April 2, 2020
A governmental panel of experts on disease control measures for the novel coronavirus showed a strong sense of alarm on Wednesday, warning that there is a possibility of medical facilities becoming dysfunctional due to the rapid rise in the number of infections, particularly in urban areas. In ord...
Tiles come in a variety of shapes, colors and patterns, and they can be used and combined in different ways. They are usually associated with kitchens, bathrooms or exterior walls, but now they are starting to be used to add a little color to living rooms. The kitchen counter sticks out toward the...
Police nationwide reported a record 4,321 people were involved in marijuana cases in 2019, up 743 from the previous year and a record high for the third year in a row, the National Police Agency announced Thursday. Among the total, 609 were below age 20, an increase of 180 from the previous year ...
The revised Health Promotion Law, which strengthens measures against passive smoking, went into full effect on Wednesday. In principle, smoking is prohibited inside restaurants and offices, with the ...
This year’s Super Sentai Series is “Mashin Sentai Kiramager.” The tokusatsu sci-fi action show, which began its broadcast in March, airs Sundays on TV Asahi. The program depicts the battles betw...
Art can be found underfoot all over Japan — in the form of manhole covers with elaborate designs. Ordinary people enjoy fortuitously spotting them, while enthusiasts make a point of seeking them out...
The United States, China and South Korea were among 49 countries and regions added on Wednesday to the government’s list of places from which entry into Japan is now banned, part of its efforts to c...
With the ban on entry to Japan to be expanded on Friday to 73 countries and regions, including the United States and Britain, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, people returning from those places ...
The Japanese and Russian governments are considering delaying the start of this year’s visa-free exchange program for the four northern territories amid the spread of the new coronavirus, according...
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female second-year high school student. I need some advice regarding my father who speaks ill of my mother, attacking her integrity. My parents are both doctors who work...
Dear Troubleshooter: I am a female government employee in my early 20s. I’ve recently started thinking that I want to die before my parents and grandparents. Ever since I was young, I’ve been ...
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Wednesday the prefectural government will compensate nightspots that agreed to the public announcement of their names after infections with the new coronavirus were ...
An additional 267 persons across the nation were confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, marking a daily record high. On the same day, the Tokyo metropolitan government re...
With the number of people infected with the new coronavirus increasing in Tokyo and four prefectures, a government panel of experts on Wednesday expressed concern over the possible collapse of medica...
The shortage of people who aspire to become local assembly members is a grave problem. Measures must be taken to encourage a wide variety of people to join the assemblies. A study group of the Inte...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday the government is prepared to distribute two protective fabric masks to more than 50 million households nationwide. From the week after next at the earliest,...
FUKUSHIMA — The Olympic flame, which arrived in Japan before the Tokyo Games were postponed, was opened for public viewing Thursday at the J-Village national soccer training center in Fukushima Pref...
In response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the Tokyo metropolitan government has decided to extend the suspension of about 250 schools, including metropolitan high schools and combin...
Business sentiment has become increasingly gloomy. The public and private sectors should work together to overcome the ongoing emergency by prioritizing the maintenance of employment. The Bank of J...
This time, I’ll be talking about the Kenrokuen gardens in Kanazawa. I’ve been wanting to talk about this place for a while now. It goes without saying that Kenrokuen is one of the prefecture’s...
My hobby is visiting temples and shrines and collecting their red ink stamps in my stamp book. You know, the number of girls who like history has really gone up! There are many shrines and temples wi...
This time I’m going to introduce the town of Shika, where you can enjoy the beaches of Noto! Shika is in the central part of the Noto Peninsula, and the west side of town faces the Sea of Japan. W...
I’m just going to say this: although it may be common knowledge to everyone in Ishikawa Prefecture, the soul food Toriyasaimiso stands out above the rest! Toriyasaimiso is a product made by Matsuya ...
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...
Johnson & Johnson said on Monday that it and the U.S. government will invest $1 billion to create enough manufacturing capacity to make more than 1 billion doses of a vaccine it is testing to stop the...
Attention is now focused on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency in Tokyo, where new coronavirus infections are rapidly climbing. Even if a state of emergency is decl...
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Tuesday it has confirmed 78 new cases of coronavirus infections, surpassing the record of daily confirmations of 68 set Sunday. The total number of virus infect...
The reduction of flights triggered by the coronavirus epidemic has created the rare sight at Haneda Airport of grounded aircraft lined up on its apron. The planes form two rows, even during the dayt...
With the number of people infected with the new coronavirus increasing in Tokyo and four prefectures, a government panel of experts on Wednesday expressed concern over the possible collapse of medica...
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA (Reuters) — When Satyaki Mitra’s father developed a mild fever in mid-March, the graduate student in Philadelphia wasn’t especially worried. He told his 57-year-old father, liv...
Ngo Thi Quyt may be 95 years old, but that is not stopping her from making free face masks for the poor. Quyt, who is known as a charitable woman living in Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap District, is tak...
A research team from Waseda University and the University of Hyogo calculated the economic impact of severe restrictions on corporate activities in Tokyo to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. ...
Diplomacy has stalled due to the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus. Restrictions on the entry of foreign nationals in many countries have forced international conferences and bilateral negotia...
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. 
SHIZUOKA CITY — This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of “Mobile Suit Gundam” plastic models, which first hit the shelves in 1980. Manufactured at the Bandai Hobby Center plant in ...
The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra (YNSO)’s 2020-2021 season will be led by Sebastian Weigle, his second season at the helm as the orchestra’s principal conductor. This season will have 46 co...
At this point, more and more stage performances and live concerts have been canceled following the government’s request to exercise self-restraint on holding events. With that in mind, livestreaming...
