Tokyo's Ueno Zoo reopens after hiatus of 4 months
People flock to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo that reopened after closing for about four months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic...
read moreOkinawa marks 75th anniversary of end of battle
Okinawa marks the end of the Japanese military's organized battle against the U.S. forces during World War II.
read moreJapan's Fugaku supercomputer ranked fastest in world
Japan's Fugaku supercomputer, developed jointly by Riken and Fujitsu, is ranked the fastest in the world.
read moreResearch base on Mt. Fuji in danger of closure
A former weather station atop Mt. Fuji that has been used as a research base in recent years is in danger of closure as ...
read moreFire breaks out at US Kadena Air Base in Okinawa
A fire breaks out at a facility that stores hazardous materials at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa. There were no im...
read moreCoronavirus tracking app launched in Japan
Japan launches a smartphone app that notifies users when they may have come into contact with someone infected with the ...
read moreMandarin oranges fetch record high price
Mandarin oranges in western Japan fetch a record high 100,000 yen apiece in the fruit's first auction of the season.
read moreSome visitors back at Japan's tourist destinations
Some visitors are back at Japan's tourist destinations as the government eases domestic travel restrictions.
read moreJapan eases domestic travel restrictions
People flock to airports and train stations as the Japanese government eases domestic travel restrictions that were in p...
read moreScottish gardner unable to reunite with family in Japan amid pandemic
A Scottish garden designer is unable to return to Japan to be reunited with his family due to the lockdowns amid the nov...
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