The rollout will be delayed by about two weeks as ramping up inoculations is unlikely to be possible before May at the earliest, an official ...

Leading Japanese companies are considering selling off prestigious headquarters in central Tokyo as COVID-19 continues to reshape business operations.

The smaller total may be linked to a sharp fall in seasonal influenza infections as people took strict infection prevention measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Growing concern over access to up-to-date, accurate official information highlights the government’s larger struggle to convey pandemic-related policies and support.

Taro Kono, minister overseeing the inoculation program, said he was not considering prioritizing vaccine distribution based on numbers of infections in different regions.

When the Japanese expert, Ken Maeda, visited Wuhan market — the center of the initial outbreak — in February, local officials said no live mammals ...

In a birthday message, the emperor also spoke of his wish to visit the Tohoku region to mark 10 years since the Great East Japan ...

The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Wakashio ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius on July 25, spilling more than 1,000 tons of oil into the ...

Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo prefectures are set to ask the central government to lift the emergency at the end of the month, ahead of its ...

The exercises came as the China Coast Guard continues to send ships near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

The man was detained by the National Security Bureau on suspicion of spying during a visit to Guangzhou in February 2018.

An Osaka-based company and its owner have been accused of hiring Vietnamese who overstayed their visas because they were unable to return to their home ...

The figure came as the pace of increase in newly confirmed infections nationwide slowed for the sixth consecutive week under a virus state of emergency ...

The ceremony in Matsue has been held every Feb. 22 since 2006 after the Shimane Prefectural Government designated the day as Takeshima Day in 2005.

The officials join four senior bureaucrats who were treated to expensive meals by Seigo Suga, a son of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and are already ...

Taro Kono, who is in charge of the vaccine rollout, indicated that the central government will call on municipalities tasked with administering shots to come ...

Officials say maintaining the sites has become an increasing struggle amid public apathy and drops in both donations and paying visitors.

One survey showed that greater access to shopping and medical and welfare services is needed for evacuees to return to their hometowns.

The move comes after after a United Airlines 777 landed safely at Denver International Airport on Saturday after its right engine failed, spraying debris over ...

Several options are under consideration. One of them is to reduce the amount to ¥10,000 first before cutting it further in stages, sources said.