CORONAVIRUS: 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.
read moreSDF delivers 350,000 masks to govt.
Japan's Self-Defense Forces delivers nearly 350,000 masks from its stockpile to the government amid a serious shortage o...
read moreAbe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold talks about the impact of the novel coronaviru...
read moreMinors involved in social media crimes in 2019 hits all-time high
Japan's National Police Agency says more minors than ever were involved in crimes through social media in 2019.
read moreHimeji hospital has 10 coronavirus cases, requests expert help
The city of Himeji in western Japan asks the government to dispatch infectious disease experts following an outbreak of ...
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