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)

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Step into the world of maiko, young girls training to become geiko (also known as geisha), highly skilled traditional female entertainers who live and work in Kyoto’s historic kagai (flower districts). (NHK WORLD-JAPAN)

A survey of children who lost parents in the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan 10 years ago shows that more than a third of them do not share their feelings with others. (NHK)

Japanese medical equipment maker Terumo says it will produce syringes capable of drawing seven doses per vial of a coronavirus vaccine. (NHK)

Yasuo Takamatsu's wife has been missing since Japan’s 2011 tsunami which killed tens of thousands of people. A decade on, he is still searching for her remains. ()

A theme park in western Japan says it will open a new section dedicated to the popular video game character Mario on March 18. (NHK)

Japan's welfare ministry will tighten guidelines for listing babysitter matching site operators on its website following recent alleged illegal behavior by some sitters who were introduced on the site, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. (Kyodo)

Japan's vaccination plan is getting a boost after nearly one million doses arrived from Belgium on Monday. (NHK)

Japanese businesses have made progress in naming more women who have risen through the ranks to executive positions, but female participation in management still falls far short of levels in Western nations. (Nikkei)

Japan looks to set a daily limit on the number of people entering the country even as it allows new exceptions to an arrival ban for international travelers, including those involved in the Olympics, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

Foreign residents in Japan will be allowed to renew, extend or change visas online, starting in fiscal 2021. (Nikkei)

Japanese airlines are trying to boost domestic passenger numbers by offering the reassurance of PCR testing at low cost. The move comes as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hurt their bottom line. (NHK)

Japan's communications ministry has released an interim report acknowledging that government officials were wined and dined by the president of telecom giant NTT. (NHK)

Nearly 400 people in Japan have been infected with a new variant of the novel coronavirus different from those found in Britain, South Africa and Brazil, Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday. (Kyodo)

People are now able to freely visit parts of a town in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, where entry restrictions had been in place since the nuclear accident caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (NHK)

Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 sales appear to be taking off in Japan since it cut prices on the mid-range electric sedan last month. (hindustantimes.com)

An annual survey on the working environment for women shows that Japan ranks second from the bottom among the world's major economies. (NHK)

Police in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 76-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 83-year-old husband with a saw. (Japan Today)

The nation’s health minister said Sunday that his ministry could approve a second COVID-19 vaccine as early as May, as the government sees inoculations as crucial to curbing infections. (Japan Times)