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...

Japan National Tourism Organization has a visitor hotline at 050-3816-2787 that accepts inquiries about coronavirus in E...

Japan's government aims to have national health insurance cover coronavirus tests starting next week, as officials are b...

Kanagawa Prefecture and RIKEN say they have developed a COVID-19 test that can detect the virus in just 10-30 minutes.

An event featuring Super Mario takes place in New York as a promotional event ahead of the opening this summer of the Su...