Police station chief in Kobe infected with coronavirus after attending party
A police chief and his deputy at a police station in Kobe test positive for the novel coronavirus after having attended ...
read moreCommuters crowd Tokyo stations amid state of emergency
Many commuters showed up at stations in central Tokyo on the first Monday since the government declared a statement of e...
read moreTokyo asks gyms, internet cafes to suspend business
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko asks businesses including fitness clubs, internet cafes and nightclubs to suspend operations...
read moreDiet sessions resume with more space between lawmakers
Japan's parliamentary sessions resume with anti-coronavirus measures in place such as seating lawmakers with more space ...
read moreJapan to postpone crown prince's proclamation ceremonies
The Japanese government plans to postpone Crown Prince Fumihito's official proclamation ceremonies due to the novel coro...
read moreGovt masks to be sent to households starting next week
The Japanese government will start sending two cloth masks to each household in seven prefectures most affected by the n...
read moreTokyo's Haneda airport full of idle planes
Tokyo's Haneda airport is crowded with idle planes as flights are canceled or cut down amid the growing novel coronaviru...
read moreMen make up over 70% of coronavirus deaths in Japan
Japan's top government spokesman says men make up more than 70 percent of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the count...
read moreTokyo mulling scope of business closures over coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is working with the central government to determine the scope of business closures in ...
read moreOkinawa governor asks people not to visit
Okinawa Governor Tamaki Denny says people should refrain from making a trip to the island prefecture to contain the spre...
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