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Both Hokkaido and its capital city of Sapporo confirmed record daily numbers of novel coronavirus infections on Nov. 2. Overall in Japan’s northernmost main island, 96 people newly tested positive, ... ( read original story ...)

A cruise ship with passengers sailed out of Yokohama Port on Nov. 2 for the first time since the novel coronavirus pandemic became rampant in Japan. The 50,444-ton Asuka II, operated by NYK Cruises Co ... ( read original story ...)

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe on Sunday said the Tokyo Olympics organisers have a "cast-iron determination" to stage the postponed Games next year despite the uncertainty caused by the COVID ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) opened with a physical ceremony on Saturday (October 31) and video messages of support from global industry figures such as Robert De Niro and Christopher ... ( read original story ...)

Former Japan handball player Daisuke Miyazaki was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting a woman at a hotel in Nagoya, investig ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui expressed his intention to resign from politics after his pet project to reorganize Osaka city into a metropolis like Tokyo was narrowly voted down in a second referendum on ... ( read original story ...)

A U.S. airman was pronounced dead Sunday at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo. The death took place at Yokota’s Urgent Care Center, officials from the 374th Airlift Wing said in a ... ( read original story ...)

Public viewing of tuna auctions at Tokyo’s fish market resumed Monday following an eight-month suspension due to the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government says 87 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest airport opened a novel coronavirus testing facility on Monday as it takes steps to reopen international travel that has been largely grounded for months by the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

A U.S. airman was pronounced dead Sunday at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo. The death took place at Yokota’s Urgent Care Center, officials from the 374th Airlift Wing said in a ... ( read original story ...)

The testing lab, run by the Nippon Medical School Foundation, is the first at an airport in Japan and can deliver results in six hours. ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory activity declined for a record 18th month in October due to weakening output, new business and employment, but export orders grew for the first time in two years in an encouraging sign ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s car sales surged in October, rising at the fastest pace in more than eight years as the economy continues to bounce back in the fourth quarter from a record economic contraction. ( read original story ...)

Demon Slayer,” the megahit animation that has singlehandedly revived the limping Japanese box office, passed the $150 million mark on its 17th day of release, according to figures compiled by ... ( read original story ...)

About a dozen people protested outside Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Tokyo on Friday, demanding Japanese companies pay compensation for their wartime abuse of ... ( read original story ...)