Nurse-boxer gearing up toward Tokyo Olympics
A nurse is training in the hopes of competing in boxing at the Tokyo Olympics amid concerns over the coronavirus.
read moreAstraZeneca to produce coronavirus vaccines in Japan
British pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca plans to produce 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccines in Japan.
read moreMore theory on Fukushima nuclear reactor explosion
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority unveils another theory concerning an explosion that occurred at Fukushima Daiichi n...
read moreGroup vaccination simulation in Kawasaki
The city of Kawasaki south of Tokyo conducted a simulation of group vaccinations to prepare for coronavirus inoculations...
read moreJapan's Saitama Prefecture apologizes for leaking names of 191 COVID-19 patients
Japan's Saitama Prefecture apologizes for accidentally disclosing the names of 191 COVID-19 patients online.
read moreCrown Prince Fumihito holds online coronavirus meeting with hospitals
Crown Prince Fumihito holds an online meeting with several hospitals in Japan to ask how they are dealing with the coron...
read moreTokyo Games without spectators to incur economic losses of 2.4 trillion yen
An honorary professor estimates that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics would incur economic losses of over 2.4 trillion...
read moreOver 20,000 suicides in Japan in 2020
More than 20,000 people committed suicide in Japan in 2020, posting a rise from the previous year for the first time in ...
read moreTrain services end earlier in greater Tokyo
Railway companies serving the greater Tokyo area move up the times of their last train amid the state of emergency over ...
read moreNTT releases customizable picture book
The NTT Group releases a picture book that can be customized for individual children.
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