The total number of the cases in Tokyo has topped 1,500, with Osaka at 616 as of Thursday evening.

The health ministry estimates that Tokyo could see up to 700 patients in need of intensive care every day once the epidemic reaches its peak.

Many Italian companies and academics are pressing the government to reopen factories to prevent an economic catastrophe, as the world watches how the first Western country to impose a lockdown can extricate itself from the unprecedented measures. The same debate is being held around the ...

The speed of the process as well as the advantage cars offer to avoid crowds have drawn attention.

With speedy data transmission and low latency, the advent of 5G networks means users of mobile communications devices will have access to more elaborate augmented and virtual reality apps.

Fast Retailing Co. on Thursday sharply cut its earnings outlook for its business year ending in August as the global outbreak of the new coronavirus forced the casual clothing retailer to close most of its overseas stores in Asia, Europe and North America. In its ...

The request came after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five prefectures.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was getting better Thursday in intensive care where he is battling COVID-19 as his government extended its overdraft facility and reviewed the most stringent shutdown in peacetime history. Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas' hospital on Sunday evening with ...

As the new coronavirus continues to spread in Japan, recovered patients, their families, co-workers and neighbors are facing stigma and discriminatory treatment, a recurrent theme seen in society when people have been faced with new health threats, such as leprosy and the effects of ...

Business sentiment among workers in Japan with jobs sensitive to economic trends fell to the lowest level on record in March due to concern over the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, government data showed Wednesday. The diffusion index of confidence among "economy watchers" such as ...

Most of the money is for companies shifting output back to Japan, but funds have also been reserved for those moving elsewhere in Asia.

The bulk of the furloughs are at Honda and Nissan, while Toyota is mainly targeting its temporary staff for now.

Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will again extend their closure and decide their reopening date in mid-May to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in line with the government's request, operator Oriental Land Co. said Thursday. The company said on March 27, 12 days ...

Thuy Pham has run two jobs for much of her working life, and a little over two years ago all that effort paid off when she realized a dream of buying her own home. As the coronavirus shutdowns have deepened, that’s started to unravel: ...

Around 20,000 domestic workers at three of the nation's biggest carmakers will be put on temporary leave because of the output suspensions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, company sources say. Nissan Motor Co., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. have already made adjustments by ...

Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said COVID-19 has weighed on the country's economy as exports, output and spending declined, as did the number of inbound tourists.

Irene Hirano, head of the U.S.-Japan Council and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, died Tuesday in Los Angeles following an extended illness, the council said Wednesday. She was 71. Born in Los Angeles, she was also president and founding CEO of the ...

Wearing face masks, which health officials in many countries previously discouraged outside hospitals, is gaining converts as the coronavirus spreads across the globe. So far, U.S. and international health authorities have mostly relied on virus-fighting measures such as physical distancing, while recommending frequent hand-washing. Masks, ...

The multilingual hotline will cover eight languages, including English, Korean and Chinese, and aims to help foreign nationals in Japan with questions about the new coronavirus.

The state of emergency declared by the government this week due to the rapidly expanding number of coronavirus infections in Tokyo and six other prefectures should cause us not to panic but take the situation seriously.

The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged out of China has challenged all countries and regions where it has spread, including Japan. The question for most as the sense of crisis builds is what is the correct approach to take to mitigate an outbreak that could ...

Have you wondered what it's like to get tested for COVID-19 in Japan? With little Japanese, Joe Oliver learned the hard way after being sent by his doctor to head straight to the hospital.

Yumiko Morioka's first and only album, 1987's 'Resonance,' gets the reissue treatment, allowing fans to hear the musician's ambient sounds once again.

The death of comedian Ken Shimura on March 29 due to pneumonia caused by COVID-19 sent a shock wave throughout the country. A star on Japanese TV for decades, he was the first major celebrity here to pass away after contracting the virus. To curb ...

Junzo Sekine, a Hall of Famer and former manager who split his playing career between the mound and the batter's box, has died at the age of 93, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday. Sekine managed the Yokohama-based Taiyo Whales, the predecessor of ...

Kevin Garnett always found Seattle to be a difficult place for opponents. He played in 27 games there during his NBA career, leaving the court as a winner only eight times. He remembers those days. And respects them, too. In a wide-ranging interview this week with ...