Tokyo 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 moreSony-toy car collaboration
Sony develops a sensor that can track fast-moving objects, a technology the electronics firm hopes to utilize for self-d...
read moreTokyo Olympic summer could be hotter than usual
The Japan Meteorological Agency announces that this summer could be hotter than average.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Tokyo stocks plunge
The Nikkei 225 loses more than 1,000 points on Tuesday as markets react to the spread of COVID-19.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Last days on "Floating Wuhan"
Japan is battling the largest novel coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China. Passengers on what has been dubbed "Flo...
read moreNew CEO ready to turn around Nissan
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida vows to turn the company around at an extraordinary shareholders meeting.
read moreLawson's first cash register-free store
Convenience store giant Lawson will open a store this month with no cash registers, and plans to more in the Tokyo area ...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 35 cruise ship passengers to be transferred
35 passengers from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess infected with coronavirus will be transferred to a hospi...
read moreWarner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo
Warner Brothers hopes to open a Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo after a famous amusement park closes.
read moreCashless payment at Japan's post offices
Cashless payment is accepted for the first time at post offices in Japan, starting with 65 branches. Japan Post plans to...
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