Lawmaker couple arrested over vote buying
Former Justice Minister Kawai Katsuyuki and his wife Anri - both lawmakers of Japan - are arrested for allegedly buying ...
read moreThreat posted at Japanese kitchen utensil store in California
A Japanese kitchen utensil store near Los Angeles gets a threatening note telling them to "go back to Japan." Local poli...
read moreForeign visitors to Japan in May down 99.9%
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in May drops 99.9 percent from last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, ...
read more3 US military personnel in Japan infected with coronavirus
Three U.S. military personnel who arrived at Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan on Monday are found to be infected wi...
read moreTakashimaya starts full-scale financial business
Takashimaya becomes the first department store operator in Japan to start a financial business on a full scale.
read moreThermometer sign in Japan's hottest city
A giant thermometer sign appears in Kumagaya, north of Tokyo. The city is known as one of the hottest places in Japan.
read moreWorld's first laser space debris destroyer to be created in Japan
A joint project is underway in Japan to develop the world's first satellite that can destroy space debris with lasers.
read moreSurvey: 0.1% of people in Tokyo have antibody against coronavirus
Antibody tests of 8000 people in 3 areas of Japan found that the number of residents with antibodies was higher than the...
read moreJapanese sparrow hawk lays eggs in a tree of dormant Tokyo school ground
A pair of Japanese sparrow hawks have built a nest in a Tokyo school ground tree as classes were suspended due to the co...
read moreJapan puts Aegis Ashore installation plans on hold
Japan will put on hold its plans to install two US developed Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense systems over technic...
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