Gyms and department stores seek to reopen under state of emergency in Japan
Fitness clubs and department stores are seeking to resume business operations under the coronavirus state of emergency i...
read moreTokyo asks central government to extend state of emergency
okyo Governor Koike Yurikoasksthe central government to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency
read moreVaccination for Japanese athletes to start on June 1
he Japanese Olympic Committee says the vaccination for around 1,600 Japanese athletes and related people will start on ...
read more20,000 people related to Tokyo Games to be vaccinated in Japan
Olympic minister Marukawa Tamayo says Japan plans to offer Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccinations to about 20,000 people rela...
read moreJapan reacts to U.S. advisory not to travel to Japan
Japanese government officials react to the U.S. State Department’s raising its travel advisory on Japan to the highest l...
read moreJohnson & Johnson seeks Japan's approval for coronavirus vaccine
American drugmaker Johnson & Johnson files an application with the Japanese health ministry for approval of its coronavi...
read moreMass coronavirus vaccination starts in Tokyo and Osaka
Mass coronavirus vaccination centers begin operating in Tokyo and Osaka, with medical workers from the Self-Defense Forc...
read moreOkinawa included under Japan's coronavirus state of emergency
The Japanese government decides to include Okinawa among prefectures where its state of emergency over the coronavirus i...
read moreJapan approves Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines
Japan’s health ministry approves the use of coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and AstraZeneca.
read moreSoccer player Iniesta's home stadium in Kobe to be used for mass vaccination
E-commerce giant Rakuten and the city of Kobe in western Japan announce that Noevir Stadium, the home venue of Vissel Ko...
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