National May 21, 2021
Tokyo to set up mass vaccination center at former Tsukiji market site
The city plans to vaccinate officials of the Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department at the center.
Business Mar 31, 2021
One Lehman Shock, please: Tip-trading bar in Tokyo highlights growth in retail investors
by Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
Retail traders now make up around 21% of Japan's stock market, up from just 16% before the outbreak.
National Feb 3, 2021
Pedestrians will be able to cross Tokiwa Bridge from mid-April.
National / Science & Health Dec 21, 2020
Tokyo shoppers clean hands and phones at anti-coronavirus stations
by Chris Gallagher and Hideto Sakai
The facilities, set up in the Ginza shopping district, use recycled water, chlorine and deep ultraviolet irradiation.
National / Science & Health Apr 7, 2020
Mild virus patients moved to hotel as Tokyo prepares for emergency
by Ryusei Takahashi
Officials from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said around 10 patients will be transferred on the first day, while around 100 individuals will eventually be housed.
National / Science & Health Apr 6, 2020
Tokyo to move some COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms to hotel
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will have some hospitalized coronavirus-infected patients demonstrating mild or no symptoms stay temporarily at a business hotel in Chuo Ward. The metropolitan government said Monday it has rented the rooms in the Toyoko Inn near Tokyo Station and will get in ...
National May 8, 2017
Populations in three Tokyo wards expected to keep swelling as capital shrinks
The populations of three wards in central Tokyo are projected to keep growing after 2025 even as the capital's overall population is expected to decline, thanks to a construction boom and convenient transport. Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato wards have seen an influx of families and ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Nov 4, 2016
Bills Ginza: Laidback Australian dining in the heart of the city
by Robbie Swinnerton
Ginza. It's where you go for classy cake shops, high-end sushi and some of Japan's priciest cuisine. But surely not for vegan cauliflower fritters and spelt risotto, or porcini-rubbed steaks and truffled arancini (rice balls)? Absolutely, thanks to the newest branch of the laid-back ...