McDonald's, Starbucks cut back on store operations in Japan
McDonald's and Starbucks in Japan are cutting back further on store operations as part of moves to prevent the spread of...
read moreSome deaths found linked to COVID-19 posthumously
Some fatality cases initially classified as unnatural deaths by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department have later been...
read moreLess people out in Tokyo after state of emergency expanded nationwide
The number of people passing through Tokyo's major stations has drastically decreased on the first Monday since the Japa...
read moreTokyo sees a record 201 coronavirus cases in one day
Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases tops 200 for the first time as governor Koike urges people to stay home.
read moreAbe urges public to decrease interaction, vows speedy cash handout
Japan's Prime Minister is promising to give a 100-thousand yen cash handout to every citizen as soon as possible. He is ...
read moreConstruction on US base relocation in Okinawa suspended due to coronavirus infection
Construction work on the relocation of a US airbase in Okinawa is suspended after a contractor tested positive for the n...
read moreAbe expands state of emergency to all of Japan
Japan's Prime Minister has expanded the state of emergency nationwide vowing to give every citizen a 100-thousand yen ca...
read moreNew faces of masks
People in Japan are starting to make masks using unconventional materials to deal with the shortage in the protective ge...
read moreSources: Japan to expand state of emergency to entire country
Sources say Japan's government is taking the necessary steps to expand the state of emergency to the entire nation.
read moreJapan's govt. asks companies to ramp up medical supply production
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is urging companies to ramp up their production of medical supplies and protective ge...
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