The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 266 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Monday. (NHK)

Evenings are normally the busiest time at Mikado, a retro gaming arcade in Tokyo, but these days the shutters come down early, leaving Street Fighter fans out in the cold. (malaymail.com)

Video game fans are being asked not to send chocolate to their favorite characters on Valentine’s Day amid the continuing spread of the coronavirus. (Japan Times)

The second round of entrance examinations for national and public universities is scheduled to start on Feb. 25, during a pandemic-impacted exam season that has forced institutions to implement coronavirus countermeasures. (the-japan-news.com)

Japan is stepping up its battle against the coronavirus, with revised legislation taking effect Saturday allowing for fines against violators of safety measures, including restaurants that refuse to shorten hours. (Nikkei)

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 371 new cases of the coronavirus, up 2 from Saturday. (Japan Today)

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 369 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Saturday. (NHK)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 33-year-old man over the alleged stalking of a woman on multiple occasions, reports Fuji News Network (tokyoreporter.com)

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 307 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the capital on Friday. (NHK)

The Japanese government plans to keep a coronavirus state of emergency in place for Tokyo, Osaka, and eight other prefectures in light of high bed occupancy rates at hospitals. (NHK)

Japan and the United States have broadly agreed to extend by one year the current deal on Tokyo's costs for hosting American troops, Japanese government sources said Wednesday. (Kyodo)

A 33-year-old man arrested on suspicion of stalking a woman in Tokyo repeatedly placed handwritten notes with his contact details inside the woman’s handbag. (Japan Today)

This time, I walked in Shinjuku Kabukicho where I believe one of the most dangerous area in Tokyo. ()

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says the government will start coronavirus vaccinations in the middle of next week. (NHK)

Yoshiro Mori on Thursday decided to step down as head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee amid a furor at home and abroad over his recent discriminatory comments about women, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 434 new coronavirus infections in the capital on Thursday. The daily tally has been below 500 for five days in a row. (NHK)

A group of female Japanese lawmakers wore white in parliament Tuesday in protest of recent comments by Tokyo Olympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori widely criticized at home and abroad as sexist against women. (Kyodo)

A popular hostess has issued an apology after her club in the Kabukicho red-light district was busted for operating outside of legal hours. (tokyoreporter.com)

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 491 new cases of the coronavirus, up 79 from Tuesday. (Japan Today)

Some 390 Olympic and Paralympic volunteers have decided to give up their roles in the wake of sexist remarks by Tokyo Games organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori, the committee said Monday. (Japan Today)

The organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics is planning to arrange an extraordinary meeting of executives, possibly by the end of this week, to discuss its response to sexist remarks made last week by its president that have triggered a backlash in Japan and abroad, sources close to the matter said Monday. (Kyodo)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 412 new coronavirus infections in the capital on Tuesday. The daily tally has been below 500 for three days in a row. (NHK)

About 5,000 people held a rally outside the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo to call for the release of the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained in a coup on Monday. (NHK)

Eiko Harada, who served as the head of the Japanese subsidiaries of McDonald’s Corp. and Apple Inc., has been arrested for alleged domestic violence, Tokyo police said Saturday. (Japan Times)

Anyone wondering how, oh how, Japan could trail the United Arab Emirates, Benin and Timor-Leste in gender equality has never met Yoshiro Mori. (Nikkei)