An information and communication center for sexual minorities has opened in Tokyo.
Pride House Tokyo Legacy was set up in the capital's Shinjuku Ward by a group of organizations and companies that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
An information and communication center for sexual minorities has opened in Tokyo.
Pride House Tokyo Legacy was set up in the capital's Shinjuku Ward by a group of organizations and companies that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it has confirmed 249 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday.
The daily tally in the capital has exceeded 200 for three consecutive days.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 203 new cases of coronavirus infection on Friday.
The daily tally in the capital has exceeded 200 for two straight days.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 248 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Thursday.
The figure brings the total number of confirmed cases in Tokyo to 27,117.
NHK has learned that the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are expecting to slash a total of more than 190 million dollars in costs for the Games.
The IOC's Coordination Commission and the Tokyo organizers agreed on 52 items related to their streamlining efforts in their teleconference on preparations for the Games in September.
Foreign ministers from Japan, the United States, Australia and India have held a meeting in Tokyo to discuss ways to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
The four-party foreign ministerial meeting started on Tuesday evening. Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar were in attendance.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 177 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Tuesday.
The figure brings the total number of confirmed cases in Tokyo to 26,727.
Analysis of a large amount of data indicates that the number of travelers from Tokyo to other prefectures over the weekend rose 7 percent nationwide from the figure for a week earlier.
This was the first weekend since trips to and from Tokyo were added to the government's "Go To" campaign to encourage tourism.
NHK has learned that the University of Tokyo has erased the audio recording of a meeting that shortlisted candidates to become the university's next president.
The university chose its next president on Friday, as the term of the current president expires next March.
A famous Buddhist temple in Japan's western city of Kyoto drew crowds of tourists on the first weekend since the government's domestic tourism incentive campaign started including Tokyo residents earlier this month.
Visitors to Kiyomizu-dera and nearby places included sightseers from Tokyo.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 108 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Sunday.
The preliminary figure as of 3 p.m. brings the total number of confirmed cases in Tokyo to 26,484.
Crowds of visitors flocked to Ise Shrine in central Japan on the first Sunday since trips to and from Tokyo were added to the government's nationwide "Go To" campaign to encourage tourism.
The program offers heavy subsidies to tourists to help revive the pandemic-hit economy.
This is the first weekend since trips to or from Tokyo have been included in the government's nation-wide tourism stimulus campaign, "Go To Travel". The initiative offers large subsidies to tourists to help support the pandemic-hit economy.
The country's tallest tower, Tokyo Skytree is offering a 50 percent discount on the admission price this weekend. Visitors can also use special "Go To travel" coupons at cafes and other outlets inside the complex.