Shionogi aiming to provide Japan's first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine this year
The drugmaker is currently discussing with the health ministry a framework that would enable the efficacy and safety of the vaccine to be evaluated even with small-scale trials.
Japan PM Suga planning to attend Singapore security forum in June
Suga would be the first Japanese leader in seven years to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, and is slated to give a keynote speech, sources said.
Olympic chief's May visit to Japan postponed after emergency extension
The trip was now being arranged for June, local media reported, with a prerequisite for his visit being the lifting of any coronavirus states of emergency.
Tokyo reports 925 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
The day's caseload was higher than that of a week ago, when the capital saw 609 cases, and two weeks ago, when it recorded 828 infections.
Japan's Kei Nishikori agrees with Naomi Osaka that Olympic 'discussions' needed
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot cleared for adolescents in U.S.
Japan’s undeterred housing market is full of opportunity for foreign residents
Protesters call for Tokyo Olympics to be canceled
Pandemic response highlights fractures in Japan's political system
Japan porn site operator arrested after posting female athletes' images on website
Hiroshima, Hyogo and Okayama take Olympic torch relay off roads
Chemical plant blast in Fukushima injures four
World Heritage listing recommended for islands in southern Japan
Government adviser sparks ire with tweet laughing off calls for Olympic cancellation
As opposition to Tokyo Games grows, Suga says he has 'never put Olympics first'
G7 must invest $10 trillion for sustainable recovery: report
Household spending falls 4.9% in fiscal 2020, second largest drop on record
Toyota set to dodge earnings nightmare caused by chips crisis
BOJ member saw need to expand easing for inflation goal, meeting summary shows
Itochu becomes top-earning Japan trader for first time in five years
Panasonic expects EV battery business to push profits up in fiscal 2021
What we know about the Indian variant as COVID-19 sweeps South Asia
Cybersleuths blunted pipeline hack and choked data flow to Russia
In China's 'Red Holy Land,' tourists mark Communist Party centenary
U.S. pipeline hack exposes brutal vise of cyberextortion schemes
Taiwan fights to attend WHO meeting, but China says no
BioNTech says 'no evidence' its shots need adapting for variants
World shares India’s pain with growing COVID-19 crisis
The WHO estimates that 25% of global deaths last week occurred in India, a death toll that exceeded 3,700 lives per day.
Will ASEAN's actions match its tough talk on Myanmar?
ASEAN officials, speaking anonymously, said that Gen. Min Aung Hlaing was not treated like or addressed as Myanmar’s head of state.
Hong Kong’s fading attractions: Will the new Carrie Lam Show help?
Hong Kong is changing so much that it is quickly becoming unrecognizable. With China tightening its grip over the former British colony, it is losing much of its old attraction.
Boris Johnson's new wallpaper upgrade is a gamble on Britain's class divisions
The gulf between the top 5% and the rest has never looked so wide, nor been so apparent in everything from vacation choices to home decorations.
Japan's Brave Blossoms to play test against Ireland in July
Japan wrestlers to pursue ambitious medal target at Tokyo Games
History made as Russell Westbrook sets NBA triple-double record
Terunofuji only unbeaten ozeki left after Day 2 of Summer Basho
Fighters take no chances after COVID-19 outbreak
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer happy to make Man City wait
Some people may not mind a scaled-back Olympics
Haru the cat is bound to become one of your favorite things
The downside of decision-making practices in Japan
Moving house in a pandemic: Meeting the neighbors and readying your child for their 'playground debut'
Conbini Boys: ‘The konbini plays such an important role in society’
A shaky future for Sony's Japan Studio after mass staff exodus
Getting into wine is easier than you think
Why wild animals are making their way back onto plates across Japan
Photographer Takeshi Yamagishi chronicles Tokyo amid the pandemic and post-disaster Tohoku
Inside the cut-throat battle to build K-pop's next superstars
Can Fuji Rock's all-Japan lineup give J-pop a post-pandemic push?
Yayoi Kusama's dots and flowers breathe life into pandemic-hit New York
