This November 2006 file photo shows Jikei Hospital in the city of Kumamoto.... She then left her baby at the hospital and was discharged.... Confidential births have not been included in Japanese legislation, and the system is operated solely by the hospital....

TOKYO( Kyodo)--A bronze statue of iconic Japanese manga character Doraemon was unveiled in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Wednesday, following the 50th anniversary of the publication of the comic series of the same name.... The unveiling ceremony was held on the birthday of the comic's creator Fujiko F. Fujio( 1933-1996), with the work titled" Doraemon's Door to the Future" also featuring the character's famous Anywhere Door teleportation gadget.... The" Doraemon" comic series began in a children

Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters( Mainichi/ Makoto Ogawa) TOKYO--The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will set up a large-scale oxygen administration station as there have been more cases where coronavirus patients recuperating at home need to be administered with oxygen.... According to those close to the metro government and other parties, the oxygen administration station is expected to have a large, partitioned room equipped with beds for patients.... Sources say the station will te

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Yuriko Koike explains about the coronavirus infection situation in Tokyo after a monitoring meeting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters on June 10, 2021.... Yuriko Koike, who was admitted to hospital in the capital last week due to severe fatigue, will remain hospitalized for a few more days, the metropolitan government said Sunday, less than a month before the Tokyo Olympics begin.... The metropolitan government last week said she will take time off from work for the duration of

In-school safe spaces will use vacant classrooms, and each school will work out its own way of creating a comfortable environment for students, such as by installing carpets.... As a result, they could confirm the space's positive effects, including at least one student who was missing classes becoming able to attend school again.... The space was also an opportunity for teachers to reflect on and think about teaching methods....

From left, Tijana Kawashima Stojkovic, Yui Wago, Jun Mizutani, Misato Michisita and Ayumi Tanimoto are seen after the ceremony for the Mainichi sporting figure awards at the Tokyo Dome Hotel in the capital's Bunkyo Ward, on Dec.... Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ayumi Tanimoto joined the ceremony for her late coach and judoka Toshihiko Koga, who posthumously won the achievement award.... Ito and skateboarder Momiji Nishiya, 14, who won the rookie award, were absent from the ceremony but expres

Japan's Mai Murakami lands her" Silivas" move during the preliminary round of floor exercise at the world championships on Oct.... 18, 2021, at Kitakyushu General Gymnasium, southwestern Japan.... Murakami, carrying a left ankle injury, hinted prior to the tournament that it will be her final career appearance....

Tokyo Metropolitan Government employees and other officials are seen on patrol as they visit eateries that are open past 8 p.m.in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, on Aug.... 6 in the entertainment districts of Japan's capital, which remains under a coronavirus state of emergency, urging them to comply with requests to shorten their hours.... Following the state of emergency declaration, the metropolitan government has requested that eateries close by 8 p.m. and refrain from serving alcohol....

Yuriko Koike, right, attends the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's monitoring meeting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters on Aug.... The metropolitan government will also strengthen the support system for those recuperating at home.... According to the metro government, a total of 36 dedicated beds will be set up at 11 hospitals run by Tokyo and public corporations as waiting stations for patients who cannot find hospitals that will accept them....