New coronavirus cases down to 3 in Tokyo
Tokyo has just three new confirmed cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Friday, with the number of new cases...
read moreJapan to conduct 10,000 antibody tests from June
Japan will conduct antibody tests for the novel coronavirus on nearly 10,000 people in Tokyo, Osaka and Miyagi prefectur...
read moreMixed reactions over lifting of emergency in 3 prefectures
People in Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto in western Japan where the coronavirus state of emergency was lifted show mixed reactio...
read moreJapan's restaurants band together to survive pandemic
Japan's restaurant industry has been hit hard by the pandemic. The world famous eateries now hope to survive by collabor...
read moreState of emergency lifted for Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo
The Japanese government lifts the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus for Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures i...
read moreTop prosecutor to resign over gambling scandal
A top prosecutor believed to be close to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has submitted his resignation following a scandal inv...
read moreForeign travelers to Japan in April nosedives by nearly 100 percent
The number of foreign visitors to Japan tumbled by 99.9 percent in April compared to the same period last year due to th...
read moreCOVID-19 Tokyo Olympic logo angers organizers
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is demanding a logo combining the Tokyo summer games and COVID-19 virus be withdr...
read moreAnti-flu drug Avigan fails to show efficacy against coronavirus infections
Clinical trials for the candidate drug for treating novel coronavirus infections has so far failed to provide evidence o...
read moreGovt concerned with public's lax attitude toward pandemic
The Japanese government plans to decide on Thursday whether to lift the state of emergency declaration in 8 prefectures....
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