Tokyo Olympics delayed until 2021
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that the Tokyo Olympics will be delayed for 1 year due to the new coronavirus pandem...
read moreJapan to ask travelers from US to self-quarantine for 2 weeks
The Japanese government decides to ask travelers from the United States to self-quarantine for two weeks in an effort to...
read moreOlympic flame arrives in Japan
The Olympic flame for the 2020 Tokyo Games arrives by charter plane in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas devastated in...
read moreJapan's land prices
The land ministry says areas in Japan popular with tourists saw increases in commercial land prices over the 12-month pe...
read moreTakanawa Gateway Station opens
Takanawa Gateway Station opens in Tokyo, serving JR East's Yamanote loop line and Keihin Tohoku line. The futuristic sta...
read more2020 Tokyo Olympic preparations moving ahead
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori confirm that prepar...
read moreFirefly squid haul on Toyama Bay
Firefly squid fishing season opens in Toyama Prefecture, and fisherman haul in 365 kg on the first day.
read moreTokyo Disneyland closed until March 15
Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will be closed from February 29 through March 15 in an effort to prevent the spread...
read moreMemory-packed miniature dollhouses
A family-run dollhouse shop in Tokyo creates miniature replicas filled with special memories.
read moreSuper Mario in New York
An event featuring Super Mario takes place in New York as a promotional event ahead of the opening this summer of the Su...
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