Work reforms for Japan's bureaucracy
A bureaucrat at Japan's health ministry calls for work reforms for government employees who are often forced to work ext...
read moreToyota logs 2.25 trillion yen net profit for FY 2020
Toyota Motor logs a net profit of nearly 2.25 trillion yen in fiscal 2020 that ended in March, up about 10 percent from ...
read moreTwo doses of Pfizer vaccine effective for coronavirus variants
Japanese researchers find that two doses of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s vaccine are effective for coronavirus v...
read moreLegoland Discovery Center Tokyo reopens
Legoland Discovery Center Tokyo resumes operation as restrictions on people movement have been eased amid a state of eme...
read moreAirlines seeking new revenue sources with online sales of specialty goods
Airlines in Japan are seeking new sources of revenue by launching online sales of specialty goods such as an airplane’s ...
read moreDeputy mayor helps secure coronavirus vaccine slots for local businessman
A deputy mayor in central Japan has inappropriately helped secure coronavirus vaccination slots for a local businessman ...
read moreDefense Ministry outsources some mass vaccination tasks to private sector
Japan’s Defense Ministry has outsourced some tasks involving mass coronavirus vaccinations planned in Tokyo and Osaka to...
read moreTokyo's oldest stone bridge restored after nearly a decade
Restoration of Tokyo's oldest stone bridge completes and reopens after nearly a decade.
read more46% 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 moreIOC 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 ...
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