Some small municipalities in Japan began distributing on Thursday one-off cash handouts to people to help cushion them from the economic fallout related to the new coronavirus' spread. But the handouts of ¥100,000 ($938) per person may begin later in big cities because of the ...

The government is trying to shield the nation's economy with a gargantuan stimulus package financed by a supplementary budget bill that cleared the Diet Thursday.

It is rare for the central bank to hold an unscheduled meeting, which only happens when imminent changes in the economy demand a quick response.

Even once the state of emergency declaration is lifted, the threat of a second wave will persist while the public waits for a vaccine to come to market.

Supermarket employees, truck drivers and postal workers have remained at their posts while people in many other occupations have been asked to stay home.

The group is embroiled in a legal dispute with directors at WeWork after backing out of a $3 billion tender offer.

Growing demand for distribution of emergency supplies, such as face masks, around the globe is also prompting aviation firms to make such moves.

Deaths from the coronavirus outbreak have piled up so fast in the Amazon rainforest's biggest city that the main cemetery is burying five coffins at a time in collective graves. Soon, the city may run out of coffins. "It's chaos here," said Maria Garcia, who waited ...

The virus is proving a boon for home entertainment but is stretching Nintendo's lean supply chain.

Disputes over privacy rights and disjointed data collection are spurring tensions between reporters and Tokyo officials about the capital's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ouput reading is the sharpest since October and retail figure indicates the spending recovery from the tax hike has been infected by the coronavirus.

South Korea reported no new domestic COVID-19 cases Thursday for the first time since its Feb. 29 peak, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. KCDC reported four new infections, all imported cases, taking the national tally to 10,765. The death toll rose ...

The departing U.N. human rights envoy for Myanmar said its military is engaged in activities against rebels that may amount to "war crimes and crimes against humanity" in Rakhine and Chin states, and that she was "enraged" and "saddened" by the situation in the ...

Videoconferencing services, apps allow people to safely pay final farewells to loved ones at a time when close contact is discouraged.

About 100 million people living in cities worldwide will likely fall into poverty due to the coronavirus pandemic, urban experts said on Wednesday, calling for mapping tools to identify vulnerable communities and investment focusing on slums. Densely populated cities are at the front line of ...

Those in the position are de facto the most powerful person within the party after its president.

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games face uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic may not allow events to be held in their "complete form."

One of the biggest challenges for Japan is the burden of additional costs generated by the delay.

The COVID-19 outbreak in Japan has left hundreds of thousands of university students in a chaotic situation. Lectures that were supposed to start in April only recently began to be offered online.

As “real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance,” the realization of the "Chinese Dream" will require the courage to face the shortcomings that led to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sentient humans like to benchmark their successes and failures. So it’s understandable that in trying to put the coronavirus’s toll in perspective, some Americans have fastened their eyes on one particular grim milestone: The 58,300-plus deaths in the United States from COVID-19 over the ...

How do you film a soap opera in the age of the coronavirus, when kissing is banned, makeup is scaled back and extras are seen as a danger to everyone’s health? TV producers around the world will be closely watching as "Neighbours” — Australia’s longest-running, ...

With Japanese drumming group Kodo forced to cancel this year's tour, the group has made an appeal for donations and equipment.

Many anime releases have been delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but in the meantime, with their vast libraries of anime films and series, streaming services can tide us over.

A crowdfunding campaign to save art houses reaches its donation goal as Japan's film industry grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Carter Stewart is determined to prove that the Hawks made the right decision by taking a chance on him at such a young age

For many high school athletes, the Inter-High School Sports Festival is an event they aim for each year. In a sense, the multi-sport event is akin to the Olympics for high school athletes in Japan. So when the All Japan High School Athletic Federation announced on ...

Olympic medal hopefuls who survived 3/11 disaster taking Tokyo 2020 postponement in stride.