National / Science & Health Nov 2, 2020
Narita opens Japan’s first coronavirus test site for departures
The testing lab, run by the Nippon Medical School Foundation, is the first at an airport in Japan and can deliver results in six hours.
Business / Corporate Oct 16, 2020
Budget airline Zipair starts passenger service despite pandemic
The carrier had delayed its debut, having switched to carrying cargo due to the pandemic.
National Jun 10, 2020
Ibaraki governor abandoned proposal to nickname local airport 'Tokyo Ibaraki'
Some said having Tokyo in the nickname would mislead foreign travelers into believing that the airport was located in Tokyo.
National Feb 12, 2019
Vietnamese woman flees during immigration checks at Narita airport
The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau said Sunday that a Vietnamese woman fled during immigration checks at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture. The immigration bureau and the Chiba Prefectural Police are searching for the woman, 22, on suspicion of illegally entering Japan. According to the bureau, ...
National / Crime & Legal Jan 23, 2019
Two Israeli Tokyo residents arrested over bid to smuggle 220 kg of gold bars into Japan by airmail
The police believe the men belong to a group suspected of similarly smuggling a total of some 4 tons of gold since March 2017, and selling it in Japan.
National Oct 22, 2018
by Aika Sato
Around 270 elementary and junior high school students got to meet American sprinter and Olympian Mike Rodgers on Sunday, when he coached a training event in Narita, Chiba Prefecture. Rodgers, who participated in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, as well as hurdler Sharika Nelvis ...
National Aug 4, 2018
Almost 1 million projected to use Narita airport during Bon holiday period
The annual summer vacation rush is expected to begin on Aug. 10 and end on Aug. 19, with the ancestral holidays squeezed in between.
National Jul 31, 2018
Narita International Airport shuts runway after Air Canada plane enters wrong taxiway
Narita International Airport closed one of its two runways for several hours Monday after an Air Canada plane entered the wrong taxiway after landing. It took more than five hours before passengers were able to begin disembarking the Boeing 787 aircraft from Montreal's Trudeau International ...
Business Apr 26, 2018
Narita airport to expand budget flight terminal to solve congestion
The operator of Narita airport announced Thursday that its terminal for budget airlines will double in size to address congestion by March 2022. The expansion of Terminal 3 at the airport in Chiba Prefecture will raise capacity to 15 million passengers a year from 7.5 ...
National / Media | Top Drawer Nov 25, 2017
Narita's Unari-kun named mascot of 2017
by Natsumi Komiyama
Unari-kun, the official mascot of Narita City in Chiba Prefecture, defeated 1,157 rivals from localities nationwide to win this year's Yuru-kyara Grand Prix title. Chiryuppi of Chiryu, Aichi Prefecture, and Torai-kun of Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, took second and third spots, respectively. Unari-kun is the special ...
Travel Jul 2, 2016
The eels, windmills and holy cars of Narita
by Stephen Mansfield
To most, the city of Narita is a blur seen out the window of a train traveling between Japan's largest international airport and downtown Tokyo.