Traditional artisans face crisis amid pandemic
Traditional artisans in Japan are looking for innovative ways to adapt to the new normal to ride out the pandemic.
read moreTokyo Olympic games may be simplified
The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee are attempting to simplify the postponed ...
read more70 monkeys escape their pen again
70 monkeys successfully escape through a hole their cage in Chiba Prefecture. It's their second escape in less than a ye...
read moreHospitals brace for second wave of infections
The state of emergency has been lifted across Japan, but that does not mean the end for the novel coronavirus epidemic. ...
read moreBuffet restaurants try to adapt to the new normal
Restaurants in Japan are attempting to adapt to the new normal amid the continued novel coronavirus pandemic. So-called ...
read moreBeaches south of Tokyo reopen to visitors
Beaches in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, replace "no entry" signs with ones urging social distancing.
read moreFlow of people increase after state of emergency lifted
The flow of people in areas where the state of emergency was lifted a day before including Tokyo and three neighboring p...
read moreTokyo begins its reopening on Tuesday, easing restrictions on some businesses
Tokyo is set to slowly reopen on Tuesday, with museums, libraries, pools and other facilities see restrictions eased.
read morePrice of high end Yubari melon fetches one 40th of last season's price
The price of high-end Yubari melons fetches one 40th of last season's price at the first auction of the season due to th...
read moreForeign travelers to Japan in April nosedives by nearly 100 percent
The number of foreign visitors to Japan tumbled by 99.9 percent in April compared to the same period last year due to th...
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