizing the digitization of administrative services, will not be a permanent organization, according to a high-ranking government official. B...
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...
At the Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga recorded a speech for the United Nations General Assembly’s general debate scheduled to start Tuesday. Suga is to express ...
There were 36.17 million people 65 or older in Japan as of Sept. 15, marking a record high, according to an estimate released by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry on Sunday. Japan ha...
School athletic meets and sports festivals have changed drastically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. While some schools refuse entry to parents and visitors, holding the events behind closed ...
In the split second that it took for ozeki Takakeisho to hit the dirt, the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament was left with a rare logjam at the top heading into the second week. Takakeisho’s quickfir...
Restrictions on the number of people attending events that had been in place due to the novel coronavirus were relaxed from Saturday, the start of a four-day holiday. The stadiums of professional bas...
Aiming to raise Japan’s status as a global financial center, the government and ruling parties plan to study a system to encourage the entry of overseas financial institutions and the hiring of fore...
A preparatory office will be established by the end of the month to start setting up the new agency that will unify the digitization of administrative services, Digital Transformation Minister Takuya ...
By the end of 2020, water is expected to be a ¥100 trillion industry, with global demand expanding unfettered due to economic development and population growth in developing countries. Businesses in...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has formed a new Cabinet, succeeding Shinzo Abe, the nation’s longest-serving leader. This is the second installment of a series exploring the domestic and diplomatic i...
Record poor catches of sanma saury, an autumn delicacy in Japan, are likely to continue this year. To protect this “flavor of the people,” it is hoped the economies concerned will strive to conduc...
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...
Ozeki Takakeisho, aiming for his second career title, remained among the leaders heading into the midway point with his sixth victory Saturday at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo’s Ryogoku...
The government, eyeing the full-scale resumption of international travel, plans to set up testing for the novel coronavirus at regional airports handling international flights. The plan, to be initi...
Restrictions on the number of people attending events that had been in place due to the novel coronavirus were relaxed from Saturday, the start of a four-day holiday. The stadiums of professional bas...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday instructed Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Ryota Takeda to begin working on lowering mobile phone service fees. For Suga, who has adopted a motto...
Three months have passed since the health ministry introduced a smartphone app that alerts users they may have been in contact with people infected with the novel coronavirus. However, the app, calle...
There have been a number of incidents in which children have been lured out by people they have become acquainted with through online games and have become victims of crimes. The dangers of using onli...
Saturday was the fifth anniversary of the enactment of a set of new security laws. Amid an increasingly severe security environment, including China’s maritime push and North Korea’s nuclear and m...
Travel agencies and accommodation providers in Japan are hopeful for a big boost in business as discounted trips to and from Tokyo have finally been added to the government’s Go To Travel tourism ca...
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...
A special exhibition featuring 82 works by contemporary craftsmen opened at the Tokyo National Museum in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on Monday. The exhibition is titled “Kogei 2020 — The Art of Crafting ...
Noted writer Kenichi Sato, 52, winner of the prestigious Naoki Prize in 1999 and other accolades, is well-versed in French history and last year completed a historical fiction novel on Napoleon Bonapa...
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, winner of the Silver Lion for best director for “Spy no Tsuma” (Wife of a Spy) at this year’s Venice International Film Festival on S...
