Coronavirus 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...
read moreLawmaker 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.
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