Job availability in Japan dropped for the fourth consecutive month in April due to effects of the novel coronavirus pand...

The mayor of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture warns of a possible second wave of the novel coronavirus in the southweste...

The Japanese government approves its 2nd supplementary budget plan amounting to 117.1 trillion yen ($1 trillion dollars)...

Tokyo is set to slowly reopen on Tuesday, with museums, libraries, pools and other facilities see restrictions eased.

Japan will conduct antibody tests for the novel coronavirus on nearly 10,000 people in Tokyo, Osaka and Miyagi prefectur...

The Japanese government lifts the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus for Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures i...

A top prosecutor believed to be close to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has submitted his resignation following a scandal inv...

Clinical trials for the candidate drug for treating novel coronavirus infections has so far failed to provide evidence o...

Japan's latest annual diplomatic bluebook recounts the government's evacuation of Japanese nationals from China early th...

The Japanese government will offer cash handouts of up to 200,000 yen per person to students in need due to the novel co...