May 30, 2020
Employees at Matsuo Ceramics Inc., a manufacturer of Banko ware pottery in Komono, Mie Prefecture, are busy preparing for the peak season of their pig-shaped mosquito coil holders, including by applying ceramic glaze to the popular products. While the holders for mosquito coils, which contain ince...
The declaration of a state of emergency by the government gave impetus to the rapid spread of telework in Japan. According to a survey of companies in Tokyo conducted by the Tokyo metropolitan government, 62.7% of them introduced telework as of April, up 2.6 times from the previous month. What is t...
Akira Yoshino, a winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry and honorary fellow of chemical maker Asahi Kasei Corp., posted a video message Thursday to help lift the spirits of students who have difficulties in their studies and research due to the the spread of the coronavirus. The pandemic greatly affe...
Concern is rising over a potential rise in students committing suicide or becoming truants after schools reopen, as prolonged school closures triggered by the coronavirus may have had an adverse effe...
Although the state of emergency put into place amid the spread of coronavirus infections has been lifted across the board, the way that corporations carry out their day-to-day activities may never ret...
OSAKA — Osaka’s prefectural government decided Thursday to fully lift operation suspension requests for facilities including karaoke establishments, sports gyms and nightclubs beginning 12 a.m. ...
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. decided Tuesday to provide ¥100,000 to all of its 21,000 franchises as special thank-you gift. The company will also give to each franchise ¥60,000 in QUO prepaid cards for t...
Kitakyushu City Mayor Kenji Kitahashi said, “We are in the midst of a second wave [of the pandemic],” at a city meeting on Friday. He instructed his staff to consider measures such as suspending ...
Nissan Motor Corp. on Thursday announced a net loss of ¥671.2 billion in consolidated financial results for the year ended March 2020, compared to a net profit of ¥319.1 billion in the previous fisc...
At a Cabinet meeting on Friday morning, the government decided on the outline of measures for a society with a low fertility rate, which will serve as a guideline for measures to deal with the issue o...
After booking its biggest annual loss in 20 years, Nissan Motor Co. will implement a major overhaul of its production and sales structures and accelerate a shift away from the expansion strategy champ...
KYOTO CITY — A biker pedals a steep slope standing more than two meters high. Suddenly, he executes a jump with the bike, fliping and turning the handlebars midair. He and other bikers are trying ou...
About 70% of Japanese respondents to a recent survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun said they think their living standards are middle class, remaining at the same level from a similar survey conduct...
As society changes, there are many issues to be addressed from the perspective of the Constitution. The Commission on the Constitution must do what it is supposed to do. The House of Representatives ...
The government on Thursday released its monthly economic report for May, describing the Japanese economy as “worsening rapidly in an extremely severe situation” due to the spread of the novel coro...
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...
The Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo’s Ueno district, under temporary closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak, announced Thursday that some of its exhibition facilities will be reopened from June 2. The...
The Japanese government directly expressed to China on Thursday that it is “seriously concerned” about Beijing’s move on Hong Kong after China’s National People’s Congress adopted a plan to...
KYOTO — The suspect in last year’s deadly arson attack that killed 36 people at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio told police in an interrogation just after his arrest on Wendesday that he had not expe...
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China Central Television reported on Wednesday that China’s first domestically produced aircraft carrier, Shandong, was training at sea, and showed scenes such as the launch of the warship-borne fig...
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...
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 government will demand that, in principle, all independent administrative agencies and designated corporations that handle the people’s private data not use Chinese telecommunications equipment,...
Following the apparent suicide of professional wrestler Hana Kimura, who was repeatedly defamed online for her behavior on a popular reality show, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Ta...
KITAKYUSHU — The Kitakyushu city government closed 43 public facilities on Thursday, just a couple of days after reopening them, due to a resurgence in coronavirus infections in the city and fears ...
There are concerns about the influence of the novel coronavirus epidemic on university entrance examinations. It is necessary to devise an examination schedule and screening methods to dispel the anxi...
The number of foreign tourists to visit Okinawa in April dropped to zero for the first time since the prefecture returned to Japan in May of 1972, the prefectural government announced Tuesday. The Ok...
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. decided Tuesday to provide ¥100,000 to all of its 21,000 franchises as special thank-you gift. The company will also give to each franchise ¥60,000 in QUO prepaid cards for t...
KYOTO — The suspect in last July’s fatal arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio was arrested Wednesday on charges including murdering 36 people and attempted murder of 34 others. Shinji Ao...
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. 
Casual, candid chats with the performers after watching a fascinating play is always a big reason for going to small theaters. If you’re looking forward to doing that again in the post-pandemic days...
What should museums in Japan do to assure their survival and significance after emerging from the extended period of closures forced upon them by the restrictive measures to contain the impact of the...
The final issue of the popular manga series “Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer)” created by Koyoharu Gotoge and featured in Shueisha Inc.’s serial manga magazine Shonen Jump (Weekly Jump) went on ...
