Japan protests after Ukraine compares Emperor Showa to Hitler

Japan protests after Ukraine compares Emperor Showa to Hitler

Japan protests after the Ukrainian government posts a video on Twitter comparing Japanese wartime Emperor Showa to Hitle...

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Japanese IT firm develops facial recognition vaccination check system

Japanese IT firm develops facial recognition vaccination check system

Japanese IT firm NEC develops a facial recognition COVID vaccination check system.

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Emperor Emeritus Akihito's new residence unveiled

Emperor Emeritus Akihito's new residence unveiled

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michikos' new residence is unveiled to the press.

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Crown Prince Akishino visits Emperor Showa's mausoleum

Crown Prince Akishino visits Emperor Showa's mausoleum

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visit Emperor Showa's mausoleum.

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11 people on sunken tourist boat confirmed dead

11 people on sunken tourist boat confirmed dead

Eleven of the 26 people who were aboard a tourist boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost pre...

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Cherry blossom festival in northern Japan

Cherry blossom festival in northern Japan

A cherry blossom festival is taking place at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan.

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Toyosu Market resumes tours for the first time in over three months

Toyosu Market resumes tours for the first time in over three months

The Toyosu Market, which is known for live tuna auctions, resumes tours for the general public.

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Ukrainian language lessons for evacuee supporters

Ukrainian language lessons for evacuee supporters

The Tokyo University of Foreign Studies is holding online Ukrainian language lessons for those supporting evacuees from ...

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Tokyo orchestra performs Silvestrov's 'Prayer for the Ukraine'

Tokyo orchestra performs Silvestrov's 'Prayer for the Ukraine'

The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra performs Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov's "Prayer for the Ukraine."

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New cultural facility to open in Tokyo

New cultural facility to open in Tokyo

East Japan Railway is set to open a new cultural facility just outside JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo.

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