Smoking area artwork for social distancing

Smoking area artwork for social distancing

Officials at Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward place artwork on the ground of a smoking area outside a train station to urge social...

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Fewer people out after summer holiday

Fewer people out after summer holiday

The flow of people at major train stations in Tokyo on the first Monday after Japan's summer holiday season decreases co...

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Domestic air travelers in August down 65%

Domestic air travelers in August down 65%

The number of passengers traveling by air within Japan during the summer holiday season in August drops 65 percent from ...

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Japan marks 75th anniversary of end of World War Two

Japan marks 75th anniversary of end of World War Two

Organizers scale back the event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II amid the novel coronaviru...

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Japanese ministers visit war linked Yasukuni shrine

Japanese ministers visit war linked Yasukuni shrine

Four members of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's Cabinet visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.

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Virtual Reality revives wartime Hiroshima

Virtual Reality revives wartime Hiroshima

A group of local high school students revives wartime Hiroshima using VR technology.

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Nagasaki marks 75th A-bomb anniversary

Nagasaki marks 75th A-bomb anniversary

Nearly 500 people commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing on Sunday amid the coronavirus pandemi...

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Central Japan Railway increases number of bullet trains per hour

Central Japan Railway increases number of bullet trains per hour

Central Japan Railway Company increases the number of Nozomi bullet trains to 12 per hour.

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When the food comes, keep your mask on

When the food comes, keep your mask on

Japan's Italian restaurant chain Saizeriya invents a way for customers to dine out while still wearing their mask.

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Japan's best sommelier

Japan's best sommelier

A competition takes place in Tokyo to decide Japan's best sommelier.

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