A 15-year-old high school student apparently shot himself at his home in suburban Tokyo. (NHK)

Temperatures soared across much of Japan on Monday. (NHK)

It goes without saying that a lot of people and businesses are struggling out there these days, but even among all that, it’s hard not to hear of Street Kart‘s recent fortunes and wince at least a little bit extra at their particular set of circumstances. (soranews24.com)

For concert promoter Hiromichi Hayashi, the live music business this year has been all but dead due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Nikkei)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 14 new coronavirus cases Sunday, marking the seventh strait day the number of new infections was in the double-digits, media reports said. (Japan Times)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will ask people working at nightclubs and similar entertainment establishments to regularly take coronavirus tests, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Sunday. (Japan Times)

Dozens of dead dogs and cats were found at a residence of an animal welfare volunteer in Yawata City on Friday, police said, reports NHK (June 5). (tokyoreporter.com)

The Japanese minister in charge of coronavirus response and Tokyo governor are expected to discuss how to curb rising infections in Tokyo's nightlife districts. (NHK)

So let’s get this straight. We’re supposed to be out revving up the economy, while continuing to observe the prescribed “Three Cs” rule? No crowds, closed spaces or sitting in close proximity? That surely precludes many of Tokyo’s very best eating places. (Japan Times)

Welcome to Harumi Island, a virtually unknown new neighborhood not too far away from Ginza! (ONLY in JAPAN)

Tokyo’s Toyosu Neighborhood in Koto award is home to the first 7-Eleven in Japan and a history going back to the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. (ONLY in JAPAN)

Yokota Shigeru, the father of a woman who was abducted by North Korea, died on Friday. He was 87 years old. He spent more than four decades trying to get his daughter back, but was unable to meet her again. (NHK)

Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a male anesthesiologist for allegedly paying a high school girl for sex earlier this year, reports the Sankei Shimbun (June 4). (tokyoreporter.com)

Across Japan, public officials and private companies are working on ways to prepare for - and try to prevent - a second wave of coronavirus infections. (NHK)

A male university student in custody over an attack with a crossbow in Takarazuka City on Thursday that left three relatives dead has told police that he was targeting them, reports TBS News (June 5). (tokyoreporter.com)

Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a Ground Self-Defense Force staff member over the alleged fatal strangulation of his wife at their residence in Izumi City, reports the Asahi Shimbun (June 4). (tokyoreporter.com)

As Japan returns to work from coronavirus restrictions, its notoriously crowded trains - almost a symbol of its celebrated work ethic - are raising fears about a resurgence of infections. (Japan Today)

Organizers of the 2020 Olympics and the Tokyo metropolitan government are moving away from holding celebrations this summer to mark one year before the delayed Olympics open, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 21-year-old male university student over the alleged swindle of an elderly woman in Yokohama City, reports TV Asahi (June 4). (tokyoreporter.com)

Tokyo confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, two days after Gov. Yuriko Koike issued a Tokyo Alert in a sign of a possible resurgence of infections in the capital. (Japan Times)

Japan has reported 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases with the total reaching 17,031, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities on Wednesday. (china.org.cn)

Tokyo has a spike yesterday of 34 infections and Gov. Koike put Tokyo on Alert. Basically Rainbow Bridge and the Metropolitan Government Building turned bright red. (ONLY in JAPAN)

Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo will open a new outlet Friday in Tokyo's Harajuku neighborhood, marking a homecoming eight years in the making to the city's vibrant hub for youth fashion. (Nikkei)

Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has effectively given up on plans to change the start of the nation's school year from April to September. (NHK)

A hearing at a Tokyo court was suspended for hours on Tuesday after defense lawyers refused to wear face masks. (NHK)