Line app provider under scrutiny in Japan over improper personal information protection
Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission is conducting an on-site inspection of messenger app provider Line on...
read moreSmiley faces in Tokyo skies
Smiley faces drawn with airplane vapor trails appear in Tokyo skies.
read moreHealth ministry personnel dine out into the night
Twenty-three employees of Japan’s health ministry are found to have dined out into the night for a farewell party last w...
read moreConvenience store giant unveils noncontact rice balls
Convenience store chain giant Lawson unveils a rice ball you can eat without touching -- but that's stick-shaped.
read moreImperial family's ceremony to listen to experts' lectures
Members of the Imperial Family join a ceremony to listen to lectures by experts from various fields.
read moreJapan's Prince Hisahito receives an honorable mention for his composition entered in a children's nonfiction competition in southwestern Japan.
Japan’s Prince Hisahito receives an honorable mention for his composition entered in a children’s nonfiction competition...
read moreBus tours resumed after lifting of state of emergency
A major bus tourism company resumes tours in Tokyo as the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency over the co...
read moreSuper Mario area opens at Universal Studios Japan
The Super Nintendo World featuring Mario and related characters opens at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka following two ...
read moreRare movie poster stolen from Tokyo theater
A rare poster of the 1983 film “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” starring David Bowie is stolen from a movie theater in T...
read moreJapan to temporarily hike tariffs on U.S. beef
Japan is likely to temporarily hike tariffs on U.S. beef under the safeguard measures to curb import.
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