Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo pushed to revive the economy through his signature Abenomics policy. But challenges remain as he steps down after more than seven years for health reasons.
Abenomics tried to pull the economy out of deflation and achieve sustainable growth.
The head of the International Paralympic Committee has pledged to actively prepare for next year's Tokyo Games while prioritizing measures to prevent coronavirus infections.
IPC President Andrew Parsons spoke to NHK as Monday marks a year until the opening of the postponed Paralympics.
Japan's Cabinet Office says the country's economy saw a historic downturn in the April-June quarter. GDP contracted by the most in 40 years as the pandemic upended the economy.
The Cabinet Office says GDP shrank at an annualized 27.8 percent from the previous quarter in real terms. It's the worst result since comparable data became available in 1980.
People in Japan are commemorating the end of World War Two -- 75 years on. A government-organized ceremony was held in Tokyo on Saturday to honor those who died in the war.
About 550 people attended the event held every August 15th. The number this year was the smallest ever because of the coronavirus. Attendance was less than one-tenth of last year's.
People in Japan are taking a moment to pause and remember the victims of a catastrophic event.
Seventy five years ago, an American warplane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Hiroshima is marking the 75th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing. A ceremony will be held Thursday morning at Peace Memorial Park in the western Japanese city.
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is scheduled to attend what will be a more muted event this year due to the coronavirus.
The population of Japan has fallen for the 11th straight year. The amount of the decline has set a record for six years in a row.
The internal affairs ministry compiled the country's population based on the Basic Resident Register.
Mourners have offered prayers for the victims of the stabbing rampage four years ago at a care facility for people with intellectual disabilities near Tokyo.
On July 26, 2016, 19 residents between the ages of 19 and 70 were killed and 26 others were injured at the home in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
NHK has learned that organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have secured all venues for the games, which were postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The organizers had been in talks with owners of the 43 venues, the athletes' village and other facilities.
Monday marks two years since torrential rains devastated large parts of western Japan. As of Wednesday last week, a total of 305 people have died or remain missing in 14 prefectures due to the disaster.
An NHK survey shows that 222 out of the total 296 deaths were directly caused by the disaster, such as landslides and flooding. The other 74 people died later from causes related to the disaster, such as health problems. The figure is up 22 from a year earlier.
People in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa are looking back at one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of World War Two. Seventy-five years ago today, Japan's military operations against US forces on the islands came to an end.
An annual memorial service was held at the Peace Memorial Park in the city of Itoman on Tuesday. This is where the last major confrontation in the Battle of Okinawa took place.
People in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa are observing 75 years since the end of one of the fiercest ground battles in the closing stages of World War Two.
Since early morning, people have been coming out to pray for those who died in the Battle of Okinawa.
People in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa are observing 75 years since the end of fierce ground battles in the closing days of World War Two.
More than 200,000 people lost their lives in the fight, including a quarter of the residents of Okinawa.
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