The Japanese government plans to expand its state of emergency over the coronavirus to Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectur...

Japanese major companies step up countermeasures against the novel coronavirus following the declaration of the second s...

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide urges the public to cooperate, and Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko pleads telecommuting to con...

Japan declares a state of emergency over the coronavirus for the second time, with the pronouncement covering Tokyo and ...

Beer manufacturer Asahi Breweries launches a canned beer that can be foamy.

A 208.4kg tuna fetches nearly 20.8 million yen at Toyosu Market's first auction of the year.

Tokyo stocks drop on the first trading day of 2021 on news that the Japanese government is preparing to declare a state ...

Tokyo stocks wrap up trading for 2020, with the key Nikkei index closing at the highest year-end level in 31 years.

Fewer passengers are seen at Tokyo Station’s Shinkansen platforms as people are refraining from traveling amid the sprea...

Keisei Skyliner starts an exclusive service for arrivals at Narita International Airport