Reports of child abuse rise in Japan amid coronavirus
Reports of suspected child abuse cases rise in Japan in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, while the number of criminal...
read moreTokyo Olympic head Mori Yoshiro apologizes for sexist remark
Tokyo Olympic organizing committee president Mori Yoshiro apologizes for saying women talk too much, but does not intend...
read moreSapporo Snow Festival goes online
Sapporo holds its snow festival online for the first time amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
read moreTokyo Disney Resort to shorten business hours
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will push back opening times by one hour under the extended coronavirus state of emergenc...
read moreTokyo sushi shop delivers 100 seasonal sushi rolls to frontline medical workers
A sushi restaurant in Tokyo’s Tsukiji area donates 100 seasonal sushi rolls to a hospital that treats coronavirus patien...
read moreAnnual bean-tossing events held across Japan
Annual bean-throwing events took place in various parts of Japan, with limited participants amid the coronavirus pandemi...
read moreWorking remotely on Shinkansen bullet train
East Japan Railway is offering bullet trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line as virtual office space for passengers to tel...
read moreHiroshima Peace Memorial undergoing preservation work
The interior of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial that is undergoing preservation work is shown to media organizations.
read moreCrown Prince Fumihito holds online coronavirus meeting with hospitals
Crown Prince Fumihito holds an online meeting with several hospitals in Japan to ask how they are dealing with the coron...
read moreNTT releases customizable picture book
The NTT Group releases a picture book that can be customized for individual children.
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