Tokyo begins its reopening on Tuesday, easing restrictions on some businesses
Tokyo is set to slowly reopen on Tuesday, with museums, libraries, pools and other facilities see restrictions eased.
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The price of high-end Yubari melons fetches one 40th of last season's price at the first auction of the season due to th...
read moreUniqlo to start making masks amid coronavirus pandemic
Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo will begin making face masks, as demand for the preventive item is expected to continue.
read moreWorld's first clinical trial administering ES cells into baby's liver
The National Center of Child Heath and Development in Japan has successfully conducted the world's first clinical trial ...
read moreANA to ask all passengers to wear mask from June
All Nippon Airways will ask all passengers to wear a mask from June to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
read moreForeign travelers to Japan in April nosedives by nearly 100 percent
The number of foreign visitors to Japan tumbled by 99.9 percent in April compared to the same period last year due to th...
read moreCOVID-19 Tokyo Olympic logo angers organizers
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is demanding a logo combining the Tokyo summer games and COVID-19 virus be withdr...
read moreAnti-flu drug Avigan fails to show efficacy against coronavirus infections
Clinical trials for the candidate drug for treating novel coronavirus infections has so far failed to provide evidence o...
read moreGovt concerned with public's lax attitude toward pandemic
The Japanese government plans to decide on Thursday whether to lift the state of emergency declaration in 8 prefectures....
read moreGovt to give cash handouts to needy students
The Japanese government will offer cash handouts of up to 200,000 yen per person to students in need due to the novel co...
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