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Princess Kako encourages high school sign language performers

Princess Kako encourages high school sign language performers

Japan's Princess Kako sends a video message encouraging participants of a nationwide sign language competition for high ...

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Robots in coronavirus age

Robots in coronavirus age

Companies are programming robots to help people adapt to the new normal of the novel coronavirus.

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Blowfish fetch 20,000 yen per kg

Blowfish fetch 20,000 yen per kg

Blowfish fetch up to 20,000 yen per kilogram in the season's first auction for the delicacy in western Japan.

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Mt. Fuji gets first snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets first snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets its first snowcap of the season, two days earlier than usual.

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Tokyo Disneyland unveils new "Beauty and the Beast" area

Tokyo Disneyland unveils new "Beauty and the Beast" area

Tokyo Disneyland unveils a new attraction area based on "Beauty and the Beast".

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8 arrested for selling counterfeit manga figurines

8 arrested for selling counterfeit manga figurines

Police have arrested 8 people across Japan for selling counterfeit figurines of a popular manga.

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Cluster at Tokyo food processing factory

Cluster at Tokyo food processing factory

Officials confirm a cluster of COVID-19 cases at a food processing factory in Tokyo.

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New Bus Line for Tokyo Olympics

New Bus Line for Tokyo Olympics

A new bus line connecting the Tokyo Bay area and the city center is unveiled to the press.

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World's smallest Rubik's Cube

World's smallest Rubik's Cube

The world's tiniest Rubik's Cube is unveiled in Tokyo.

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Japan to further ease entry ban

Japan to further ease entry ban

The Japanese government is planning to ease COVID-19 border controls on foreign nationals from October by allowing new e...

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