Dignitaries attend farewell event for late media mogul Watanabe

Dignitaries attend farewell event for late media mogul Watanabe

Dignitaries from various fields including Princess Hisako of Takamado attended a farewell ceremony for the late media mo...

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Ishiba to G7 leaders: status quo cannot be changed by force

Ishiba to G7 leaders: status quo cannot be changed by force

Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan: I said (during the meeting) that we need to be careful not to draw the wrong le...

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Celebrations held for Emperor Naruhito's 65th birthday

Celebrations held for Emperor Naruhito's 65th birthday

Celebrations were held for Emperor Naruhito’s 65th birthday on February 23.Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their da...

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Toyota Motor unveils transport testing ground Woven City

Toyota Motor unveils transport testing ground Woven City

Woven City, a demonstration city for advanced technology being developed by Toyota Motor, was opened to the press on Feb...

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Japan's ANA introduces power nap chairs for ground crew to increase air safety

Japan's ANA introduces power nap chairs for ground crew to increase air safety

All Nippon Airways introduced power nap chairs for the ground crew of ANA Group companies on February 20 as part of meas...

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Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train to run for limited time

Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train to run for limited time

A Disney-themed bullet train began operating on the Tokaido shinkansen line connecting Tokyo and Osaka on February 21.Du...

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Hundreds released from crime group base in Myanmar

Hundreds released from crime group base in Myanmar

Thai authorities said about 200 Chinese nationals were brought to the Thai side of the border with Myanmar by bus on Feb...

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Princess Kako interacts with participants of Ship for World Youth

Princess Kako interacts with participants of Ship for World Youth

Princess Kako interacted with participants of the Ship for World Youth, which brings together young leaders from around ...

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Saitama Prefecture lifts evacuation order surrounding massive sinkhole

Saitama Prefecture lifts evacuation order surrounding massive sinkhole

Saitama Prefecture lifted an evacuation order on February 19 it had in place for 47 residents near a massive sinkhole th...

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Prices for rice in Japan at all-time high in January

Prices for rice in Japan at all-time high in January

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on February 19 that the trading price of new rice in Japan...

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