DEEP DIVE Mar 10, 2021

Episode 85: Ishinomaki — A tsunami-ravaged city, 10 years on

Alex Martin and Mari Saito bring us two stories from Tohoku, a decade after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

National Mar 8, 2021

Photo essay: Tsunami survivors call lost loves on the 'phone of the wind'

Thousands of visitors from across Japan have made trips to the phone, including people who have lost relatives to sickness and suicide.

National | FOCUS Feb 9, 2021

'Nothing good will come from replacing him:' Tokyo Olympics chief finds high-level support

Some on the Tokyo organizing committee believe it is important for Mori to "quietly overcome" the crisis and for officials to do all they can to "protect" him from the public fallout.

National Jan 25, 2021

Suga faces mounting pressure over slow pandemic response

Support for the prime minister's Cabinet has dropped from 39% last month to 33%, with disapproval rising 10 percentage points to 45%, according to a poll by the Asahi newspaper.

National Oct 20, 2020

Ad behemoth faces claims of conflict of interest in Tokyo Olympic campaign

“Adult understanding” investigated as a potential conflict of interest for the Japanese advertising giant.

National | FOCUS Jul 28, 2020

Cushy coronavirus aid contract puts Japan ad giant Dentsu under spotlight

The ad giant has acquired the task of distributing a $20 billion package to help ailing businesses.

National | FOCUS Jul 1, 2020

Peeling back the hospital curtain: One Japanese hospital's fight against COVID-19

As the country emerges from a state of emergency, hospitals like one in Yokohama face the prospect of operating in the shadow of a virus with no treatment or cure.

National May 22, 2020

On duty at Japan's 'last-chance' hospital for coronavirus

In the midst of a global pandemic, St. Marianna University Hospital has become synonymous with the virus.

National / Science & Health | FOCUS Apr 28, 2020

On Japan's stretched front line, doctors and nurses DIY a coronavirus response

Hospitals like St. Luke's in Tokyo are saving their limited ICU capacity for an increasing number of critically ill patients and improvising makeshift gear to protect front-line staff.

Business Mar 29, 2020

Japanese hotels lose out on Olympic bet as coronavirus spreads

The Osaka Corona Hotel has been eerily quiet and empty the past few weeks. “Our name is extremely regrettable,” Kohei Fujii, the hotel’s sales director, said with a sigh as he sat in an empty cafe in the lobby. A sign advertising discounted bottles of ...