The Tokyo Stock Exchange will consider extending its trading hours in an effort to boost its competitiveness. (NHK)

Kiyotaka Nishimura has closed the doors for good on the 14-seat wine bar and restaurant that he and his wife, Makiko, operated in suburban Tokyo for about 10 years. (Nikkei)

The Japanese government is facing pressure over its continued commitment to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after a recent poll showed 43 per cent of the population want the Games cancelled. (Sky News)

The number of severe COVID-19 cases hit another record high in Japan on Tuesday, adding to the burden of some medical systems in the country. (NHK)

More than 80% of Japanese polled oppose hosting the virus-postponed Olympics this year, a new survey showed yesterday, underlining public antipathy less than 10 weeks before the Tokyo Games. (gulf-times.com)

Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, speaks to CNN's Selina Wang exclusively that it's a "suicide mission" to be hosting the Tokyo Olympics this year - the opening ceremony for which is set for July 23. (CNN)

Online bookings for elderly people to receive COVID-19 shots at large state-run vaccination centers in Tokyo and Osaka started Monday, as Japan tries to accelerate its vaccine rollout amid a fourth wave of infections. ()

Japan is a beautiful place, with a vibrant and rich culture. This country is known for its very low crime rates. (Around The World)

Osaka Prefecture logged 620 new COVID-19 cases and 15 coronavirus-linked deaths on Sunday while Tokyo reported 542 cases a day after logging 772 infections. (Japan Times)

Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that the state and building material makers are liable for health damage suffered by construction workers who developed lung diseases caused by asbestos. (NHK)

Ozeki Terunofuji quickly overpowered sekiwake Takanosho on Saturday to finish the first week of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 7-0 record. (Kyodo)

Some theaters and theme parks in Tokyo have begun to open conditionally in the past week while taking thorough measures to prevent coronavirus infections while under the government’s extended third state of emergency over the pandemic. (Japan Times)

The Japanese government has decided to add Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures to a state of emergency from Sunday due to rising coronavirus cases. (NHK)

TOKYO - At his factory in Tokyo, Shigeki Kato has a grim strategy to deal with rising costs that threaten profit margins: grin and bear it. (Reuters)

A Japanese journalist who was detained in Myanmar has been released and returned to Japan. (NHK)

A union of hospital doctors in Japan has urged the government to cancel this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics due to the coronavirus pandemic. (NHK)

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan plunged 35.8% from a year before to 477 in April, the smallest figure for the month in the past 50 years, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Thursday. (Japan Times)

A Japanese freelance journalist in Myanmar who was jailed and charged with spreading false news or information that could cause public unrest will be freed by the country’s ruling junta as a gesture of friendship with Japan, a state television report said Thursday. (hindustantimes.com)

Two doctors indicted last year over the consensual killing of a terminally ill woman in Kyoto were served with fresh arrest warrants Wednesday for allegedly murdering a man, the father of one of them, police said. (Japan Today)

The International Olympic Committee has indicated that most athletes at the Tokyo Games will get vaccinated. (NHK)

Last year, Japan was ranked the second most popular destination to move to, so it’s no surprise that the country also made the list in another recent worldwide survey on where people would most like to relocate for work. (timeout.com)

Japan will from Friday indefinitely bar foreign nationals with residence status from re-entering the country if they have stayed in India, Nepal or Pakistan within 14 days prior to their return, the government said on Wednesday. (todayonline.com)

Japan's government is facing growing criticism for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNA)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 1,010 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday. That's up 419 from a week earlier. (NHK)

A man whose corpse was found in a vehicle in Kobe City’s Kita Ward last week died due to suffocation, police have revealed, reports NHK (May 7). (tokyoreporter.com)