Free COVID-19 testing offered in Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is offering free coronavirus testing at some facilities as a case of suspected communi...
read moreNew Year countdown event in Tokyo's Shibuya canceled
The New Year countdown event in Tokyo's Shibuya scramble crossing area has been canceled for the second year in a row.
read moreJapan approves Merck's COVID-19 medicine
The Japanese government has approved the manufacturing and sale of Merck & Co.'s oral medicine molnupiravir to treat COV...
read moreTokyo Disney Resort restricts sales of confectionary and food souvenirs to online only
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea stop sales of confectionary and food souvenirs, with sales only being conducted online.
read moreTokyo Governor Koike visits new oxygen and medical supply station
Tokyo Governor Koike inspects a new oxygen and medical supply station, opening on December 28 in preparation for the spr...
read morePolice and Fire Departments urge caution over selling gasoline in gas cans
Tokyo Metropolitan Police and Tokyo Fire Department hand out flyers, urging people to be cautious with gasoline and to p...
read moreJapan to acquire 18 million additional Moderna vaccine doses by March 2022
Health Minister Goto Shigeyuki announces the Japanese government will acquire an additional 18 million doses of the Mode...
read moreFirst community spread of omicron observed in Tokyo
The first community spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been observed in Tokyo.
read moreUS military personnel not COVID tested before coming to Japan
Japan's foreign minister says U.S. military personnel had been exempt from coronavirus testing before leaving their coun...
read moreOsaka building arson - one week on
One week has passed since the fatal arson at a mental health clinic on the fourth floor of a building in Osaka, western ...
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