Department stores return to normal hours
Department stores in Tokyo mostly return to regular business hours after the lifting of the government’s state of emerge...
read moreRestaurants happy to serve alcohol, open for business
Some restaurants are happy to be able to serve alcohol to customers again after the Japanese government lifted the state...
read moreJapanese airlines offer gifts for vaccinated
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines launch programs to offer lottery gifts such as free flight tickets to people who h...
read moreJapan to test new "everyday life" as vaccination speeds up in nation
The Japanese government will be testing a new "everyday life" as vaccination speeds up in the nation.
read moreKishida Fumio -- who is Japan's new ruling party leader?
Kishida Fumio -- who is Japan's new ruling party leader?
read moreSuga holds last news conference as prime minister
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide holds the last news conference as prime minister.
read moreJapan to fully lift COVID state of emergency
The Japanese government is set to fully lift the COVID-19 state of emergency on September 30.
read moreHonda to start selling cars online
Japanese car manufacturer Honda Motor is set to launch online sales of new cars in Japan.
read moreFresh mackerel flown from Norway to Japan for first time
Mackerel caught in Norway are flown fresh on a direct flight to Japan for the first time.
read moreMysterious orange train on Hokuriku Shinkansen line
A mysterious orange train goes into action near Fukui Station in central Japan where workers are extending the Hokuriku ...
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