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Minting of new 500-yen coins begins
The Japan Mint has started making new 500-yen coins featuring cutting-edge technology designed to prevent counterfeiting. ()
View ArticleOhtani blasts 23rd homer to reach career high
In Major League Baseball, Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels hit his 23rd home run of the season on Sunday, a career high for the Japanese two-way player. (NHK)
View ArticleTokyo Olympic spectator cap set at 10,000
Tokyo Games officials have decided to allow up to 10,000 domestic spectators at Olympic events, provided each venue does not exceed 50 percent capacity. (NHK)
View ArticleThomas the Tank Engine runs in Japan
Oigawa Railway in Japan runs Thomas the Tank Engine every summer between Shin-Kanaya Station and Senzu Station. (Kuga's Travel)
View ArticlePrivate Companies Give Boost to Japanese Vaccine Rollout
The Japanese government is allowing its biggest corporate brand names and employers like Toyota Motor Corp., SoftBank Group Corp., and Nomura Holdings Inc. to administer shots to their own employees...
View Article4 found dead in minivan in suspected group suicide in Kobe
Four people were found dead in a minivan in Kobe on Sunday in what police believe was a group suicide. (Japan Today)
View ArticleJapanese jazz saxophonist Nobuo Hara dies at 94
Veteran jazz saxophonist Nobuo Hara, whose band was at the forefront of Japanese jazz music for decades, died Monday due to pneumonia-induced respiratory failure, his family said Tuesday. He was 94....
View ArticleJapan to require airlines submit business improvement plans by late August
The transport ministry will require airlines to submit business improvement plans by late August in anticipation of a recovery in travel demand, which has been devastated by the coronavirus crisis,...
View ArticleJapan warns fans not to cheer during Olympics to prevent Covid surge
Thousands of fans will be allowed into venues to watch the Tokyo Olympic Games but they will be told not to cheer or even speak loudly. (BBC)
View ArticleJapanese Private Onsen Bath Experience
I’m at Higashiyama Onsen (Hot Spring) Kutsurogijuku Shintaki 新滝旅館 Ryokan (Inn) for the night and discovered they have a private bath (貸し切り) which is ideal for people with tattoos, couples, those shy to...
View ArticleOlympic organizers eye alcohol sale ban: sources
Sources say that the Tokyo Olympic Games' organizers are considering banning alcoholic beverages at competition venues. (NHK)
View ArticleTokyo governor to take leave due to fatigue
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says Governor Koike Yuriko will take time off from her duties this week due to extreme fatigue. (NHK)
View ArticleJapan to approve AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for 60s and over
Japan is planning to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Britain's AstraZeneca Plc for inoculations of those aged 60 and over, government sources said Tuesday. (Kyodok)
View ArticleVolcanic eruption in southwestern Japan
A volcanic eruption has occurred on an island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima. (NHK)
View ArticleMan arrested over murder of 19-year-old woman in Chiba
Police in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 19-year-old woman, whom he met on a social networking service, in May. (Japan Today)
View ArticleHonda becomes first Japanese automaker to go all-in on EVs
Honda Motor has become the first of Japan's automakers to state publicly it will phase out sales of gasoline-powered cars completely, setting 2040 as the goal and giving newly minted Chief Executive...
View ArticleA quarter of ticket holders to lose place at Tokyo Games
Some 910,000 people — or about a quarter of all domestic ticket holders — will lose their tickets to this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics after the results of a lottery are announced in early July,...
View ArticleJapan's June factory activity expands at slowest pace
Activity for the private sector as a whole contracted for a second straight month due to the weaker reading for manufacturing and continued shrinking in the services sector, clouding the outlook for...
View ArticleRemembering the Battle of Okinawa
People in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa are looking back at one of the deadliest battles of World War Two, which occurred 76 years ago. (NHK)
View ArticleGiant panda gives birth to rare twin cubs at Japan's oldest zoo
Japan just became home to two tiny and adorable panda cubs. (yahoo.com)
View ArticleSapporo woman allegedly confined son, 2, in closet before his death
Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a 20-year-old woman for allegedly abusing confining 2-year-old son in a closet before he died, reports Nippon News Network (tokyoreporter.com)
View ArticleSpectator guidelines unveiled for Tokyo Games
The organizers of the Tokyo Games unveiled spectator guidelines on Wednesday in a bid to prevent coronavirus infections during the Olympic Games. (NHK)
View ArticleTop court: Rule on married surname constitutional
Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that an article of the country's civil code that says married couples must have the same surname does not violate the Constitution. (NHK)
View ArticleImperial family to move to Palace in September
NHK has learned that Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family are expected to move into the residence at the Imperial Palace as early as mid-September. (NHK)
View Article20-year-old man arrested for attempting to kill 5 family members
Police in Fukuoka city have arrested a 20-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed five family members at their home. (Japan Today)
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