The novel coronavirus epidemic forces major Japanese airlines to reduce domestic flights amid the rising number of infec...

The number of cases of new coronavirus infection in Japan reaches 1,000, including those from the Diamond Princess cruis...

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori confirm that prepar...

Japan's opposition lawmakers want to tap into the country's stockpile of surgical masks, built during the 2009 swine flu...

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama says Japan has enough toilet paper and urges people to stop hoa...

Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda says the central bank will supply funds and purchase assets to try and counter th...

Firefly squid fishing season opens in Toyama Prefecture, and fisherman haul in 365 kg on the first day.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are going ahead as planned despite co...

Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will be closed from February 29 through March 15 in an effort to prevent the spread...

Ehime governor Tokihiro Nakamura says his prefecture will take 2 extra days to comply with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's s...