Akihabara indiscriminate killer executed
Japan's Justice Ministry executes a death row inmate who killed seven people and injured ten others in an indiscriminate...
read moreJapan confirms first case of monkeypox
Japan has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in a man in his 30s who recently visited Europe.
read moreJapan braces for monkeypox amid global outbreak
The Japanese government holds a meeting to prepare for a possible outbreak of monkeypox in the country.
read moreResidents evacuate after Sakurajima eruption
Residents in affected areas evacuate after the Sakurajima volcano erupted in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan.
read moreSakurajima volcano erupts, alert raised to highest level
The Sakurajima volcano erupts in southwestern Japan, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to raise the volcano aler...
read moreJapan spokesman tests positive for coronavirus
Japan's top government spokesman Matsuno Hirokazu has tested positive for the coronavirus.
read moreTokyo gives 4th vaccine shot to medical workers
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun giving the fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine to medical workers and oth...
read moreImperial family visits Tokyo shrine to honor Emperor Meiji
Emperor Naruhito and other members of Japan's imperial family visit Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, to commemorat...
read moreTravel agency H.I.S. considering selling Huis Ten Bosch theme park
Travel agency H.I.S is considering selling the Dutch-style Huis Ten Bosch theme park in southwestern Japan.
read moreFormer PM Abe to officially be given state funeral
The decision to give former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo a state funeral was made official at a cabinet meeting on July 22.
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