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PHOTO: Hiroshima Remembered
Events held around the world last week marked the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Read more
Events held around the world last week marked the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Read more
A bathhouse owner in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, collected more than 6 million yen from a crowdfunding campaign to renovate a long-established sento, or public bathhouse. Read more
The power of words is being tested in Japan, where efforts to fight the novel coronavirus — bound by a law tailored to a different disease — remain strictly voluntary. Read more
Kengo Onda, left, and Hatsue Onda held strings of thousands of origami cranes Monday that will be offered in tribute to the victims of the1945 atomic bomb. Read more
Robots were on the job at JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Minato Ward, Tokyo, last week, disinfecting handrails and performing other tasks during a demonstration. Read more
Employees of maid-themed cafes in Akihabara turned out in their uniforms to a prayer meeting for protection from COVID-19 at the Kanda Myojin shrine last weekend in Tokyo. Read more
Hanko — personal stamps used in Japan for official business — has been the focus of much attention amid the move toward teleworking in response to the coronavirus. Read more
The operators of the Tokyo Dome unveiled coronavirus prevention measures last week, ahead of Tuesday’s professional baseball game at the stadium, the first played with fans in-house this season. Read more
The number of people infected with COVID-19 is rapidly increasing in Tokyo — by Tuesday, there were more than 9,800 confirmed cases — causing a shortage of hotel rooms rented by the metropolitan government to accommodate those who are asymptomatic or have mild cases. Read more
Kura Sushi Inc., a major conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chain, has introduced an app that remotely grades tuna quality. Because in-person assessment overseas have become difficult with the spread of the novel coronavirus, the restaurant plans to use the app to make tuna purchases abroad. Read more
A memorial ceremony to mark one year since the fatal arson attack on Kyoto Animation Co. was held Saturday at the site of the company’s No. 1 studio in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, with 94 people attending, including 85 family members of victims. Read more
Yomiuri Giants fans cheer their team at Hotto Motto Field Kobe on June 11, 2020, the first time fans have been allowed this season. Read more
Rakuten Inc. entered the mobile phone business three months ago with a bullish strategy, enduring hits to its bottom line in the name of growth. Read more
Contact tracing of a number of young people hit with COVID-19 has fallen apart. The infected young adults include nightlife district workers, and the breakdown has prompted meetings in the central and metropolitan governments to come up with solutions to the problem. Read more
The Japan Sumo Association will allow fans to attend the July tournament Sunday at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Read more
The government of Tenkawa village in Nara Prefecture is making use of a classroom in a shuttered elementary school to cultivate expensive tiger puffer fish, with plans to ship them out this fall. Read more
Since April, Toyota Motor Corp. has been pitching in with the nationwide medical effort to combat COVID-19 by providing vehicles specially equipped with barriers designed to prevent drivers from being infected. Read more
Members of the Japan Self Defense Force transport stranded residents out of a flooded street in Omuta, Fukuoka prefecture, in southern Japan on the island of Kyushu. Read more
The Kyoto Kanze Association resumed performing Sunday at the Kyoto Kanze Noh Theater, after a self-imposed coronavirus hiatus. Read more
An initiative proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to share production methods of vaccines and therapeutic drugs to cope with COVID-19 worldwide, under the framework of a patent pool. Read more
Karaoke establishments have been a persistent source of novel coronavirus clusters in Japan. While businesses in Sapporo have taken infection control seriously, few expect to recover from a drastic drop in customers. Read more
