CORONAVIRUS: Man arrested for disrupting train operations by lying he has coronavirus
A 54-year-old passenger is arrested in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, for disrupting train operations after lying tha...
read moreMonks pray for coronavirus eradication
Buddhist monks pray for the eradication of epidemics, including the novel coronavirus outbreak spreading around the worl...
read moreJapan's 1st female paratrooper
Japan has its first female paratrooper, as Reina Hashiba completed training to join the Ground Self-Defense Force's 1st ...
read moreJapan hopes to host Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned
Japan hopes to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned following a videoconference by leaders of the Gro...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan to postpone emperor's visit to UK
Japan plans to postpone Emperor Naruhito's and Empress Masako's planned visit to the United Kingdom this spring.
read moreZozo's virtual shoe fitting
Online fashion mall operator Zozo has come up with a virtual shoe fitting service that recommends shoes that fit your si...
read moreMan sentenced to death for killing 19 care home residents
The Yokohama District Court sentences a former care worker to death for killing 19 residents with intellectual disabilit...
read moreNuclear reactor in southwestern Japan goes offline over tardy anti-terror measures
A nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan goes offline because its operator has been unable to complete building mandatory...
read moreTakanawa Gateway Station opens
Takanawa Gateway Station opens in Tokyo, serving JR East's Yamanote loop line and Keihin Tohoku line. The futuristic sta...
read moreGreat East Japan Earthquake, nine years on
A couple in Miyagi Prefecture is reunited with their deceased daughter nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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