Domestic small and medium-size businesses are bearing the brunt of business closures amid a nationwide state of emergency.

In Japan, the main obstacle to achieving the kind of widespread self-isolation necessary for limiting the spread of the coronavirus is thought to be the country's work culture. The government, which has always favored policies that benefit the private sector, is averse to countermeasures ...

As many across the country continue to spend an unprecedented amount of time at home amid the coronavirus outbreak, parallels are being drawn with another period in history that offered a similar social landscape.

Asahi Geino warns warns that economic calamities from the COVID-19 outbreak are likely to arrive in the form of three successive waves. The third wave, if it comes, will make the Black Monday stock market crash of 1987 seem like a picnic.

Crowded train stations and 40-km traffic jams prove elusive as the holidays open, with some enjoying entire shinkansen cars to themselves.

Ranging from ¥10,000 to ¥60,000 per student so far, the aid will help defray the cost of gearing up for remote learning as classrooms shut over the virus.

Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura cancelled all his briefings for the day after a staffer he took along for a hospital visit last week tested positive for the virus.

No passengers were aboard, but will Nagasaki health officials see a repeat of the Diamond Princess quarantine saga?

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 103 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the capital to 3,836. Tokyo, which has the highest number of infections of any prefecture, has reported more than 100 cases each day for 12 straight days. ...

In another change in pandemic policy, the health ministry is soliciting hotels for mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients so the prefectures can secure accommodations to assist their recovery. Friday's shift followed two novel coronavirus deaths in Saitama Prefecture involving men who were self-isolating at home ...

In an extraordinary reversal, the U.S. Navy has recommended reinstating the fired captain of the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, whose crew hailed him as their hero for risking his job to safeguard their lives, officials said on Friday. The Navy's leadership made the recommendation ...

Doctors and other medical staff at designated COVID-19 hospitals in the capital say their situation is reaching a critical point. Interviewed by phone and email earlier this week, they say some colleagues have already quit, fearing their family will be stigmatized by fear of the ...

The Nissan executive-turned-fugitive who escaped Japan to avoid trial for financial crimes, promised new revelations into collusion between the carmaker, prosecutors and the government.

The ministry said Friday that it will update the list of clinics providing telemedicine for first-time patients as it receives reports from local governments across the country.

The Education Ministry earlier this month urged schools to battle such prejudice, saying it could weaken the health care system.

The trip comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean leader. It was not immediately clear what the trip signaled in terms of Kim's health.

Finding good take-home food as a vegetarian remains a challenge in Tokyo’s current state of emergency. Fortunately, plant-based restaurants across Tokyo have stepped up to the challenge: Here’s The Japan Times’ recommendations for five of the best.

From individual farmers to cooperatives, here are six ways to bring sustenance to your doorstep.

Engineer and CEO Klaus Petersen on what got him into robotics, the challenges of running a small business in Japan and how he defies expectations.

Last week we introduced Ginza Tanaka’s elaborate kabuto helmets for the Tango no Sekku festival on May 5, known now as Children’s Day. This week we give you a detailed look at the time-consuming and detailed crafting process.

COVID-19 has put a pause on travel, but that doesn’t mean we can’t plan. The Japan Times’ Escape page regulars write about where they want to go in Japan once we see the back of COVID-19.

From exotic animals to spectacles and chandeliers, Michael Laver’s “The Dutch East India Company in Early Modern Japan” shows how well-placed gifts were essential in opening up Japan to early European traders.

Rokuro Inui uses familiar elements of Japanese culture and history to build the world of his 2019 novel “Automatic Eve” (originally published in Japanese in 2014), but he quickly makes it clear that this is not Tokyo and Kyoto, this is Tempu and Kamigata, ...

Stablemaster Takadagawa and wrestler Hakuyozan have both contracted COVID-19

Even during the coronavirus crisis it's business as usual for Hayato Suzuki, a certified mental coach who helps amateur and professional athletes learn psychological techniques to get the most out of their physical abilities. "There's nothing more important than preserving life. Not even sports," Suzuki ...

The B. League has announced its conference assignments for the 2020-21 season

When discussing the favorites to win the Madrid Open the first name on most people's lips would usually be clay-court king Rafa Nadal. Things are a little different this year though. The Spaniard, who has won the tournament five times, will have his work cut ...