Government OKs discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water into sea
Any release of treated water into the Pacific will be done in small quantities each time and carried out over a period of about 30 years.
Aichi and Tokyo-area prefectures may be next to get COVID-19 powers
In Aichi, the daily number of new coronavirus cases averaged 152 in the week through Monday, sharply up from around 30 to 40 in mid-March.
Osaka reports record 1,099 new COVID-19 cases, topping 1,000 for first time
The figure tops the previous record of 918 reported on Saturday.
Princess' boyfriend to pay money to settle row with mother's ex-fiance
The issue put a damper on Princess Mako and Kei Komuro's desire to marry, after they announced their intention to get engaged in September 2017.
U.S. calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine after clotting cases
60% dissatisfied with Japan's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, poll shows
The scale model of Tokyo that changes with the years
Masters champ Matsuyama open to lighting Tokyo Olympic cauldron
For Suga and LDP, worries build over Hiroshima poll in election year
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Citing low COVID-19 risk, Japan's business lobby lifts hand dryer ban
Campaigning begins for Hokkaido Lower House seat vacated after scandal
60% dissatisfied with Japan's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, poll shows
Fukushima water release to prolong seafood safety woes
Olympic torch carried through empty Osaka park as COVID-19 cases rise
Japan's vaccine minister warns against wasting COVID-19 doses
Entrepreneur buyer of $69 million digital artwork shines light on NFT boom
Union loss may bring new phase of campaign against Amazon
Even Tesla can’t overcome Australia's 'uniquely hostile market' for electric cars
In Europe, once 'green' plug-in hybrid cars now look like dinosaurs
Biden calls for $50 billion investment in semiconductors amid global shortage
Ex-BOJ member sees no rate cuts without fresh crisis
China sends 25 warplanes near Taiwan in biggest drill this year
Nepal chokes on smoke and ash as fires rage, compounded by drought
Second night of unrest after police shoot dead Black man near Minneapolis
U.K. COVID-19 variant not linked to more serious infections, study finds
After going ‘free of LGBT,’ a Polish town pays a price
‘You can’t trust anyone’: Russia’s hidden COVID-19 toll is an open secret
Masters champ Matsuyama open to lighting Tokyo Olympic cauldron
Hideki Matsuyama: A quiet Masters winner long lionized in Japan
Japan celebrates after Hideki Matsuyama's historic Masters triumph
Tigers hit ground running as Teruaki Sato continues to excite
Japan names swimming team for Tokyo Olympics
Hideki Matsuyama wins Masters to become first Japanese man to claim major title
Moving house in a pandemic: As our 6-year-old got older, we realized it was time for an upgrade
Tik Tok the dog will have you dancing for joy
The push to find real solutions to sexual harassment is ongoing, even in ‘safe’ Japan
So long, bus No. 99 from Shinagawa. Thanks for the memories.
Pop culture paraphernalia is where fashion is at — if you can afford it
Here's how to say 'sorry' to your kids
A glimpse of Louis Vuitton’s luxe Le Cafe V Ginza
How to make bamboo shoot Tosa-ni
Leo Konno expresses his biracial heritage through the melodies of a koto
'Attack on Titan' manga series concludes run of almost 12 years
Sex, murder and a getaway car: ‘Ride or Die’ stars go on the trip of a lifetime
Rihito Itagaki brings a splash of color to Japanese television
WHO’s COVID-19 report fails litmus test on transparency
While virtually all evidence pointed to China as the source of the outbreak, precisely when the disease appeared and where it came from are bitterly contested.
Keep the pressure on the junta in Myanmar
If the geopolitical logic for support has crumbled, the moral and humanitarian rationale for opposition remains strong. The junta in Myanmar must go.
Elon Musk leaves Vladimir Putin stranded on Earth
A combination of Russian bureaucracy, military secrecy and a state-dominated economy have failed to foster private space enterprises of the kind driving innovation in the U.S.
COVID-19 widens the cracks in a fragmented, contested world
Insight, however, no matter how good, is wasted when policymakers aren’t paying attention — a lesson that the Global Trends report makes painfully clear.
