Japan's SoftBank Group is selling its shares in US wireless carrier T-Mobile as part of a plan to improve its balance sheet. (NHK)

A survey in Japan found that three out of four children felt some form of stress due to the coronavirus outbreak, as their schools were closed and they couldn't visit with friends. (NHK)

The operator of Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea says the theme parks will reopen on July 1. Located just outside Tokyo, both have been closed since February 29 due to the coronavirus outbreak in Japan. (NHK)

Welcome to Tokyo’s new Yamanote Line Station Takanawa Gateway Station 🚉 Y26 opened March 14, 2020! (ONLY in JAPAN)

The number of couples in Japan planning to hold wedding ceremonies is increasing gradually after the government lifted its coronavirus emergency in late May. (Japan Times)

On this day in 1965, twenty years after South Korea was liberated from Japan's colonial rule,...Seoul and Tokyo signed historic agreements normalizing their ties. (ARIRANG NEWS)

Arrested former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai has admitted to handing out cash to local lawmakers and supporters but denied any intention to buy votes for his wife's election campaign last summer, sources familiar with the matter said Monday. (Japan Today)

China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese city's decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan and have long been a source of friction between the neighbours. (Japan Today)

Japanese high school baseball players, heartbroken because their annual tournament was canceled due to the pandemic, are getting a consolation prize: a spoonful of dirt. (Japan Today)

A Japanese local authority has approved a measure changing the status of a disputed island chain that is also claimed by China and Taiwan. (Al Jazeera)

Japan's Fugaku supercomputer, built with government backing and used in the fight against coronavirus, is now ranked as the world's fastest, its developers announced Monday. (Japan Today)

Britain will have to wrap up a post-Brexit trade deal with Japan by the end of next month, if it wants an agreement ratified this year. (CNA)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 29 new coronavirus infections Monday for the fifth consecutive day logging more than 20 cases, officials said. (Japan Times)

More people in Japan are visiting city centers after the government lifted restrictions on travel between prefectures on Friday. (NHK)

A Japanese government survey has found 34.6 percent of respondents experienced teleworking due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Cabinet Office said Sunday. (Japan Times)

People in many parts of Asia and Africa observed a partial solar eclipse on Sunday. (NHK)

The government is set to strengthen the capacity of consumer affairs centers across Japan to support game addicts and their families, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. (Kyodo)

Kihachiro Aratake was diving off the coast of Yonaguni Island in Japan, looking for hammerhead sharks in the 1980s, when he made an incredible discovery. (Unveiled)

People in Japan are moving about again on the first weekend since authorities lifted cross-country travel restrictions. On Saturday, crowds were seen venturing to distant tourist attractions. (NHK)

A foreign submarine was detected passing by Amami-Oshima Island while submerged off Kagoshima Prefecture, the Defense Ministry said Saturday. (Japan Times)

Japan logged the first drop in land prices in any major city in 23 quarters in April due to the effects of the coronavirus epidemic, a land ministry survey showed Friday. (Japan Times)

Crowds of people were seen boarding trains and buses stations in Tokyo, as domestic travel restrictions across prefectures were lifted on Friday in an attempt to help the economy recover from the pandemic downturn. (Ruptly)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 39 COVID-19 infections on Saturday, marking more than 20 new reported cases for three straight days in the capital. (Japan Times)

Summer is here at last, and Universal Studios Japan finally opened its doors again on Friday. But before you get too excited, make sure you live in or around the cities of Osaka and Kyoto. Otherwise, you won't be able to enter. (Nikkei)

A total of 39 of Japan's 47 prefectures are offering or plan to offer customers discounts for staying at their hotels and inns to help spur demand that has fallen due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Kyodo News survey found Friday. (Japan Today)