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The suspension, to be in place until April 15 at the latest, will lead to vehicle production cuts of about 36,000 units, according to the world's second-largest vehicle maker by sales.…
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 16:11 | All, Japan, CoronavirusThe Immigration Services Agency of Japan said Friday it will extend for three months the deadline for foreigners to renew their per…
In March, the Grandia Housen, a traditional-style "ryokan" inn in Awara, a hot spring resort in Fukui Prefecture, began providing an unlimited monthly stay plan, including breakfast, f…
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 19:25 | All, World, CoronavirusSony Corp. said Thursday it has set up a $100 million fund to help the medical, education and entertainment sectors in and outside …
The story of the half-human, half-fish "amabie" monster was first featured in a 19th century woodblock-printed news sheet from the Edo Period (1603-1868). Quickly d…
The Japanese investment giant said it had scrapped part of the rescue scheme as "certain conditions to the tender offer were not satisfied," citing the New York based-company's fa…
(One of the new employees of the Tokyo metropolitan government offices is pictured with a monitor showing Tokyo Gov. The annual entrance ceremony for new employees was canceled amid the spread o…
The Kyoto Shimbun - Dec 20, 2019 - 19:41 | All, Lifestyle, ArtsA facility accommodating hotel rooms and artist residences has opened in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto as a space for exchanges betw…
By Michael Payne, KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 16:50 | Sports, News, AllTokyo will be my 20th Olympic Games. The Olympic Games have only ever been cancelled three times, all because of w…
Shimura was hospitalized on March 20 after developing a fever and being diagnosed with severe pneumonia. He tested positive for the virus on March 23, becoming the first Japanese entertainment f…
