Transportation firms launch program to support wheelchair users
Four public transportation companies launch a program to help wheelchair users get to their destination.
read moreBean throwing ceremony at Naritasan temple
An annual bean throwing ceremony takes place at Naritasan Shinshoji temple to welcome the start of spring.
read moreSeven-Eleven tests floating self checkout register
Convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan is experimenting with a self-checkout register that appears as a floating dis...
read moreSearch for missing crew of F-15 fighter continues
Authorities continue their search for the missing crew members of an F-15 fighter jet that disappeared from radar over t...
read moreFormer Tokyo Gov. Ishihara dies at 89
Former Tokyo Gov. Ishihara Shintaro has died at age 89.
read moreTokyo offers hotel stay for 2,000 yen a night for teleworking
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is offering hotel stays for 2,000 yen a night for teleworking to help prevent the spre...
read moreMass vaccination site reopens in Tokyo
A mass vaccination site reopens in Tokyo to give people their third dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
read moreJR East shows retired classic trains to fans
East Japan Railway shows retired classic trains to fans during a special exhibit near Shinagawa Station.
read moreDefense minister inspects Ospreys at Camp Kisarazu
Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo inspects Osprey aircraft at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Kisarazu, southeast of Tok...
read moreDemon Slayer plane to fly Japan's skies
An All Nippon Airways plane featuring Demon Slayer characters will fly over Japan starting late January.
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