The government will consider making convicted sex offenders wear GPS tracking devices in an effort to strengthen measures that prevent recidivism, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. (Japan Times)

Although Japan has seen a gradual recovery in its business activities after the COVID-19 pandemic situation eased somewhat, its anime industry is however still groping for ways to recover. ( CCTV Video News Agency)

The House of Representatives Wednesday approved a draft second extra budget for fiscal 2020 totaling ¥31.91 trillion ($296 billion), to provide additional funding to front-line medical workers and support people reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. (Japan Times)

Is there a place for melon bears and ninja yams in post-corona Japan? (soranews24.com)

Naomi Osaka, the world’s highest-paid female athlete, says the voices of prominent athletes can be more influential than those of politicians and is determined hers will be heard on the subject of racial injustice. (Japan Times)

Tokyo saw more deaths than usual in April, the month when coronavirus cases in the city peaked. (Japan Times)

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts that Japan's economic contraction will continue into next year if the country is hit by a second wave of the coronavirus. (NHK)

Police in Tokyo have found what appear to be more than 50 bullets in the room of a 15-year-old boy who died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. (NHK)

Sumo wrestlers from a stable in Adachi Ward were among those who rescued a woman after she plunged into a nearby river on Wednesday in an apparent suicide attempt, police said, reports TV Asahi (June 11). (tokyoreporter.com)

The Summer Games hosted by Japan will not be "done with grand splendor," organizers said Wednesday night, setting up an Olympics next year that will fall short of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's original hope of holding them "in their full form." (Nikkei)

A man was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison over a 2017 fraudulent Tokyo land sale to a major Japanese home builder that caused it a loss of about ¥5.5 billion ($51 million). (Japan Times)

The Tokyo metropolitan government is moving to lift its coronavirus alert and further ease restrictions on business operations. (NHK)

The Meteorological Agency says Japan has entered the rainy season, except for the northern part of the Tohoku region. (NHK)

Japanese business giant SoftBank Group found about 0.4 percent of people tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a survey it conducted. Having antibodies means that the person has contracted the virus in the past. (NHK)

Japan's money stock, or currency in circulation and bank deposits, rose at the fastest annual pace on record in May as companies hoarded cash to guard against slumping sales from the coronavirus pandemic, central bank data showed on Tuesday. (Japan Today)

家電購入からオンラインギャンブルまで、そしてそれ以上の豊富な可能性 (newsonjapan.com)

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved detailed rules for a revised traffic law to tighten regulations on dangerous bicycle riding in Japan, amid the growing popularity of cycling for home delivery services due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Japan Today)

Japan’s public broadcaster NHK apologized Tuesday for its failed attempt to educate viewers on the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States after its video on anti-racial demonstrations came under fire for lacking context on racial injustice and police brutality that spurred such protests worldwide. (Japan Times)

The Japanese labor ministry says non-regular workers account for about 60 percent of people who have recently lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. (NHK)

Taxi operators across Japan hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic have launched hot meal delivery services to make up for their losses after the government allowed them to transport food for profit in April as a deregulation step. (Japan Today)

Temperatures rose across Japan on Tuesday with the mercury topping 30 C at more than 300 locations, the weather agency said. (Japan Today)

The Tokyo government said it confirmed 12 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, keeping the daily count under 20 for three consecutive days. (Japan Times)

A Tokyo yakatabune pleasure boat operator has resumed service after halting operations in mid-January due to a coronavirus outbreak among customers and employees. (Japan Times)

When one watches the news about what is currently going on in the US, it is depressing. (newsonjapan.com)

Wasao, an Akita dog who earned nationwide popularity for his unique looks, has died at age 13, believed to be equivalent to around the early 90s in human years, a support group said Tuesday. (Japan Times)