Tsunami-hit City Resumes Cherry Tree Planting

Tsunami-hit city resumes cherry tree planting

People of a city in Iwate Prefecture that was hit by a tsunami in March 2011 have resumed cherry tree planting on a smaller scale after suspending it due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A non-profit organization continues tree planting in Rikuzentakata City to pass on to future generations the reality about the devastating force of tsunamis and the importance of evacuating to higher ground.

Training For Tokyo Games Volunteers Resumes Online

Training for Tokyo Games volunteers resumes online

Training for volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which have been postponed to next year due to the coronavirus, has resumed online.

Training for some 80,000 volunteers called "field casts," who will mainly work at competition venues, started in October last year. But it was suspended in February due to the outbreak and resumed online this month.

Japan's Coronavirus Tracing App Resumes

Japan's coronavirus tracing app resumes

Japan's health ministry is resuming the nation's coronavirus contact-tracing app service on Wednesday. The app has been under repair because of a glitch.

The smartphone app is designed to notify users who are thought to have been in close contact with someone infected with the virus.

Travel From Japan To Vietnam Partially Resumes

Travel from Japan to Vietnam partially resumes

A plane full of Japanese business travelers has landed in Vietnam for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic prompted each country to issue travel bans.

The countries agreed to ease restrictions since local infections appear to be under control.

Airport In Central Japan Resumes Intl. Flights

Airport in central Japan resumes intl. flights

An airport in central Japan has partially resumed international flights following a suspension of more than two months due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Philippine Airlines restarted service between the Chubu international airport in Aichi Prefecture and Manila on Wednesday.

Scenic Kyoto Train Resumes Services

Scenic Kyoto train resumes services

A scenic train in Kyoto, western Japan, is running again after suspending services in early April due to the coronavirus.

The Sagano Romantic Train travels along the Hozu-gawa River from Sagano to Kameoka in Kyoto.

Okinawa Base Relocation Work Resumes

Okinawa base relocation work resumes

Japan's defense ministry has resumed landfill work to build a US military base in the southern prefecture of Okinawa, after a two-month suspension due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The landfill is part of a plan to move the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station from Ginowan City to the less-populated Henoko district of Nago City.

Department Store In Gunma Resumes Business

Department store in Gunma resumes business

A major department store in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, resumed most operations on Monday.

Apart from its food section, Takasaki Takashimaya in Takasaki City had been closed since April 18, one day after the central government expanded the state of emergency for the coronavirus outbreak to the entire country.

Diet Resumes With Anti-infection Measures

Diet resumes with anti-infection measures

Japanese lawmakers resumed Diet deliberations on Friday after a two-day suspension due to the declaration of a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak.

At an Upper House plenary session, lawmakers wearing facemasks disinfected their hands before entering the chamber. They avoided sitting next to each other.

Disaster-hit Joban Line Resumes Full Service

Disaster-hit Joban Line resumes full service

A railway line along the Pacific coast of Fukushima Prefecture has resumed full service nine years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident halted operations.

The 2011 northeastern Japan disaster forced the suspension of the entire Japan Rail Joban Line, which runs between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture. Operations resumed gradually as decontamination work progressed.