Nippon Communication Foundation's Nippon news site. Many articles are translated into multiple languages making them great to share with friends here and abroad.
There are a few websites that are free for a local news website like:
https://mainichi.jp/english/but I also like websites that are more like blogs too, like Tokyocheapo. It lets you know about events and things happening in Japan. https://tokyocheapo.com/
Nippon Communication Foundation's Nippon news site. Many articles are translated into multiple languages making them great to share with friends here and abroad.
Kyodo News has no paywall or sign up. The daily news digests and coronavirus coverage are convenient. https://english.kyodonews.net/
There are a few websites that are free for a local news website like:
https://mainichi.jp/english/ but I also like websites that are more like blogs too, like Tokyocheapo. It lets you know about events and things happening in Japan. https://tokyocheapo.com/
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/