Japanese Vaccine Minister Horiuchi exchanges opinions on inoculation with concerned mothers.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is offering free coronavirus testing at some facilities as a case of suspected communi...

Heavy snow falls on various parts of Japan, affecting traffic and transportation systems over a wide area.

The New Year countdown event in Tokyo's Shibuya scramble crossing area has been canceled for the second year in a row.

The Japanese government has approved the manufacturing and sale of Merck & Co.'s oral medicine molnupiravir to treat COV...

Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea stop sales of confectionary and food souvenirs, with sales only being conducted online.

Tokyo Governor Koike inspects a new oxygen and medical supply station, opening on December 28 in preparation for the spr...

Tokyo Metropolitan Police and Tokyo Fire Department hand out flyers, urging people to be cautious with gasoline and to p...

Health Minister Goto Shigeyuki announces the Japanese government will acquire an additional 18 million doses of the Mode...

The first community spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been observed in Tokyo.