Baggage check-in at Haneda Airport: 30minutes prior departure
Haneda Airport's checking in rules is to change from September.Six airlines, including Japan Airlines and All Nippon Ai...
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Japan, US jointly buy the yen in first coordinated currency intervention in 15 years
S/ Katayama Satsuki, Finance Minister / On Friday, July 31, US Eastern Time, Japan’s Ministry of Finance conducted yen-b...
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Japan's Asuka and Fujiwara historic sites designated as UNESCO world cultural heritage
S/ Lee Byong Hyun, Chairperson, World Heritage Committee / Adopted.S/ Reporter / The Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiw...
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Trump administration's new tariffs replacing reciprocal duties set at 12.5 percent for Japan
On July 23, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that new tariffs of either 10 percent or 12.5 percent ...
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Japan to launch national intelligence bureau on July 31 to boost security
The government decided at a Cabinet meeting to launch the national intelligence bureau on July 31.The new bureau will be...
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5 Chinese nationals injured in rental car-train collision in Hokkaido
On July 16, a rental car collided with a train at a railway crossing in Kamifurano, Hokkaido.A witness called the police...
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Tokyo Disney Resort admission prices to reach record high on October 11
The admission ticket price for Tokyo Disney Resort has been set at a record high 12,400 yen, or roughly 77 dollars, for ...
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Japanese tea, lotus root and eel given protected status against imitations
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has newly registered Japanese tea under the Geographical Indication ...
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China bans private jets around Beijing after deadly plane crash
It has been revealed that China has suspended private jet takeoffs and landings in the Beijing area following an aircraf...
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Japan proposes steep fee hikes for residence permit renewal, permanent residency
Japan's Immigration Services Agency proposed to sharply increase fees for foreign residents renewing their period of sta...
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