June 5, 2020
Many companies have implemented work-from-home policies to combat the spread of the coronavirus, and it seems there will be growing opportunities for remote work even now that the state of emergency has been lifted. Here are some items that will make the experience more convenient and enjoyable. ...
There is an escalating movement to support medical workers engaged at the forefront of the new coronavirus infection. Companies are making use of their employees, who have an abundance of spare time due to a decrease in their main businesses amid the spread of the virus, to manufacture medical suppl...
A Tokyo hotel president is worried about the financial outlook of his hotel, which was closed for nearly two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Our profits during the closure was virtually null. We need cash as soon as possible,” said Fumio Kajikawa, 71, who runs Family Resort Fifty...
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m an 18-year-old woman and I enrolled in a vocational school this spring. I need your advice about my character. I make a lot of mistakes. Even though I try to be careful,...
Zenchiku Tomitaro, a kyogen performer of the Okura school known for promoting the art in different ways, died of blood poisoning caused by infection with the novel coronavirus on April 30, at the age...
Divorced or separated parents with arrangements in place to spend time with children who live separately have been deprived of seeing them due to the coronavirus pandemic. Because such circumstances ...
Two members of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball team who were found to be infected with the novel coronavirus tested negative upon additional testing at a hospital, sources said Thursday. In...
Moomin Valley Park reopened Thursday in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, after a more than two-month shutdown due to the new coronavirus. The park, which features the popular Moomin characters from Finlan...
The Tokyo metropolitan government issued its own warning, called a “Tokyo Alert,” for the first time on Tuesday night, recognizing the risk that the coronavirus might spread again. The metropolit...
The government and the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee are considering an option of simplifying some elements of hosting the international sports festival, such as by reducing spectator numbers a...
The government plans to donate about $300 million (¥32 billion) over the next five years to the Geneva-based Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization (Gavi), which helps vaccinate people in ...
Beginning July 1, three major convenience store chains will charge ¥3 for a plastic shopping bag, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The government is requiring all retailers to charge for plastic b...
At least 1,590 medical workers, mainly nurses and doctors, have been infected with the novel coronavirus, according to Yomiuri Shimbun tabulations. Of the 816 whose occupational categories were iden...
This column is written by Akari Sato, who is a representative of Miyagi Prefecture in AKB48 Team 8, about sports based on her experience of tennis. The theme this time is how to cope with both studyi...
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...
Protests and unrest stemming from racial discrimination continue in the United States. The turmoil was exacerbated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s provocative remarks. First and foremost, society a...
A Tokyo man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of theft after reporting his change of address to ensure that he receives his ¥100,000 payout from the government, police said Wednesday. Kenichi Yo...
Major pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co. plans to start supplying a vaccine against the new coronavirus mainly to healthcare workers in January 2021, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. To ensure s...
In Japan and other parts of Asia, the number of coronavirus deaths per unit of population is markedly smaller than in the United States and Europe. Researchers are increasingly interested in unravelin...
Truth is nothing more than one view of a subject seen from a particular perspective,” writes Riku Onda in her novel “The Aosawa Murders.” With this sentence as a pivot, Onda fleshes out the sto...
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. ...
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...
There is growing concern about the Japanese economy returning to deflation. The government and the Bank of Japan should closely watch price trends and implement appropriate policy management. The A...
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...
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...
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. ...
Fireworks illuminated the skies over various parts of Japan on Monday night, in simultaneous displays organized to wish for a swift end to the coronavirus crisis. The cancellation of annual firewor...
On the vast, sunny plains of northern Australia, investors are planning to turn the sun into a giant power station for Singapore. A large array of solar panels would capture the sun’s energy and tur...
Gathered in a press conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 18 were senior officials of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and the Cabinet Secretariat, who were unfamiliar with ...
The Tokyo metropolitan government held a meeting of its task force on Tuesday night and issued its own warning, called “Tokyo Alert,” which is issued when the novel coronavirus infection shows si...
Actress Mayu Watanabe, 26, retired from show business at the end of May, her agency has announced. Known by the nickname Mayuyu, the actress reportedly decided to leave the industry due to health r...
The Tokyo metropolitan government issued its own warning called “Tokyo Alert” on Tuesday after it confirmed information that the novel coronavirus might be spreading again. While only 12 new infe...
“Since I’ve been staying home for a while because of the coronavirus, I’m no longer able to get up in the morning,” a university student in Tokyo said with a wry smile. She used to get up ...
The Japan News has partnered with media startup inkl, a news service that curates articles from the world’s leading publishers for users to read on mobile devices. A selection of articles from The Japan News and The Yomiuri Shimbun is now available to read on inkl, which hosts titles from about 20 countries. 
Casual, candid chats with the performers after watching a fascinating play is always a big reason for going to small theaters. If you’re looking forward to doing that again in the post-pandemic days...
What should museums in Japan do to assure their survival and significance after emerging from the extended period of closures forced upon them by the restrictive measures to contain the impact of the...
The final issue of the popular manga series “Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer)” created by Koyoharu Gotoge and featured in Shueisha Inc.’s serial manga magazine Shonen Jump (Weekly Jump) went on ...
