Shirtless man arrested for using steel pipe against police in Yokohama

Shirtless man arrested for using steel pipe against police in Yokohama

A shirtless man is arrested in Yokohama after using a steel pipe to try to fend off police officers.

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Chugai Pharmaceutical applies for approval of antibody cocktail therapy to treat COVID-19 in Japan

Chugai Pharmaceutical applies for approval of antibody cocktail therapy to treat COVID-19 in Japan

Chugai Pharmaceutical has applied for approval to manufacture and sell an antibody cocktail therapy to treat COVID-19 in...

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NTT Docomo shows off 5G tech

NTT Docomo shows off 5G tech

NTT Docomo shows off technologies the telecom firm has developed using 5G mobile networks.

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Cherries fetch up to 30,000 yen apiece

Cherries fetch up to 30,000 yen apiece

Prized cherries grown in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, fetch up to 30,000 yen apiece in the season's first auction.

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Okinawa hit by heavy downpours

Okinawa hit by heavy downpours

Okinawa Prefecture is hit by heavy downpours that have resulted in landslides, flooding and power outages.

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Truck runs into schoolchildren east of Tokyo, killing 2

Truck runs into schoolchildren east of Tokyo, killing 2

A truck runs into children walking home from elementary school in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, killing two and injur...

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Japan's emperor gives online speech at U.N. water conference

Japan's emperor gives online speech at U.N. water conference

Japan's Emperor Naruhito gives an online speech at the U.N. Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters.

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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend art award ceremony

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend art award ceremony

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the Japan Art Academy's award ceremony in Tokyo.

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3D hazard map for Arakawa River vicinity in Tokyo

3D hazard map for Arakawa River vicinity in Tokyo

The Japanese government releases a three-dimensional hazard map that predicts what might happen if the Arakawa River, wh...

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Camera captures houses collapsing in Osaka

Camera captures houses collapsing in Osaka

A camera captures houses collapsing in a residential area in Osaka.

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