CORONAVIRUS
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Test project to reopen Japan’s borders to group tourists
About 50 overseas tourists will be allowed into Japan on group trips this month as part of a test pr...
May 17, 2022
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Exemptions eyed for COVID testing upon arrival in Japan
The government, which has decided to lift its ban on foreign tourists starting in June, is also movi...
May 17, 2022
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Shionogi to file for approval of COVID vaccine in June or July
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Shionogi & Co. plans to file for health ministry approval of its COVID-19 vacci...
May 13, 2022
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Japan mulls lifting mask advice for preschoolers
The government is considering lifting advice for preschoolers to wear masks at nurseries ahead of su...
May 13, 2022
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Flexible democratic societies can cope with infectious diseases, expert says
How can society live with the novel coronavirus? The Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed Nagasaki University...
May 13, 2022
CRIME ＆ COURTS
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Chilean man gets 28 years over murder of Japanese woman
BESANCON, France (Jiji Press) — A French court sentenced a 31-year-old Chilean man to 28 years in pr...
April 13, 2022
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Kelly verdict shines spotlight on plea-bargaining framework
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoGreg Kelly enters the Tokyo District Court on March 3. By Kazuma Sugimoto ...
April 9, 2022
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Ramen chain Ichiran suspected of violating antimonopoly law
FUKUOKA — The Fair Trade Commission is investigating popular ramen restaurant chain Ichiran Inc., ba...
April 1, 2022
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Japan gears up unit for international cybercrime investigations
A new special investigative unit dedicated to tackling cyber-attacks and cybercrime will spearhead t...
March 31, 2022
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Cyber-attacks increase during conflicts
Cyber-attacks appear to be occurring more frequently since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine i...
March 31, 2022
GENERAL NEWS
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40% misunderstand radiation’s future impact on residents of Fukushima
About 40% of respondents failed to comprehend that there is no scientific information that indicates...
May 18, 2022
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Specialist vessels join search for 12 missing in Japan tour boat disaster
ABASHIRI, Hokkaido — A multipurpose work barge carrying specialist equipment and divers tasked with ...
May 17, 2022
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Dancing in the dark
Genjibotaru fireflies flicker and flutter at the waterway near Gyokusenji Park in Kanoya, Kagoshima ...
May 17, 2022
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Japan’s prime minister meets Ukrainian diva Tina Karol, promises continued support for her country
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with renowned Ukrainian singer Tina Karol at the Prime Minister’s ...
May 17, 2022
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Saturation diving barge arrives at Abashiri port near Shiretoko
Abashiri, Hokkaido (Jiji Press)—A barge carrying saturation diving equipment that would allow divers...
May 17, 2022
IMPERIAL FAMILY
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Emperor’s strong feelings toward Okinawa fostered from young age
The Emperor, ever since he was a child, has had strong feelings toward Okinawa. On the occasion of ...
May 15, 2022
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Emperor Emeritus, Empress Emerita visited Okinawa 11 times to ease residents’ emotions
The people of Okinawa were devastated by the fierce battles there between Imperial Japanese and U.S....
May 15, 2022
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Cafe planned for Imperial Palace
Plans to open a cafe on the grounds of the Imperial Palace are underway, the Imperial Household Agen...
May 14, 2022
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Princess honors Tokyo club’s 50 years of work to improve women’s lives
Princess Hisako of Takamado attended a ceremony held Thursday in Tokyo to commemorate the 50th anniv...
May 13, 2022
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Public interested in Prince Hisahito’s pedagogical environment
Prince Hisahito, 15, the son of Crown Prince Akishino, started studying at the University of Tsukuba...
May 12, 2022
OBITUARIES
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Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane, a top aide to Pr...
May 14, 2022
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Japanese popular comedian Ryuhei Ueshima dies
Comedian Ryuhei Ueshima, of the popular comedy trio Dachou Club, has died in an apparent suicide. He...
May 11, 2022
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Toshihiro Nakayama, a scholar of international politics, dies at 55
Keio University Prof. Toshihiro Nakayama, an authority on international affairs, died of a cerebral ...
May 10, 2022
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Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-p...
May 4, 2022
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Osim, ex-Japan soccer coach, dies at 80
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ivica Osim, former head coach of Japan’s national soccer team, died in the Aus...
May 2, 2022
SOCIAL SERIES
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Okinawa-based startups help raise floor of prefectural economy
Large-scale resort hotels line the beaches of Onna, a village in the central part of Okinawa Island,...
May 17, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return: Regional banks boost efforts to circulate funds locally
Regional banks in Okinawa Prefecture are stepping up efforts to have capital circulating locally. O...
May 5, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return: Issues hindering self-reliance 3 / Remote islands suffer infrastructure disadvantages
Since reverting to Japan on May 15, 1972, Okinawa Prefecture has become a major tourist destination....
May 4, 2022
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50 years since Okinawa’s return: Issues hindering self-reliance 2 / Tourist-vitalized islands thrive, though not everybody is happy
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe Irabu Bridge in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, connects the island of Miyako...
May 3, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return: Issues hindering self-reliance 1 / Child poverty in Japan’s southernmost prefecture a difficult cycle to break
Since reverting to Japan on May 15, 1972, Okinawa has fashioned itself into a major tourist area, ha...
May 2, 2022
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