The Japanese government extends the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus to May 31 nationwide.

The Japanese government decides to expand its entry ban to 14 more countries such as Russia for a total of 87 nations an...

Japan's landscape and flow of people slowly beginning to shift as state of emergency is expanded to the entire country.

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is urging companies to ramp up their production of medical supplies and protective ge...

A government panel of experts on the novel coronavirus estimates that Japan could have as many as 850,000 COVID-19 patie...

Tokyo's Minato Ward follows Shibuya and Katsushika in closing its outdoor smoking areas to prevent the spread of the new...

Over 80 percent of people in Japan surveyed say the Abe administration should have declared a state of emergency sooner.

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko asks businesses including fitness clubs, internet cafes and nightclubs to suspend operations...

Japan's parliamentary sessions resume with anti-coronavirus measures in place such as seating lawmakers with more space ...

The Japanese government will start sending two cloth masks to each household in seven prefectures most affected by the n...