CORONAVIRUS: 4th charter flight from Wuhan lands at Haneda
Japan's 4th government-chartered flight from Wuhan lands at Tokyo's Haneda Airport with 198 evacuees.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 41 more infected on cruise ship
41 more people test positive for the new coronavirus on the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship off Yokohama, bringing the v...
read moreTech solutions for Japan's labor shortage
Japan is looking to technology to fix the shortage of workers in the food service industry.
read moreFrozen pants stand on their own
Hokkaido has 79 cm of snow on the ground and minus 30 degrees, cold enough to freeze clothing into stand-alone sculpture...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 20 people on cruise ship now infected
10 more people out of approximately 3,700 quarantined on a cruise ship off Yokohama are found to be infected with the ne...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 10 people on cruise ship infected
Ten out of the approximately 3,700 people quarantined on a cruise ship off Yokohama are found to be infected with the ne...
read moreSapporo Snow Festival kicks off amid coronavirus concerns
The annual Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off in Hokkaido amid concerns over the new coronavirus.
read moreJapan's new passports
Japan starts to issue new passports featuring works of ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan quarantines 3,700 on cruise ship
3,700 passengers are quarantined on a cruise ship in Yokohama after a passenger from Hong Kong tests positive for the ne...
read moreWarner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo
Warner Brothers hopes to open a Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo after a famous amusement park closes.
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