Foreign visitors to Japan in Feb. drops 60% on year
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in February dropped nearly 60 percent from the year before, as the novel coronav...
read moreNew Aegis destroyer commissioned in Japan
A state-of-the-art Aegis destroyer is commissioned in Japan, equipped for the first time with a system that can share wi...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan to ban entry from parts of Europe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan will ban the entry of visitors from Iceland and parts of Italy, Spain and Switzerla...
read moreJapan hopes to host Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned
Japan hopes to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned following a videoconference by leaders of the Gro...
read moreJapan plans 3rd emergency economic package
Japan plans a third emergency economic package amid the growing novel coronavirus epidemic.
read moreAbe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold talks about the impact of the novel coronaviru...
read moreGov't event on disaster anniversary
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a flower-offering event for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami,...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: PM Abe urges cancellation of large events
Japan's prime minister urges people to cancel or postpone events involving large numbers of people in the coming two wee...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan's government policy to battle outbreak
Japan's government adopts a basic policy to contain the spread of COVID-19.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 35 cruise ship passengers to be transferred
35 passengers from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess infected with coronavirus will be transferred to a hospi...
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