Nearly 40,000 people died home alone in Japan this year, report says 30 August 2024 Hafsa KhalilBBC News Getty Images Almost 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of 2

The Japanese government has begun to consult young people about their interest in marriage – or lack thereof – as Japan continues to struggle with a demographic crisis that is expected to result in a

Enlarge Getty About two years after the country’s digital minister publicly declared a “war on floppy discs,” Japan reportedly stopped using floppy disks in governmental systems as of June 28. Per a R

Watching three masked men smash their way into a luxury watch shop in Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district in broad daylight, some onlookers assumed they were witnessing a TV drama or movie shoot. But the

Advertisement Watch 23 September 2022 BBC News Getty Images Foreigners will be able to holiday in Japan again from October Japan will open its doors back up to foreign tourists, after more than two ye

Advertisement Watch 20 June 2022 BBC News Reuters Japan's constitution currently defines marriage as one between "both sexes" Japan's ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a dis

TOKYO — Before moving out of Tokyo for her new job, Akari Shirai wanted to eat at the favorite restaurant she used to visit with her then husband. There was one issue: She didn’t want to be flooded wi

Share TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Foreign Ministry urged its citizens on Monday to stay away from religious facilities and crowds in six Southeast Asian nations, warning of a possible attack. The ministry sa

Japan’s Prime Minister Will Step Aside After Just a Year in Office Yoshihide Suga’s abrupt decision came after he had spent days trying to salvage a historically unpopular administration. The approval

Advertisement Watch 30 July 2021 Reuters Tokyo is seeing record cases despite being under emergency measures Japan is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and expanding it to new regions as the Oly

A Digital Cat Is Melting Hearts (and Napping a Lot) in Japan The calico prances and dozes on a 26-by-62-foot LED billboard in Tokyo. It has drawn crowds in real life and sparked joy on social media. B

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Watch 25 May 2021 Reuters Japan's medical system is struggling to cope with Covid-19 The US has issued a travel warning for Japan over the country's Covid-19 surge, amid heightened scrutiny just weeks

Japan extends emergency measures, further imperiling the Olympics. The expanded restrictions come 11 weeks before the scheduled start of Tokyo’s Summer Games, as a fourth wave of coronavirus infection

Advertisement Watch 23 April 2021 Tokyo Olympics: The challenges of training in a Covid pandemic Japan has announced emergency Covid measures in Tokyo and three other areas in a bid to curb rising inf

With 100 days till the Olympics, Japan grapples with a new wave of infections. A subdued ceremony celebrated the approach of the Games in Tokyo, parts of which entered a quasi-state of emergency last

While your travel plans may be on hold, you can pretend you’re somewhere new for the night. Around the World at Home invites you to channel the spirit of a new place each week with recommendations on how to explore the culture, all from the comfort of your home. A few years ago, I walked through…

KYOTO, Japan — Naomi Hasegawa’s family sells toasted mochi out of a small, cedar-timbered shop next to a rambling old shrine in Kyoto. The family started the business to provide refreshments to weary travelers coming from across Japan to pray for pandemic relief — in the year 1000. Now, more than a…

Japan’s Convenience Stores Are Told to Stop Pushing 24-Hour Schedules The country’s antimonopoly regulator has warned the powerful industry to improve the treatment of franchisees who have been fighti