Japan's government plans to cap the number of people entering the country at 2,000 a day for the time being. Officials hope the measure will help prevent the spread of coronavirus variants. (NHK)

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi vowed Thursday to do all he can to have the remaining food import restrictions imposed by foreign countries in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident lifted based on science. (Japan Today)

Japanese airlines operating international flights have been asked by the transport ministry to limit weekly arrivals to up to 3,400 each in a bid to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. (Japan Today)

The earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, wiped away the ancient Japanese village of Kesen. In the past decade, a small group of survivors has valiantly tried to rebuild the community, but a grim reality has set in: This emptiness will last forever. (New York Times)

The western Japanese city of Kobe says it has found that coronavirus cases caused by a variant first detected in Britain have been on the rise. The city says a recent survey shows about 39 percent of samples involved the variant. (NHK)

Fishery cooperative membership has fallen 24.4 percent in the period from the end of the 2010 fiscal year through March 2019 in three northeast Japan prefectures hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami – Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima – according to a Kyodo News survey. (seafoodsource.com)

Cherry trees bloomed on Thursday in Hiroshima, the first in the nation this year and the second-earliest on record since observations began in 1953, the Meteorological Agency said. (Japan Times)

Japanese athletes at the Summer Olympics will not be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations offered by China since Japan has not approved the vaccines, Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa said on Friday. (Japan Today)

By producing high-quality timepieces that have been closely linked with people’s lives, the Seiko Holdings Group has shared time with people, in sorrow and in joy, throughout its history. (Japan Times)

Health care workers in Tokyo have started receiving their second shots of a coronavirus vaccine, about three weeks after receiving their first shots. (NHK)

Japan's authorities are moving to toughen provisions of the law dealing with juvenile offenders. (Japan Today)

The Japanese government has announced that X JAPAN's Yoshiki has been awarded the prestigious Medal Of Honor for his numerous charitable works, including his support and donations to frontline medical professionals during the COVID-19 crisis. (blabbermouth.net)

Being a student in the digital era is a blessing. Access to learning materials has become affordable, if not free, and learning has become flexible. (newsonjapan.com)

Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck east and northeast Japan, triggering a severe nuclear accident. People in the country are remembering the lives lost in the disaster. (NHK)

With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan on Thursday mourned about 20,000 victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima. (FRANCE 24 English)

People in Japan are remembering those who were killed 10 years ago, when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan and triggered a nuclear catastrophe. A national memorial ceremony has been held in Tokyo. (NHK)

It is easy to ignore the potential that high-quality videos offer. Sometimes, producing great videos can be perceived as a functional process that involves planning, shooting, and production. (newsonjapan.com)

2016年12月、統合型リゾート(IR)整備推進法案が日本で成立しました。これにより日本にランドカジノが設置されます。 (newsonjapan.com)

10 years ago, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, one of the largest in the world, was partially destroyed by a tsunami. Many inhabitants fled and a race against the clock to decommission and decontaminate began. But what's it like today? (euronews)

People in Japan who received Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine seem to have suffered anaphylaxis at a higher rate than in the United States and Europe, the minister in charge of vaccination efforts said Wednesday. (Japan Today)

The world's fastest supercomputer went into full operation Tuesday. It's called Fugaku, and it's being used to help in the fight against COVID-19. (NHK)

Vending machines now sell virus testing kits in Japan, and they've proved popular amid government restrictions on public testing. (The Star)

The Japanese government has decided to exclude overseas spectators from attending this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday. (Japan Times)

Japan's major airlines have recently suspended bookings on flights to Japan from countries seeing an outbreak of coronavirus variants following the government's request to limit the number of inbound passengers, company officials said Wednesday. (Kyodo)

This video was shot during the time the state of emergency hadn't been declared (WAO RYU!ONLY in JAPAN)