Tokyo Palace Grounds Open For 1st Time In 3 Years For Autumn Viewing

Tokyo palace grounds open for 1st time in 3 years for autumn viewing

People enjoyed viewing autumn foliage inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in three years as a section has been reopened to the public.

Starting in 2014, people were granted access to Inui Street during the spring cherry blossom season and in the autumn when the leaves change color. But viewings were suspended when the coronavirus pandemic began.

Japan Confirms 1st Cases Of Coronavirus Variant

Japan confirms 1st cases of coronavirus variant

Japan's health minister says five people returning from Britain have tested positive for a new variant of the coronavirus.

Tamura Norihisa told reporters on Friday night that the five were earlier found to be infected with the coronavirus after tests at two airports in Japan.

Royal Express Starts 1st Hokkaido Tour

Royal Express starts 1st Hokkaido tour

A luxury sightseeing train has begun its first tour of Hokkaido, northern Japan.

The Royal Express, jointly operated by Hokkaido Railway Company and Tokyu Corporation, is making three tours of the island in August and September.

Mlb: Ohtani Hits 1st Homer Of The Season

MLB: Ohtani hits 1st homer of the season

In US Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way player Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has hit his first homerun of the season.

Ohtani batted cleanup as a designated hitter in a game against the Seattle Mariners at the Angels' home stadium in Anaheim, California, on Wednesday.

Japan's New Coronavirus Panel Holds 1st Meeting

Japan's new coronavirus panel holds 1st meeting

A new expert panel of Japan's government has met for the first time to assess the effectiveness of anti-coronavirus measures.

The four-member panel held its first meeting on Wednesday. Among the members are Kyoto University Professor Yamanaka Shinya and Professor Emeritus at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Kurokawa Kiyoshi.

Contraction Projected For Japan 1st Quarter

Contraction projected for Japan 1st quarter

Analysts believe Japan's GDP shrank in the January-March quarter due to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

Ten private research institutes project annualized growth rates of between minus 3.5 percent and minus 6.5 percent.

Japan Reports 1st Death From Coronavirus

Japan reports 1st death from coronavirus

Japan's health ministry says a woman in her 80s living in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, has died after contracting the new coronavirus.

It is the first confirmed case of infection in Japan that resulted in death.

Japan Retesting 1st Group Of Evacuees For Virus

Japan retesting 1st group of evacuees for virus

Japanese health officials are retesting people who returned home on board the first government-chartered flight from Wuhan for the new coronavirus.

The first charter flight brought 206 Japanese people from the virus-hit Chinese city on January 29.

Japan Confirms 1st Case Of New Coronavirus

Japan confirms 1st case of new coronavirus

The Japanese health ministry says a new strain of coronavirus has been detected in a man who visited Wuhan, China. The inland Chinese city has been hit by a pneumonia outbreak that is likely caused by the virus.

This is the first confirmed case of a new coronavirus infection in Japan.