https://www.alojapan.com/1261244/nutmeg-compound-effective-in-suppressing-coronavirus-infection-hokkaido-univ/ Nutmeg compound effective in suppressing coronavirus infection: Hokkaido Univ. #health #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #medical #news #science #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nutmeg (Photo courtesy of S&B Foods Inc.)
 
 SAPPORO — Nutmeg contains a compound capable of suppressing infection by the coronavirus, a research group at Hokkaido University here has discovered.
 
 The fin…

https://www.alojapan.com/1259231/tokyo-stocks-open-higher-after-wall-street-gains/ Tokyo stocks open higher after Wall Street gains #business #China #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #UnitedStates #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday after gains on Wall Street late last week as optimism grew that trade tensions between the United States and China mig…

https://www.alojapan.com/1258840/as-prices-rise-is-battle-heating-up-between-domestic-foreign-tourists-for-japan-hotels/ As prices rise, is battle heating up between domestic, foreign tourists for Japan hotels? #business #corporate #Japan #LatestArticles #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #travel #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Foreign tourists enjoy cherry blossoms in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward on April 5, 2025. (Mainichi/Kenjiro Sato)
 
 TOKYO — The cost of staying at hotels in metropolitan Tokyo and regional Japanese cities keeps…

https://www.alojapan.com/1258272/march-duty-free-sales-at-japan-dept-stores-fall-1st-drop-in-3-yrs/ March duty-free sales at Japan dept. stores fall, 1st drop in 3 yrs #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter shows high-rise buildings in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Duty-free sales at department stores across Japan dropped 10.7 percent in March from a year e…

https://www.alojapan.com/1256334/a-new-netflix-film-features-a-hurtling-japanese-bullet-train-with-a-ticking-bomb-2/ A new Netflix film features a hurtling Japanese bullet train with a ticking bomb #Arts&Entertainment #film #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 TOKYO (AP) — The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” which premieres on Netflix Wednesday.
 
 Higuchi, the director of the 2016 “…

https://www.alojapan.com/1253740/tokyo-stocks-flat-on-wall-st-falls-buying-of-domestic-demand-shares/ Tokyo stocks flat on Wall St. falls, buying of domestic-demand shares #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This Oct. 1, 2020 file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo stocks were almost flat early Tuesday as selling after Wall Street plunged overnight was offset by buying of shares sensitive to dome…

https://www.alojapan.com/1250514/suspensions-set-for-tokyo-yamanote-keihin-tohoku-lines-this-weekend/ Suspensions set for Tokyo Yamanote, Keihin-Tohoku lines this weekend #Japan #LatestArticles #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The East Japan Railway Co.’s logo
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Sections of the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines will be suspended in Tokyo this weekend due to construction work, according to JR East.
 
 The railway operator said in December…

https://www.alojapan.com/1250404/tokyo-stocks-end-higher-on-easing-concern-over-us-tariffs/ Tokyo stocks end higher on easing concern over US tariffs #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #UnitedStates #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo stocks ended higher Friday, as shares were broadly bought on easing concern over U.S. tariffs after Japan and the United States agreed to seek a…

https://www.alojapan.com/1250158/tokyo-stocks-open-mixed-on-weak-chip-shares-easing-us-tariff-woes/ Tokyo stocks open mixed on weak chip shares, easing US tariff woes #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This Oct. 1, 2020 file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo stocks opened mixed Friday, as semiconductor-linked issues were sold after overnight losses in their U.S. counterparts, while the market…

https://www.alojapan.com/1249429/tokyo-stocks-climb-as-yen-weakens-after-japan-us-tariff-talks/ Tokyo stocks climb as yen weakens after Japan-US tariff talks #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #news #Taiwan #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #UnitedStates #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday on firm exporter issues as the yen weakened after Japan’s tariff negotiator said exchange rates were not amo…

https://www.alojapan.com/1249363/tokyo-stocks-rise-as-yen-weakens-after-japan-us-tariff-talks/ Tokyo stocks rise as yen weakens after Japan-US tariff talks #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning, lifted by exporter issues as the yen weakened after Japan’s tariff negotiator said exchange rates were not among topics discu…

https://www.alojapan.com/1248952/tokyo-stocks-fall-in-morning-on-weak-chip-issues/ Tokyo stocks fall in morning on weak chip issues #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo stocks were down Wednesday morning as semiconductor-related issues fell following U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp.’s announcement of $5.5 billion in charges due to the U.S. go…

https://www.alojapan.com/1246661/tokyo-stocks-rise-as-semiconductor-issues-jump-on-tariff-optimism/ Tokyo stocks rise as semiconductor issues jump on tariff optimism #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #UnitedStates #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo stocks rose Monday, lifted by semiconductor and electronics issues that were bolstered by hopes impending U.S. tariffs on chips would no…

https://www.alojapan.com/1245949/only-4-of-tokyos-23-wards-with-street-smoking-bans-fine-heated-tobacco-users/ Only 4 of Tokyo’s 23 wards with street smoking bans fine heated tobacco users #Japan #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #MoreLifestyleArticles #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A smoking space is seen in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO — Only four of Tokyo’s 23 wards ban street smoking of both traditional cigarettes and heated tobacco products and impose fines…

https://www.alojapan.com/1239587/big-mac-index-shows-japan-train-fares-good-value-among-g7-nations-tokyo-think-tank/ ‘Big Mac Index’ shows Japan train fares good value among G7 nations: Tokyo think tank #business #canada #corporate #France #Germany #Italy #Japan #LatestArticles #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #UnitedStates #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A train passes on an overhead section in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 29, 2023. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO — Although rail operators in Japan have been announcing pric…

https://www.alojapan.com/1235475/foreign-workers-march-in-tokyo-for-better-pay-work-conditions/ Foreign workers march in Tokyo for better pay, work conditions #Japan #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #MoreBusinessNews #MoreJapanNews #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Foreign workers participate in the “March in March 2025” holding placards, in Tokyo’s Taito Ward on March 9, 2025. (Mainichi/Satoshi Tokairin)
 
 TOKYO — Foreign workers took to the streets of Japan’s capita…

https://www.alojapan.com/1235121/tokyo-high-school-girl-found-dead-in-closet-stabbed-in-over-10-places/ Tokyo high school girl found dead in closet stabbed in over 10 places #Crime&Accidents #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A vehicle carrying suspect Masaki Eguchi departs from a police station in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on April 2, 2025, to send him to prosecutors. (Kyodo)
 
 NAGOYA (Kyodo) — A missing 16-year-old high school girl from Tokyo wh…

https://www.alojapan.com/1231132/jr-launches-part-of-newest-train-station-in-tokyo-aims-for-intl-hub/ JR launches part of newest train station in Tokyo, aims for int’l hub #business #Japan #LatestArticles #MoreBusinessNews #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 JR East’s mixed-use development project, Takanawa Gateway City, is seen ahead of its opening, in Tokyo’s Minato Ward, March 25, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Kobayashi)
 
 TOKYO — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) on March 27 in…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230758/japanese-people-more-susceptible-to-authoritarian-messages-research-2/ Japanese people more susceptible to authoritarian messages: research #China #HongKong #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LatestArticles #news #Russia #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #Ukraine 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This supplied photo taken in July 2020 shows democratic activists holding a demonstration in Hong Kong. (Kyodo)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — A research team has found that Japanese people tend to be more ea…

https://www.alojapan.com/1230503/students-from-across-japan-submit-over-20000-anti-nuke-signatures-to-govt-in-tokyo/ Students from across Japan submit over 20,000 anti-nuke signatures to gov’t in Tokyo #Japan #LatestArticles #MoreJapanNews #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #world #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 High school students and others are seen questioning Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff after submitting signatures in favor of Japan signing and ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, at the Fore…