A usually private Shinto ritual streamed online
Osaka Temmangu Shrine streams online a usually private Shinto ceremony that is part of the annual Tenjin Festival, as ot...
read moreDisinfectant robots tested at Tokyo's new railroad station amid pandemic
East Japan Railway begins testing disinfectant robots at Tokyo's Takanawa Gateway Station to help prevent the spread of ...
read moreTokyo governor urges residents to stay put over 4-day weekend
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko urges residents to stay home during the four-day weekend starting Thursday as the number of ...
read moreJapan approves 2nd coronavirus drug
Japan approves the use of dexamethasone to treat people infected with the novel coronavirus, the second drug that doctor...
read moreGovt explains travel subsidy program to travel agents, hotels
The Japanese government finally explains details about the Go To Travel campaign to tourism agents and hotel operators o...
read moreMan arrested for riding motorbike on Japan's scenic bridge
Police arrest a 40-year-old man for riding a motorcycle on Kintaikyo, a wooden arch bridge considered one of Japan's sce...
read moreTokyo sees record coronavirus cases for second day
Tokyo confirms 293 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, a record number for the second day in a row. The high number is d...
read moreHospital struggling to prepare for second wave of infections
Tokyo raised the coronavirus alert to the highest level on July 15th. As the number of confirmed cases rise in the capit...
read moreAI proposes age-based craft beer
Electronics maker NEC uses artificial intelligence to develop craft beers for people in their 20s to 50s. The AI analyze...
read moreDaily high 286 coronavirus cases in Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reports a daily high of 286 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Japan's ca...
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