Park Fully Opens In 2011 Disaster-hit Site

Park fully opens in 2011 disaster-hit site

A park symbolizing recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan has fully opened in Minamisanriku Town in Miyagi Prefecture.

The opening ceremony was held on Monday after the construction of all areas of the park had been completed.

Jal To Fully Reopen Domestic Terminal In Haneda

JAL to fully reopen domestic terminal in Haneda

Japan Airlines has decided to fully reopen Terminal 1 for domestic flights at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on July 1 as more passengers are beginning to travel since the state of emergency was lifted on May 25 in Japan.

The airline closed its north wing departure lobby in April after the number of passengers plunged due to the pandemic.

State Of Emergency May Not Be Fully Lifted May 6

State of emergency may not be fully lifted May 6

Japanese government officials increasingly share the opinion that it will be difficult to fully lift the state of emergency in early May. Medical experts say infections are not slowing as they expected.

The government declared the state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, and five other prefectures on April 7. It expanded the declaration nationwide on April 16.