Japan to vaccinate medical workers at national hospitals first
The Japanese government plans to inoculate 10,000 medical workers at designated hospitals including state-run ones first...
read moreHusband-throwing ritual in central Japan
A winter ritual in which locals throw a married man who then rolls down the snow to his wife takes place in central Jap...
read moreJob offers to university students drop amid coronavirus
The rate of employment offers to university students in Japan seeking jobs after graduation has dropped amid the coronav...
read moreCoronavirus in Japan - one year on
One year has passed since Japan confirmed the first coronavirus patient in the country, but new cases of infection are o...
read moreJapanese beer to go on sale with wrong spelling
Japanese beer maker Sapporo Breweries once cancels its plan to release a new product over a misspelled word on the can b...
read moreLingering coronavirus affects everyday people
The coronavirus pandemic has had various kinds of impact on people, including those who have lost their job and home and...
read moreTelecommuting leads to more residential fires in Tokyo
The Tokyo Fire Department reports an increase in the number of residential fires in 2020 when many people telecommuted f...
read moreJapanese automakers reducing production amid difficulty in procuring semiconductors
Japanese automakers are reducing production amid the difficulty in procuring semiconductors as demand for the material h...
read moreJapan's coronavirus emergency area could expand further
Government officials say that the regions covered under Japan's second state of emergency over the coronavirus could exp...
read moreJapan expands state of emergency
The Japanese government expands its state of emergency over the coronavirus to seven prefectures such as Osaka and Kyoto...
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