10,000 coronavirus antibody tests to be conducted in Japan
10,000 coronavirus antibody tests to be conducted in Japan to measure the true spread of the pandemic.
read moreTokyo enters second phase of recovery
Tokyo is entering the second phase of its virus recovery plan. Certain businesses have been permitted to reopen, but man...
read moreANA now requires passengers to wear masks
All Nippon Airways now requires all passengers to wear masks. Those without the protective gear may be refused entry.
read moreJapan lights up in blue to thank health care workers
Nearly 200 facilities around Japan light up in blue to thank health care workers.
read moreAcrobatic planes fly over Tokyo to thank medical workers
Blue Impulse, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's acrobatic flight team, flies over central Tokyo to thank medical wor...
read moreJob availability drops 4 straight months in Japan
Job availability in Japan dropped for the fourth consecutive month in April due to effects of the novel coronavirus pand...
read moreOkinawa island charters flight to deliver products to Tokyo
Okinawa's Ishigaki Island charters a flight to deliver locally produced agricultural and marine products to Tokyo as fli...
read moreHospitals brace for second wave of infections
The state of emergency has been lifted across Japan, but that does not mean the end for the novel coronavirus epidemic. ...
read moreCanceled flowers encourage doctors
While orders for flowers are being canceled as events like wedding ceremonies are called off due to the novel coronaviru...
read moreTokyo introduces electric-powered ambulance for the first time in Japan
The Tokyo Fire Department introduces an electric-powered ambulance for the first time in Japan.
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