Shogi prodigy Fujii becomes youngest double titleholder
Shogi prodigy Fujii Sota becomes the youngest player of the traditional Japanese board game to hold two of its eight maj...
read moreNissan underreports Ghosn-linked income of 1 billion yen
Japanese tax authorities notify Nissan Motor that the automaker has failed to declare as income about 1 billion yen link...
read moreRain storage facility built under Tokyo's Shibuya Station
A large rainwater storage facility is completed under Tokyo's Shibuya Station as a flood prevention measure.
read moreHarry Potter theme park to open in Tokyo
Tokyo will get a Harry Potter theme park due to open in 2023. The facility will display props and costumes from the wiza...
read moreMysterious seeds delivered across Japan
Packages marked China Post containing mysterious seeds turn up in people's mailboxes across Japan despite no one orderin...
read moreSmoking 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...
read moreFewer 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...
read moreDomestic 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 ...
read moreJapan 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...
read moreJapanese 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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