Over 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.
read moreCOVID vaccines may be available to Japan's general public in May
Sources say Japan's government plans to deliver COVID vaccinations to the general population in May.
read moreJapan records deadliest day from coronavirus
Japan reports a record daily number of deaths from COVID-19, with 104 new fatalities confirmed on Tuesday.
read moreCoronavirus shuts down more and more businesses in Japan
An increasing number of businesses across Japan permanently close their doors amid the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
read moreJapan finds UK COVID variant in people with no travel history
Japan finds the UK variant of COVID-19 in three people who have no travel history to the country.
read moreWhiteout causes massive car pileup in northeastern Japan
A whiteout is likely to have caused a massive car pileup in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
read moreJapan vows to roll out COVID vaccines by late February
Regulatory Reform Minister Taro Kono says he will strive to deliver the COVID vaccination to the public as soon as possi...
read moreSuga pledges to bring coronavirus under control in policy speech
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide pledges to bring the coronavirus epidemic under control in his policy speech at p...
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