Celebrities throw beans to ring in spring
Celebrities throw beans at temple visitors to ring in spring in a traditional event aimed at chasing away demons and bri...
read moreCashless payment at Japan's post offices
Cashless payment is accepted for the first time at post offices in Japan, starting with 65 branches. Japan Post plans to...
read moreNEC hacked, 28K pieces of information may have been stolen
Major Japanese electronics maker NEC suffers a cyber attack and says hackers may have stolen 28,000 pieces of informatio...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan moves up prevention ordinance
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says a government ordinance with binding power to contain the new coronavirus, including refus...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan's 3rd charter flight arrives at Haneda
The Japanese government's third charter flight from Wuhan, China, arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan has 14 confirmed cases of infection
Japan has confirmed three additional cases of people infected with the new coronavirus, bringing the total in the countr...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 3 Japanese from 1st charter flight test positive
3 from the first group of 206 Japanese nationals to return to Japan from Wuhan on a charter flight are found to be infec...
read moreEmperor Emeritus Akihito loses consciousness
Japan's Imperial Household Agency reports that Emperor Emeritus Akihito lost consciousness briefly on Wednesday evening,...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Jetstar refuses Chinese tourists
Low-cost airline Jetstar Japan refuses to let tourists from China board a plane.
read moreTokyo Olympic village plaza unveiled
The plaza of the Tokyo Games athletes' village is unveiled ahead of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
read more