Cherry blossom garden opens to public despite pandemic
A private garden in central Japan opens its doors to tourists for free, while other gardens in Tokyo shut its doors due ...
read moreSnow covered cherry blossoms in full bloom
Snow over the weekend covers cherry blossoms in full bloom.
read moreToyota, NTT agree on tie-up for smart city project
World leading automaker Toyota and Japanese telecommunications giant NTT agree on a business and capital alliance aimed ...
read moreJapan to scale down Olympic torch relay to lantern tour
Tokyo Games organizers plan to scale down the Olympic torch relay to a lantern tour by car amid the growing novel corona...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Govt sets guidelines for reopening schools
Japan's education ministry sets guidelines for reopening schools that have been temporarily closed due to the novel coro...
read moreJapan's major cellphone carriers to begin 5G services
Japan's major cellphone carrier NTT Docomo will launch its next-generation 5G wireless service on March 25. Its rivals a...
read moreJapan Post tests drone delivery
Japan Post conducts a trial delivery of snail mail to residents in a remote area of Tokyo using a drone.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Man arrested for disrupting train operations by lying he has coronavirus
A 54-year-old passenger is arrested in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, for disrupting train operations after lying tha...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan to postpone emperor's visit to UK
Japan plans to postpone Emperor Naruhito's and Empress Masako's planned visit to the United Kingdom this spring.
read moreGreat East Japan Earthquake, nine years on
A couple in Miyagi Prefecture is reunited with their deceased daughter nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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