The health ministry reported the highest ratio among eligible male staff at 59.2%, while the Defense Ministry and the Imperial Household Agency recorded figures of ...

The group of 36 million is third in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, after two groups of medical workers totaling more than 3.7 million.

The central government is aiming to conduct up to several thousand polymerase chain reaction tests per day in Tokyo, Osaka and other metropolitan areas.

The secretary said he received ¥1 million in Kawai's office on May 31, 2019, and ¥2 million in a hotel on July 3 the same ...

Students in 14 teams from colleges across the country were tasked this year with developing robots to remove fuel debris, organizers said.

The government's top spokesman dismissed concerns, saying the prime minister consults with a medical officer and takes medicine as needed.

Areas interested in submitting proposals now have a clear schedule of when they can do so, and a better understanding of what they can and ...

Support for the prime minister's Cabinet has dropped from 39% last month to 33%, with disapproval rising 10 percentage points to 45%, according to a ...

Japan has arranged to buy 314 million doses, but problems seen in vaccine rollouts elsewhere have stirred doubt that Japan will get those supplies on ...

The capital confirmed 618 new COVID-19 cases Monday, more than two weeks into the coronavirus state of emergency.

Taro Kono, the minister in charge of vaccination efforts, said the event would take place in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.

Opinions are divided among residents, with some bereaved families saying they cannot bear the sight of the building.

Although the plan has been suspended due to the impasse over the relocation of a U.S. air base in the prefecture, the GSDF hasn't given ...

With the number of virus cases rising sharply since November, health centers and hospitals have been strained, with some patients dying at home.

Disposable diapers, baby wet wipes and canned liquid formula are now increasingly being offered in locations around the country.

ELM Inc. has begun using water in swimming pools at closed-down schools to prevent its energy generation systems from overheating.

Academics have suggested that many people are not seeing the pandemic as directly affecting them, and as such don't feel threatened by numbers alone.

Seoul said it would "make every effort to continue constructive and future-oriented cooperation" with its neighbor.

The number of severely ill patients in Tokyo remained static at 156, the metropolitan government said in a statement.

Many older people found it difficult to remove snow by themselves, with their family members unable to return to their hometowns during the New Year's ...