Japan
Tokyo confirms 239 new coronavirus cases on Sunday
Tokyo officials confirmed 239 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, Japanese media reported, as the capital struggles with a resurgence in cases after…
Japan’s travel ban has hit 85% of European businesses there
Japan's travel ban to stop the spread of the coronavirus has hit a majority of European firms in the country and could…
Japan’s capital sets new daily record of 300 coronavirus infections
Japan's capital has reported 366 new coronavirus cases, Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, said on Thursday, a new daily record fuelling…
Confusion swirls as Japan launches tourism campaign amid virus surge
Japan on Wednesday kicked off a national travel campaign aimed at reviving its battered tourism industry, but the effort has drawn heavy…
Japan approves dexamethasone as coronavirus treatment
Japan's health ministry has approved dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, as a second treatment of COVID-19 after a trial in…
Tokyo confirms 206 new cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday
Tokyo officials confirmed 206 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK reported, as Japan's capital struggles with a resurgence in cases…
Fujifilm’s Avigan drug yielded inconclusive results as a treatment of Covid-19
A clinical trial in Japan of Fujifilm Holdings Corp’s Avigan drug yielded inconclusive results as a treatment of Covid-19. The drug, which…
Photo Story: Tokyo aquarium unveils a 14-meter-wide jellyfish tank
A woman looks at jellyfish swimming in a 14-meter-wide tank at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, the day of the opening of…
Photo Story: Floods devastate southwestern Japan
A resident takes his belongings out of his damaged car in the aftermath of torrential rains and floods in Sakamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture,…
Japan urges nightclubs to act to stem coronavirus spikes
Japanese host and hostess clubs must act quickly to ensure they abide by rules to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus…
Tokyo coronavirus cases hit record daily high
Tokyo has recorded 224 new cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK said, marking a new daily record in Japan's…
Nearly 40 feared dead in floods in southwest Japan
Nearly 40 people were feared dead as torrential rains continued to hit Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, with river banks at risk…