In a sign that cases are rising outside Tokyo, Aichi Prefecture reported a record-high 51 new coronavirus cases Tuesday while Kyoto Prefecture also confirmed most-ever cases, with 27. (Japan Times)

Japan's agriculture ministry has begun inviting businesses to take part in a government campaign to encourage people to dine out. (NHK)

I’ve arrived at a hotel with no person to person check in in the middle of a small traditional mountain town. (ONLY in JAPAN)

Space probe Hayabusa2 will head on to an asteroid orbiting between Earth and Mars after completing its current mission later this year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday. (Kyodo)

Japan's health ministry has approved the use of the steroid drug dexamethasone for the treatment of novel coronavirus patients, following the approval of remdesivir in May, it came to light on Tuesday. (Kyodo)

Japan's health minister says he wants to raise the country's coronavirus testing capacity at airports to prepare for easing of travel restrictions. (NHK)

The National Police Agency (NPA) plans to revise traffic regulation standards to raise the speed limit on some sections of expressways from 100 kilometers per hour to 120 kph, it was learned Wednesday. (Japan Times)

Hospitality experts have expressed confidence that Japan’s tourism industry will enjoy a U-shaped recovery from the devastating impact of the pandemic, thanks to its strong domestic market. (ttgasia.com)

Shipments of large home appliances in Japan rose in June for the first time in nine months. That was largely thanks to government cash handouts to all citizens to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. (NHK)

Police arrest a 40-year-old man for riding a motorcycle on Kintaikyo, a wooden arch bridge considered one of Japan’s scenic spots. (Nippon TV News 24 Japan)

A giant meteor shower bombarded Earth and the moon 800 million years ago with more than 30 times the force of the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs, new research showed Tuesday. (Japan Times)

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto has told Reuters the organizing committee expects to take on several new sponsors in the coming months despite businesses being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. (Japan Today)

Maybe it’s how the point guards of Japan women’s basketball are trained. Maybe there’s some secret tradition that they pass on to each other, generation to generation. Maybe it’s just in their blood. (fiba.basketball)

The Japanese government is pushing forward with its plan to reopen the economy. It comes as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise across the country. (NHK)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a Colombian woman who is suspected in dozens of burglaries in the Kanto area, reports NHK (July 21). (tokyoreporter.com)

Child athletes in Japan have suffered physical, verbal and sexual abuse while participating in sport activities, according to a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. (aljazeera.com)

Sanyo Chemical Industries' rechargeable battery made almost entirely of plastic is now powering an unmanned submarine by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in a test run, with the promise of doubling the vehicle's operation range to 16 hours. ()

A subcommittee of the labor ministry’s advisory council on minimum wages started last-minute talks on Monday, with the labor and management sides remaining apart on the issue. (Japan Times)

Japan on Tuesday raised its travel advisory for Palestine and 16 countries, including Nepal, Kenya and Venezuela, warning against going to them amid concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo)

The majority of Japanese companies CEOs expect the economy to take at least two years to recover from the fallout of the coronavirus, according to a Nikkei survey, pointing to a grim prognosis as the global pandemic shows no signs of abating. (Nikkei)

Police in Yokohama on Monday arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 31-year-old man in his girlfriend's apartment. (Japan Today)

Campaigners for Japan's nightlife workers say they need realistic guidelines for how to stay safe and remain in business amid the novel coronavirus, which has seen the government zero in on host and hostess bars as centres of contagion. (Japan Today)

Different people have a unique approach to escaping stress. It can be activities like playing music, guitar, exercising photography, or anything that can get them out of bad feelings. (newsonjapan.com)

A recent survey shows university hospitals across Japan are losing revenue significantly amid the coronavirus outbreak. (NHK)

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 237 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed on Tuesday. (NHK)