Kenichiro Kojima, president of Kojima Sohonten Co., provides an explanation on a temperature

idled for a day due to a cyberattack on a domestic supplier. The supplier, Kojima Industries Corp

network to prevent the issue from spreading to customers, a company spokesman said. Kojima Industries has

, raising concern about a possible cyberattack and leading Kojima Press to shut down the system the

A cat clock with ears and whiskers is seen at Wakayama Station in the western Japan city of Wakayama on Oct.... It was unveiled at Wakayama Station on Oct.... According to Wakayama Electric Railway, it is rare for a station platform clock to be designed based on a cat....

The results of the questionnaire conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology were announced at an expert panel meeting held by the ministry on June 23.... Many schools for foreign nationals in Japan fall under the category of" miscellaneous schools" under the School Education Act, and are exempt from the School Health and Safety Act, which is applicable to regular schools in the country.... The survey was conducted between April and May, targeting the 161 na

TOKYO--A high-end resort hotel in Tokyo has come up with a unique way to enable diners to enjoy meals while offering protection against the coronavirus--by covering them with transparent lanterns.... Hoshinoya Tokyo, located in the Otemachi district of the capital's Chiyoda Ward, launched its" Tokyo lantern dinner" service on Oct.... Guests staying at the hotel who pay a 30, 000 yen venue charge can invite others from outside to dine with them under the partitions....

Open this photo in gallery A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrols the area of debris from a 737 cargo plane that crashed off Oahu, on July 2, 2021, near Honolulu.... The agency released photos of airplane components located on the ocean floor. The two crew members on Transair Flight 810 were injured after being forced to land in the Pacific Ocean.... Sign up today. Story continues below advertisement....

Suga had hesitated to invoke the emergency measure, hoping to preserve economic activity, but eventually bowed to the pressure from the Tokyo-area officials, as polls show widespread dissatisfaction with his four-month-old administration and its handling of the pandemic.Mr.... “ It’s better now than never, but it should have been declared probably in the fall last year.” Ms.... Sakamoto said the hospital’s intensive care beds and general wards were full....

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