Tokyo is estimated to see 45,400 outpatients and 20,500 inpatients per day, of whom 700 will be in severe condition.

“Crew members did not limit their movements, and interacted with passengers who had tested positive for the virus,” a crew member says.

A health ministry official confirms that under current law, the government can only request that people submit to a quarantine voluntarily.

High courts in Japan have been hearing a number of damages claims filed by those who evacuated due to the unprecedented nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture nine years ago. Attention is on how the courts will assess the liability of the government, which has flatly ...

Concerns over radiation from the defunct Fukushima No. 1 power plant remain strong in South Korea nine years after the March 2011 triple core meltdown triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. Amid deteriorating bilateral ties, the administration of South Korean President Moon ...

Towns and cities in the three Tohoku prefectures damaged most by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami are moving forward with plans to reuse abandoned land plots under a group relocation program aimed at disaster prevention. With the central government designating such plots as disaster ...

Dressed in protective plastic coveralls and white boots, Yuji Onuma stood in front of the row of derelict buildings that included his house, and sighed as he surveyed his old neighborhood. On the once-bustling main street, reddish weeds poked out of cracked pavement in front ...

Plunging oil prices and escalating coronavirus fears rattled Tokyo's financial markets Monday, sending the Nikkei stock average to a 14-month low and the dollar briefly to near ¥101 — its lowest since November 2016. The 225-issue Nikkei average dived 1,050.99 points, or 5.07 percent, from ...

Singapore will allow cruise ship Costa Fortuna to dock in the city-state on Tuesday, authorities said, after it was turned away from ports in Malaysia and Thailand over coronavirus fears. Costa Fortuna departed from Singapore, where it is home-ported, on March 3. Italian cruise line Costa ...

The Yamanote Line's first new station since 1971 was unveiled to the media on Monday, with East Japan Railway Co. showcasing robots and other "futuristic" features to help people find their way around. Takanawa Gateway Station, situated in Minato Ward's Konan district between Shinagawa and ...

The government implemented tougher border control measures Monday for travelers from China and South Korea, effectively banning tourists from the two countries through the end of this month, as it fights to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections. Nearly 3 million visas already issued to ...

The data show that the economy was already in a highly fragile state when the virus started to slam exports, supply chains, tourists and shoppers.

A Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly member apologized Monday for having sold thousands of face masks on internet auction sites as concerns grew over panic-buying and chronic shortages of the products amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Hiroyuki Morota, a 53-year-old independent lawmaker, admitted he had auctioned off face ...

Asia's super rich suddenly have lots of time on their hands. The coronavirus has forced many of them to work from home, cancel travel and avoid the golf course. That's left them more time to trade stocks amid the turmoil, boosting revenue for Citigroup Inc. ...

Several prefectural governments around Japan have raised concerns about a shortage of volunteer interpreters and translators to support foreign residents and tourists during disasters, after making limited progress with addressing the problem, a new survey has shown. The massive floods that were caused by typhoons ...

The current account surplus in January marked its 67th consecutive month in the black as growing returns on Japan's overseas investments offset a larger deficit in the goods trade, government data showed Monday. The surplus in the current account — one of the widest gauges ...

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook is offering employees at most of its global offices the ability to work from home, calling the coronavirus outbreak an "unprecedented event" and a "challenging moment." Cook told employees at several global offices to "please feel free to work remotely ...

In May 2018, Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad was in the grand ballroom of a Sheraton hotel near Kuala Lumpur, jubilantly announcing his return as prime minister after defeating an alliance that had run the country for 60 years. Less than two years later, the coalition assembled ...

The U.S. attack on Tokyo on the night of March 9-10, 1945, reinforces the reality that it usually is the civilians who suffer the most from the horrors of war.

The lack of attention Japan has given to diversity or gender equality was exposed in its response to the COVID-19 emergency.

The forced disruption of daily activities in Japan is a blessing in disguise that can move the nation forward and change its way of doing things.

U.S. President Donald Trump is a great campaigner but a poor crisis manager.

Beijing aims to increase its global influence by attaining leadership positions in international organizations.

The contrasting worlds of contemporary designer Mae Engelgeer and Hosoo, a historical Japanese textile company, overlap to ethereal effect at "Colortage," an exhibition of new approaches to fabrics.

We're all trying to do our best to help the environment, but some efforts may take more than just buying something with the word "eco" attached to it.

English teachers in Hokkaido, which apart from the Diamond Princess cruise ship has been hit hardest with coronavirus cases in Japan, struggle to make sense of measures taken at their schools.

"Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2020" in Western Australia, brings together eight Japanese sculptural works, including Harayuki Uchida's new 2.5-ton stainless-steel kinetic "Merry Gate."

The Japan Rugby Top League said Monday it has suspended all matches for the rest of the month following the arrest of a player with the Hino Red Dolphins for alleged illegal drug use. The league said it would use the break to conduct "thorough ...

Hakuho maintained an unblemished record Monday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, but fellow Mongolian-born yokozuna Kakuryu suffered an upset loss to komusubi Hokutofuji. After pulling out of the New Year Grand Tournament in January due to a foot injury, Kakuryu (1-1) raised further questions ...

To date, four men from the country of Georgia have become sumo wrestlers in Japan. One (Tochinoshin) has been an ozeki, two (Kokkai and Gagamaru) reached komusubi and the fourth (Tsukasaumi — the younger brother of Kokkai) left the professional ranks while still in the ...

Nippon Professional Baseball has made the decision to postpone the start of its regular season as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the league announced on Monday afternoon. The decision comes nine years after the 2011 campaign was postponed in the aftermath of the ...

Tatsuya Shinhama won the men's 500-meter race at the ISU speedskating World Cup final on Sunday to clinch his maiden overall title, while compatriot Nao Kodaira claimed her third overall crown and first in three seasons in the women's 500. Shinhama, who also triumphed in ...