Mount Fuji peeks between high-rises across the Greater Tokyo Area. Though magnificent even from afar, the sacred mountain begs a closer look! One of the best ways to explore it is by roaming around Shizuoka, Yamanashi, and Kanagawa prefectures.
The Japanese government has decided to extend its second state of emergency over the coronavirus by a month through March 7.
While the ¥390 discount is a bit of a pun, you really can get a room for less than the cost of a bowl of ramen!
In a way to welcome good fortune and drive out the bad, Setsubun festivities were held in various parts of Japan on February 2 with limited participants amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The press got to see the interior of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial that has been undergoing preservation work since last September. The structure is a symbol of the devastation of the 1945 atomic bombing of the western Japanese city.
Sources say Japan's government plans to deliver COVID vaccinations to the general population in May.
An increasing number of businesses across Japan permanently close their doors amid the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
Railway companies serving the greater Tokyo area move up the times of their last train amid the state of emergency over the coronavirus.
