CORONAVIRUS: National health insurance to cover virus test
Japan's government aims to have national health insurance cover coronavirus tests starting next week, as officials are b...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Quick virus test developed in Japan
Kanagawa Prefecture and RIKEN say they have developed a COVID-19 test that can detect the virus in just 10-30 minutes.
read moreSuper Mario in New York
An event featuring Super Mario takes place in New York as a promotional event ahead of the opening this summer of the Su...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan bans entry of foreigners from Daegu
Japan decides to ban the entry of foreigners who have visited South Korea's Daegu and Cheongdo where the outbreak of inf...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Tokyo stocks plunge
The Nikkei 225 loses more than 1,000 points on Tuesday as markets react to the spread of COVID-19.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan's government policy to battle outbreak
Japan's government adopts a basic policy to contain the spread of COVID-19.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Last days on "Floating Wuhan"
Japan is battling the largest novel coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China. Passengers on what has been dubbed "Flo...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Events canceled/postponed in Japan
The impact of the outbreak of the new coronavirus is expanding in Japan as more infections are confirmed nationwide.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 2 cruise ship passengers die
The health ministry announces that two cruise ship passengers who were hospitalized with new coronavirus infections died...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Passengers exit Japan's quarantined cruise ship
500 passengers cleared to leave the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, docked near Yokohama since February 3, sta...
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