Zenbird Quite short, explanatory articles about topics and issues in Japan
Japan Daily News - news stories in English from the Mainichi Shimbun. (Unlike the Japan Times and Asahi Shimbun), all English stories are available free
Japan Today News stories from different newspapers and news organisations
Kyodo News English news stories from a Japanese news agency - includes many stories used in the Japan Times
NHK World News stories and discussion/analysis
Nippon.com Includes brief news stories, longer in depth discussion of issues, and analysis of data. Many articles can be read in both English and Japanese
The Diplomat News stories and discussion/analysis in English about Asia, including an East Asia section with articles about Japan
East Asia Forum Articles discussing and analysing issues, with a section on Japan
The Asia Pacific Journal Longer, mostly quite academic articles, mainly about human rights issues in Japan and East Asia and relations between East Asian countries
Please note: to read English articles in the Japan Times and the Asahi Shimbun, you will probably need to use the Chuo Library databases. More details of how to use the to find articles using the databaes here
You can access the databases directly from the library at Chuo or using the Chuo Wifi, but outside of Chuo you will need to use a VPN.