A day after China passed and enacted a new national security law to govern Hong Kong, Japanese lawmakers kicked off official discussions over ways to welcome financial talent that may be contemplating leaving the international financial hub. (Nikkei)

The number of coronavirus cases in Japan continues to rise, particularly in Tokyo. (NHK)

The number of deaths from influenza sharply fell in urban areas in Tokyo this winter, possibly due to preventive measures taken against the new coronavirus. (NHK)

BRUSSELS – The European Union lifted on Wednesday travel restrictions for visitors from 14 countries outside the bloc, including Japan and South Korea, after introducing the controls in March in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Japan Times)

The coronavirus has forced Japan's notoriously fussy food shoppers to abandon doubts about online grocery stores, sending retailers such as Aeon Co scrambling to meet a surge in delivery demand. (Japan Today)

A new Shinkansen bullet train model, the N700S series, has come into service, with many fans celebrating its rollout. (NHK)

Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea reopened Wednesday with social-distancing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after closing for some four months over the pandemic. (Kyodo)

Tokyo on Tuesday said it will move away from numerical targets to contain COVID-19 and rely more on the advice of a committee of experts, to try to control the novel coronavirus and avoid another economic slowdown. (Japan Today)

A Tokyo suburb on Wednesday imposed Japan's first ban on a habit seen around the world: pedestrians glued to their phone screens while walking, sometimes dangerously oblivious to their surroundings. (AFP)

Less than a week remains until the capital’s gubernatorial election on July 5, and it appears the incumbent’s strategy — taking advantage of her popularity by running a defensive campaign — is working. (Japan Times)

A man died after he leaped into the path of a train at a station in Shibuya Ward during rush hour on Monday morning, police said, reports TBS News (June 29). (tokyoreporter.com)

Three of four quokkas recently acquired by a zoo near Tokyo were unveiled to the press Monday ahead of their public debut. (Japan Times)

Tokyo officials say 58 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Monday. The number of infections has been on the rise in recent days, but the government says there's no need to declare another state of emergency. (NHK)

The Tokyo High Court on Monday dismissed a man’s demand that Twitter Inc. delete tweets showing his arrest history, overturning a lower court order for the U.S. company to remove the online posts. (Japan Times)

Japanese defense forces will establish next spring a new electronic warfare unit responsible for jamming signals ahead of an attack on the country, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it has confirmed 60 new cases of coronavirus in the capital on Sunday. The figure is the largest since the state of emergency was lifted on May 25 in the capital. (NHK)

A museum in the city of Mito, north of Tokyo, is holding an exhibition that features yokai monsters called Tsukumo-gami, which means spirits of tools. (NHK)

Japan's minister in charge of coronavirus response has suggested that there's no need to declare a state of emergency a second time. (NHK)

The Tokyo metropolitan government says it confirmed 57 new cases of the coronavirus infections on Saturday in the Japanese capital. (NHK)

The Tokyo District Court ruled Friday that a plaintiff whose television set has been altered to not receive signals from NHK does not bear a duty to sign a viewing contract with the public broadcaster. (Japan Times)

Kanagawa Prefectural Police used a DNA analysis in the arrest of a 42-year-old man over the alleged rape of a high school girl 15 years ago, reports Fuji News Network (June 26). (tokyoreporter.com)

It’s been a month since Japan’s government lifted the coronavirus related state of emergency for all prefectures. But infection rates since then suggest Tokyo still hasn’t brought the outbreak fully under control, and one expert warns of cluster infections that are difficult to spot. (NHK)

Japan's railway operator is concerned that the planned opening of a super-fast magnetically levitated train system may be delayed due to a dispute with a local government. (NHK)

Four police officers in Osaka Prefecture who admitted to smoking marijuana have been dismissed from their posts, police said on Wednesday, reports the Sankei Shimbun (June 24). (tokyoreporter.com)

New cases of coronavirus are once again rising in Japan including among young adults. The nation's daily tally surpassed 100 on Friday for the first time since early May. (NHK)