COVID-19 Tokyo Olympic logo angers organizers
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is demanding a logo combining the Tokyo summer games and COVID-19 virus be withdr...
read moreDiplomatic bluebook recounts Japan's evacuation from Wuhan
Japan's latest annual diplomatic bluebook recounts the government's evacuation of Japanese nationals from China early th...
read moreJapan launches space operations unit in SDF
Japan launches the Space Operations Squadron in the Self-Defense Forces, the first SDF unit specializing in the field of...
read moreBusiness sentiment at lowest since 2002
Results of the Economy Watchers Survey show that the business sentiment in Japan is the lowest since 2002.
read moreJapanese nationals evacuate Russia amid a spike in virus infections
Some 270 Japanese nationals are expected to evacuate from Russia where the number of COVID-19 patients has topped 200,00...
read moreAbe Trump discuss measures to contain virus, reopen economies
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and US President Donald Trump spoke over the phone to discuss measures to contain the...
read morePregnant healthcare workers battle coronavirus
A pregnant doctor calls for the nation to step up efforts to protect pregnant healthcare workers combating the novel cor...
read moreJapan's largest decline in jobs to applicant ratio since 1992 asset bubble burst
apan's ratio of job offers to applicants fell in March for a third straight month, the worst decline since January 1992,...
read moreTokyo Tower says 'Arigato' to medical workers
11 towers across Japan including the iconic Tokyo Tower are being lit up in blue light, a color chosen globally to thank...
read moreJapan Medical Association chief says state of emergency will be difficult to lift as scheduled
The chairman of the Japan Medical Association says it will be difficult for the government to lift the state of emergenc...
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