Mother of South Korean train accident hero thanks those who remember in Japan PREMIUM
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ANA to offer virtual travel produced by ‘Final Fantasy’ creator PREMIUM
ANA Holdings Inc., which owns All Nippon Airways Co., is embarking on a new business that will offer virtual travel via smartphones. As the coronavirus crisis continues to make travel difficult, the company will employ 3D computer graphics to re-create cities and spectacular scenery in Japan and ...
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Treaty to ban nukes enters into force, though without Japan, nuclear powers
A U.N. treaty that calls for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons entered into force on Friday, though none of the nuclear powers such as the United States, China and Russia, nor countries like Japan that rely of the U.S. nuclear umbrella have signed it. Last October, the threshold of 50 pa...
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Kyoto: Traditional bonfire site in Kyoto dam... PREMIUM
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Nagasaki: Invasive squirrels rampant on isla... PREMIUM
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Nara: Shopping street lures tourists with go... PREMIUM
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Stickers for calendars in Japan to show corr...
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Suga mulls linking vaccine to My Number PREMIUM
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Japan’s ruling coalition wants scandal-taint... PREMIUM
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Biden plans to invest $2 tril. to tackle cli...
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COVID-19 surge leads to worrying differences... PREMIUM
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Japanese supermarket chain stayed open to su... PREMIUM
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Remnants of ‘railway on the shore’ unearthed...
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Kyoto: Traditional bonfire site in Kyoto damaged by deer PREMIUM
KYOTO — The site of a traditional Kyoto summer event, in which kanji characters and motifs are depicted by fire on a mountainside, is in danger of collapse. Wild deer have chomped through the und...
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Nagasaki: Invasive squirrels rampant on island PREMIUM
IKI, Nagasaki — A special team has been formed to capture Pallas’s squirrels on Iki Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, as there has been no end to the amount of damage caused by the invasive alien anima...
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Nara: Shopping street lures tourists with goldfish PREMIUM
YAMATO-KORIYAMA, Nara — Goldfish swim along the shopping street in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, as if the main drag is one giant aquarium. The 600-meter-long passage is lined with long-establ...
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Stickers for calendars in Japan to show correct holidays on way to store shelves
With the postponement of the Tokyo Games to this year, the law on national holidays was revised in November, but many 2021 calendars already sold do not reflect the correct holidays. This year, Mari...
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Tokyo confirms 1,175 new COVID-19 cases
Tokyo confirmed 1,175 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, surpassing 1,000 new cases in a single day for the 10th consecutive day, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government. The number of infected pe...
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Suga mulls linking vaccine to My Number PREMIUM
The government will consider using tax and social security identification numbers — the so-called “My Number” — to facilitate an effective rollout of vaccinations against the novel coronaviru...
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Japan’s ruling coalition wants scandal-tainted Kawai to resign PREMIUM
In response to House of Councillors member Anri Kawai being found guilty over a large-scale vote-buying scandal, the ruling parties are calling for her resignation, trying to fend off public criticism...
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Biden plans to invest $2 tril. to tackle climate crisis
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden intends to tackle the climate crisis, which he has positioned as one of his highest priorities, in a bid to rebuild an economy devastated by the coronavirus pan...
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COVID-19 surge leads to worrying differences in patient admissions PREMIUM
Staff at public health centers in Tokyo are again struggling with increased workloads after the government declared a second state of emergency due to the rise in novel coronavirus cases. In addition...
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COVID-19: Japan faces moment of truth PREMIUM
In 2020, the world was racked by the unprecedented novel coronavirus pandemic. In its initial stage, even experts did not expect the virus to plunge the world into today’s still-raging situation. ...
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Japanese supermarket chain stayed open to supply Wuhan residents during lockdown PREMIUM
WUHAN, China — Customers formed lines in front of stores in Wuhan from early that morning. At 10 a.m., all public transport, including the subway and buses, stopped operating. The world was about to...
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Japan welcomes Biden’s emphasis on alliance, cooperation
The Japanese government welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden’s call for emphasis on allies and international cooperation in the address. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expressed Thursday his intention...
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Remnants of ‘railway on the shore’ unearthed in Tokyo
The archeological remains of Japan’s first railroad embankment have been found in an area near Takanawa Gateway Station in Minato Ward, Tokyo, that is currently being developed by East Japan Railway...
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Unity, strength of U.S. tested on Biden’s inauguration / Take helm of democracy, intl cooperation PREMIUM
The start of the new administration comes at a time when the United States faces a host of difficult domestic and foreign issues. This should be an opportunity for the people to share a sense of urgen...
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Japan architect regrets shelved plan for doomed school PREMIUM
What happened at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, following the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 was a nightmare. Seventy students were found dead, 10 teachers also ...
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The Japan News weekly (1/22-1/28) PREMIUM
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View the PDF now by clicking on the following link. Click here...
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Takuro Kuwata’s ceramics boast aesthetics beyond imagination PREMIUM
More than seven years have passed since I first laid eyes on the ceramic work of up-and-coming potter and artist Takuro Kuwata at a Tokyo group exhibition. A collection of ceramic pots, cups and other...
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Toe dancing
Top maegashira Daieisho, background, dances along the bales as No. 7 Meisei loses his balance on Thursday at the New Year’s Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. Daieisho won to pick...
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Can Biden bring divided U.S. together? PREMIUM
WASHINGTON — When U.S. President Joe Biden spoke of “Bringing America together” in his inaugural address on Wednesday, I wondered how the message would be received by the American public. Amid...
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Sister city lends a hand by gifting salmon fry to hard-hit region in northern Japan PREMIUM
A friend in need is a friend indeed, and Daisen, Akita Prefecture, is taking the adage to heart by offering hundreds of thousands of salmon eggs for free to Miyako, its sister city in neighboring Iwa...
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Coronavirus in Japan
Keep track of the coronavirus epidemic as it unfolds in Japan. Relevant stories and graphics appear below covering events up to and including the current state of emergency and the future outlook. ...
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AKB48 Team 8’s special columns
AKB48 brings you Team 8, a group of idols where each member represents one of the 47 prefectures in Japan. As the group members travel across the nation for meet and greet fan activities, they learn a...
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Latest coronavirus data
The following charts give a visual representation of the spread of the novel coronavirus in Japan and around the world. The first shows the extensiveness of cases in relation to a nation’s populatio...
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Schools in Japan to offer jobs to employees of struggling companies PREMIUM
The government has set up a database to provide school-related job information to companies that have difficulty keeping workers on payrolls due to COVID-19. By reducing the workload of teachers and u...
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Treatment of severe COVID-19 patients unevenly shared among Tokyo hospitals PREMIUM
Severe COVID-19 patients are unevenly distributed among the 14 hospitals designated to provide advanced medical care in Tokyo, according to metropolitan government data obtained by The Yomiuri Shimbun...
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Can Biden bring divided U.S. together? PREMIUM
WASHINGTON — When U.S. President Joe Biden spoke of “Bringing America together” in his inaugural address on Wednesday, I wondered how the message would be received by the American public. Amid...
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Japan aims to vaccinate bulk of nation from May
COVID-19 vaccinations for the bulk of the population will begin as early as May, after the priority vaccinations for medical personnel and the elderly that are expected to start in the next couple of ...
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Mitsui Fudosan successfully wraps up takeover of Tokyo Dome
Mitsui Fudosan Co. announced on Tuesday that it has completed a takeover bid for Tokyo Dome Corp. after its tender offer for 84.8% of all shares was successful. The commercial real estate giant pl...
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Trump leaves a ‘negative legacy’ for the United States and the world PREMIUM
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves office on Jan. 20. International order and democracy have been seriously damaged in the past four years. The “negative legacy” that President-elect Joe Biden wil...
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Biden’s inaugural address: Full text
President Joe Biden's inaugural address Wednesday, as provided by CQ Transcripts: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris. Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pe...
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Neko Pitcher now in The Japan News
- The Japan News is now carrying the English version of “Neko Pitcher,” a popular Yomiuri Shimbun cartoon series.
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Wildflowers add harmonious ‘cool’ touch PREMIUM
It seems as if everyone wants to get their hands on some wildflowers. The kind of wildflowers that are popular in Japan are generally species native to the southern hemisphere, such as from Australia ...
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Uncertain place of empathy in today’s turbulent political reality PREMIUM
In 2016, not long before Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, influential sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild published “Strangers in Their Own Land,” in which she expresse...
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Nagasaki: Takashima hopes to capitalize on Mongol invasions PREMIUM
NAGASAKI — A wooden anchor from one of the Mongol Empire’s ships — which attacked Japan in the 13th century and then sank in a storm off Nagasaki Prefecture — will be salvaged in the fall of 2...