Weather agency predicts cold February, early spring
The Japan Meteorological Agency predicts that the severe cold will continue through February but that spring will arrive...
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A new online medical service has been launched to deal with the growing number of COVID-19 patients recuperating at home...
read moreNew US ambassador Rahm Emanuel arrives in Japan
The new U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel arrives in Japan.
read moreJapan to expand COVID quasi-state of emergency
The Japanese government will extend and expand the COVID quasi-state of emergency.
read moreDemolishing a 100 meter Kannon statue
Workers are demolishing a 100 meter Kannon statue in western Japan.
read moreJapan sends additional relief supplies to Tonga
Japan dispatches transport vessel JS Osumi to send additional relief supplies to disaster-hit Tonga.
read moreNuclear fuel debris removal poses challenge in Fukushima decommissioning
The removal of nuclear fuel debris at Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant poses a major challen...
read moreYamato Holdings to work with JAL to transport parcels by air
Delivery service giant Yamato Holdings will transport parcels and other goods by air starting April 2024 in cooperation ...
read moreTop court rules man not guilty over problematic software
Japan's Supreme Court rules a web designer not guilty over setting up a problematic software on his website, enabling ta...
read moreJR East to sell big data collected through Suica smartcards
East Japan Railway says it will sell big data collected through Suica electronic money cards at about 600 stations.
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