National | Regional voices: Chubu Jun 5, 2020
Care workers in Nagoya struggle to aid elderly in coronavirus pandemic
After clusters of COVID-19 infections were reported at care centers, the city asked some facilities to close down for two weeks.
Business May 22, 2020
The Legoland Japan Resort will partially reopen on Saturday, its operator said, following a decision by the Aichi Prefectural Government to lift a business closure request aimed at curbing coronavirus infections. The reopening of the theme park in Nagoya was initially set for Friday, but ...
Business / Corporate May 21, 2020
Legoland Japan Resort will postpone the partial reopening, slated for Friday, of its theme park in Nagoya, the company said Thursday. The postponement comes in line with a coronavirus-related business closure request from the prefectural government. The theme park's top priority is the safety of visitors, ...
Business May 19, 2020
Legoland Japan Resort, a theme park in Nagoya, will partially reopen from Friday, after intermittent closures since late February due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its operator said Tuesday. Opening hours will be shortened to 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays ...
National | Regional voices: Chubu May 15, 2020
Nagoya smokers struggle to light up after station shuts smoking area
People face a ¥2,000 fine if they violate a ban on smoking near Nagoya Station.
Business / Corporate May 4, 2020
Tiny Nagoya game studio finds Nintendo stardom through Sony’s obsolete Vita
by Takashi Mochizuki
Petit Depotto reasoned that by sticking with that platform, they were giving their title the best chance of being noticed.
National Apr 30, 2020
Funeral parlors offer remote services for bereaved family amid pandemic
Videoconferencing services, apps allow people to safely pay final farewells to loved ones at a time when close contact is discouraged.
National Apr 12, 2020
A 20-year-old woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of abandoning a fetus in a suitcase in front of a nightclub in Nagoya, police said. Haruka Kaneko told the police she got pregnant with a 22-year-old employee from a "host club" catering to women and that ...
National Apr 10, 2020
Morning crowds down 60% in central Tokyo after coronavirus emergency declared
Despite calls to stay home, cities are still far behind the government's target of reducing person-to-person contact by as much as 80 percent.
National / Science & Health Apr 9, 2020
The speed of the process as well as the advantage cars offer to avoid crowds have drawn attention.
National Apr 9, 2020
Aichi asks government to place it under emergency over coronavirus
The request came after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five prefectures.