46% of Japanese public dissatisfied with Suga cabinet

46% of Japanese public dissatisfied with Suga cabinet

An opinion poll by Nippon TV and the Yomiuri Shimbun shows that 46% of the public disapprove of the Suga Cabinet.

read more
IOC Bach postpones visit to Japan

IOC Bach postpones visit to Japan

IOC President Thomas Bach postpones his visits to Japan, but Olympic organizers hope to re-arrange his visit as soon as ...

read more
State of emergency in Japan extended and expanded

State of emergency in Japan extended and expanded

Japan extends the state of emergency over the coronavirus in Tokyo and three other prefectures until the end of May and ...

read more
Japan to arrange coronavirus vaccination for Japanese athletes

Japan to arrange coronavirus vaccination for Japanese athletes

The Japanese government will arrange ways to vaccinate the country’s athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics and Paraly...

read more
IAAF chief visits Tokyo in run-up to Olympics

IAAF chief visits Tokyo in run-up to Olympics

Sebastian Coe, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations visits Tokyo in the run-up to the...

read more
Empress Masako raises silkworms at Imperial Palace

Empress Masako raises silkworms at Imperial Palace

Japan's Empress Masako engages in imperial sericulture tradition.

read more
Trains exceed 180% congestion rate after reducing service

Trains exceed 180% congestion rate after reducing service

East Japan Railway announces that it will put its train service back to normal after congestion rate exceeds 180% in som...

read more
COVID-19 vaccine reservations temporarily restrict home phone service

COVID-19 vaccine reservations temporarily restrict home phone service

Sources say reservations for the COVID-19 vaccine have temporarily restricted home phone service.

read more
Moderna vaccines arrive in Japan

Moderna vaccines arrive in Japan

The first batch of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines arrive in Japan at Kansai International Airport.

read more
Japanese government to offer subsidies for coronavirus cancellations

Japanese government to offer subsidies for coronavirus cancellations

The Japanese government plans to offer subsidies of up to 25 million yen each to organizers of events like concerts and ...

read more