National Dec 28, 2020
Overseas travelers get dedicated train cars for Narita-to-Tokyo trek
Incoming visitors and returnees previously had to travel by cab or private car to comply with government requests to avoid public transportation.
National Dec 10, 2020
Tokyo panda Xiang Xiang's return to China pushed back by pandemic
Tokyo Metropolitan Government has agreed with Chinese authorities to push back through next May the return of Xiang Xiang, the popular female offspring of a giant panda couple on loan from China, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Thursday. Xiang Xiang, born in ...
National Nov 2, 2020
The baby elephant, born on Saturday, measures 1 meter in height to its back and weighs 120.5 kilograms.
National Oct 28, 2020
Panda fans can see Xiang Xiang online before her return to China
Ueno zoo will release photos of the 3-year-old giant panda on its website Wednesday and start offering smartphone wallpapers of Xiang Xiang on Nov. 3.
National Oct 2, 2020
Tokyo is set to extend the lease on a giant panda couple on loan from China, while their popular female offspring Xiang Xiang will depart the Japanese capital as planned by the end of the year, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday. Koike said Tokyo is ...
National Sep 8, 2020
A panda couple is being housed in the new pen, which is three times the space of their previous home.
National Jun 23, 2020
Tokyo's Ueno zoo reopens after four-month closure due to coronavirus
Ueno Zoo will implement measures to reduce the risks of infection, including shortening its opening hours to 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and limiting visitors to 4,000 a day.
Books Feb 23, 2019
'Tokyo Ueno Station' shows the dark side of the postwar boom
by Nicolas Gattig
In her new novel, "Tokyo Ueno Station," writer Yu Miri connects Japan's modern past with the homeless in Ueno Park, giving faces and voices to the dispossessed.
National Jan 2, 2018
Traditional events to welcome Year of the Dog
by Mami Maruko
For many city dwellers, the beginning of the year is a time to rest the body and the soul — be it at home or at an onsen (hot spring) resort — but for others, it's a perfect time to go out and enjoy ...
National Nov 8, 2017
A helicopter crashed in a village northwest of Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, killing four employees of the helicopter service company who were on board, local authorities said. The helicopter crashed around 2:30 p.m. and burst into flames in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, the ...
National Jun 13, 2017
1-day-old panda cub at Ueno Zoo crying loudly, held continuously by 'tired' mom
A giant panda cub at a Tokyo zoo appears to be in good health, crying loudly while being gently held by its mother, the zoo said Tuesday, one day after the cub was born. "(The cub) cries vigorously and we saw it suckling the mother ...
National May 23, 2017
Tokyo zoo to remove panda showing signs of pregnancy from public display
A Tokyo zoo said Tuesday it will stop displaying a giant panda believed to have become pregnant. Ueno Zoological Gardens said it will remove Shin Shin, 11, from public viewing from Thursday, after she began showing signs of pregnancy last week. A urine test has ...