Cherry blossom garden opens to public despite pandemic

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 ...

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Snow covered cherry blossoms in full bloom

Snow covered cherry blossoms in full bloom

Snow over the weekend covers cherry blossoms in full bloom.

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Toyota, NTT agree on tie-up for smart city project

Toyota, 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 ...

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Japan to scale down Olympic torch relay to lantern tour

Japan 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...

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CORONAVIRUS: Govt sets guidelines for reopening schools

CORONAVIRUS: 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...

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Japan's major cellphone carriers to begin 5G services

Japan'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...

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Japan Post tests drone delivery

Japan Post tests drone delivery

Japan Post conducts a trial delivery of snail mail to residents in a remote area of Tokyo using a drone.

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CORONAVIRUS: Man arrested for disrupting train operations by lying he has coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS: 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...

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CORONAVIRUS: Japan to postpone emperor's visit to UK

CORONAVIRUS: 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.

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Great East Japan Earthquake, nine years on

Great 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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