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Tokyo Olympic athletes village opens

07/13/2021 · in SOCIETY, SPORTS, WORLD

The athletes village for the Tokyo Olympics open 10 days before the games begin.

Evacuees temporarily return home in landslide-affected Atami

07/12/2021 · in CULTURE, NATURE, SOCIETY

Evacuees temporarily return home in landslide-affected Atami City.

God resides in train

07/12/2021 · in CULTURE, DISCOVER JAPAN, SOCIETY

A shrine is built on a local railroad north of Tokyo.

Tokyo enters fourth state of emergency 11 days before Olympics

07/12/2021 · in ECONOMY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

Tokyo enters a fourth state of emergency with just 11 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics.

PM Suga visits landslide-affected Atami

07/12/2021 · in POLITICS, SOCIETY

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide visits landslide-affected Atami City.

Fur seal learning how to swim

07/09/2021 · in CULTURE, DISCOVER JAPAN, SOCIETY

A baby fur seal born at an aquarium in southwestern Japan is learning how to swim.

Mobile department store at your service

07/09/2021 · in CULTURE, ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Department store group Mitsukoshi Isetan experiments a mobile department store.

Tokyo's Ueno Zoo's panda cubs' sex announced

07/09/2021 · in CULTURE, DISCOVER JAPAN, SOCIETY

The sex of the panda cubs born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo is determined.

Muted Olympic torch relay kicks off in Tokyo

07/09/2021 · in SOCIETY, SPORTS

The Tokyo leg of the Olympic torch relay kicks off.

Convenience store chain giant launches health-conscious burger