Fire breaks out on cruise ship docked in Yokohama

Black smoke was billowing Tuesday from Asuka II, a cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port as crew members and dozens of firefighters and coast guard personnel battled to control it. Kyodo News reported ... ( read original story ...)

Pandemic Pushes Japan Geisha To Get Online

Beneath spotlights, the graceful 32-year-old geisha performs a traditional dance, moving like a butterfly and artfully unfolding and fluttering her fan. The audience would usually be a group of older, ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan boosts aid for coronavirus-hit firms

Japan's central bank Tuesday ramped up aid for businesses struggling with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, as it attempts to ease the recession in the world's third-largest economy. The Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo revelers toast bar reopenings

The lifting of Tokyo's business suspension requests amid the spread of the coronavirus entered "phase three" on Friday, and for the first time in about two months, almost all industries are able to ... ( read original story ...)