Japan marks one month until Olympic torch relay
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics publicize guidelines for the torch relay that will start in Japan on March 25.
read moreTrain stuck in snow in northern Japan
A local passenger train gets stuck in snow in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.
read moreEmperor hopes for bright post-corona future
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito expresses hope for a bright future following the coronavirus pandemic at a press conference hel...
read moreTokyo Metro launches 17000 train series
Tokyo Metro launches a new train model, the 17000 series, to its lineup on the subway system.
read moreMyanmar people seek Japan's help toward democratization
Myanmar people seek Japan’s help toward their country’s democratization amid a coup, handing a letter to Japanese Ambass...
read moreTokyoites lured outdoors amid unseasonal warmth
Many Tokyoites are lured outdoors as temperatures rise to late-April levels around the Japanese capital over the weekend...
read moreDelivery robots tested in Tokyo
Officials begin testing in Tokyo the use of delivery robots that handle orders from multiple stores.
read moreRecord-low traffic accidents in Japan in 2020
The number of traffic accidents in Japan in 2020 comes to a record-low 309,178 cases as people tended to refrain from go...
read moreNew Tokyo Games chief Hashimoto at work
Hashimoto Seiko gets to work as new president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee.
read moreFirst direct flight from Myanmar to Japan since coup
Japanese nationals and others board the first direct flight from Myanmar to Japan since the February 1 military coup d’é...
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