Japan's additional 117.1 trillion yen stimulus package
The Japanese government approves its 2nd supplementary budget plan amounting to 117.1 trillion yen ($1 trillion dollars)...
read moreBuffet restaurants try to adapt to the new normal
Restaurants in Japan are attempting to adapt to the new normal amid the continued novel coronavirus pandemic. So-called ...
read moreTokyo tower to reopen to public
Tokyo Tower will reopen its two observatories to the public on Thursday. But visitors will be urged to avoid the elevato...
read moreBeaches south of Tokyo reopen to visitors
Beaches in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, replace "no entry" signs with ones urging social distancing.
read moreFlow of people increase after state of emergency lifted
The flow of people in areas where the state of emergency was lifted a day before including Tokyo and three neighboring p...
read moreKyoto Animation arson suspect arrested
Police arrest a man suspected of setting fire on Kyoto Animation's studio, 10 months after the deadly arson as they wait...
read moreJapan Airlines evacuates Taiwanese from Moscow
A special Japan Airlines flight helps evacuate nearly 100 Taiwanese people from Moscow as the novel coronavirus spreads ...
read moreJapan's cargo spaceship docks at ISS
Japan's unmanned space transport ship Kounotori 9 successfully docks at the International Space Station in the project's...
read moreTokyoites react to lifting of emergency
Tokyoites and residents of neighboring prefectures show mixed feelings a day after the coronavirus state of emergency wa...
read moreTokyo begins its reopening on Tuesday, easing restrictions on some businesses
Tokyo is set to slowly reopen on Tuesday, with museums, libraries, pools and other facilities see restrictions eased.
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