The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

Specialty stores that promote regional areas are increasingly shuttering due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, high rents and the popularity of online shopping.

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Trash cans have been disappearing from train stations as railway operators have grown weary of passengers' bad manners, such as disposing of household garbage at stations.

A community radio station in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, has installed a radio atop a vending machine in Setagaya Park to disseminate needed information in the event of a large-scale disaster.

After taking a break away from the pool following her successful Tokyo campaign, Emma McKeon is feeling mentally recharged with the Paris Olympics on the horizon.

The Japanese and Philippine governments, ahead of a summit meeting scheduled for Thursday in Tokyo, have entered the final stage of reaching a comprehensive agreement that smooths the process for implementing joint drills in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, several Japan government sources said.

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday sacked a close aide after he made remarks about sexual minorities that the premier called "outrageous".