The total number of infections in the capital stood at around 4,710, the worst among Japan's 47 prefectures.

The land ministry will begin a model project for so-called land banks this fiscal year, aiming to appropriately manage land plots that are left unused and find new ways to utilize them through regional cooperation. Local governments and nonprofit organizations will act as coordinators for ...

As of Friday, the number of bankruptcies linked to the spread of the virus totaled 114, according to the survey conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research.

The government has offered for the first time specific examples of the measures that will shape people's lives in the coming weeks and beyond.

Japan will launch a subsidy program to encourage domestic manufacturers to transfer their overseas production bases to Southeast Asia, as the coronavirus pandemic has greatly disrupted their supply chains heavily dependent on China. The ¥23.5 billion ($220 million) program, incorporated into the government's emergency stimulus ...

Measures to protect health have come at a steep economic and social cost.

The New York Times picked up the most awards as the 2020 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced virtually Monday owing to the coronavirus outbreak. Prize board administrator Dana Canedy declared the winners from her living room via a livestream on YouTube rather than at a ...

Only Taiwan's democratically elected government can represent its people on the world stage, not China, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, calling on the World Health Organization to "cast off" China's control during the coronavirus pandemic. Taiwan's exclusion from WHO, due to China's objections which ...

A group of 130 crew members from the Philippines and other nations left a cruise ship docked in the city of Nagasaki for their countries Tuesday after they tested negative for the coronavirus, the Nagasaki Prefectural Government has said. The group includes 125 Filipinos, according ...

The theater, said to be the last of its kind in the Shikoku region, has stood in the same place for about 50 years.

The World Health Organization said Monday that Washington had provided no evidence to support "speculative" claims by the U.S. president that the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab. "We have not received any data or specific evidence from the United States government relating to ...

Recent U.S. policy has been defined by tussles between pro-trade advisers and China hawks; now the latter say their time has come.

The threats, written using what appeared to be black marker, were first discovered Monday afternoon.

Inns at Arima Onsen are offering a series of virtual reality videos, giving viewers the sense that they are at the famous tourist destination as they immerse themselves in hot water.

The political class grapples with whether elections should be held amid the deadly public health crisis.

Contactless technologies have come into the spotlight amid the spread of the new coronavirus as people have become more conscious of the risks of infection from touching doorknobs and buttons. While wearing face masks has become commonplace, Glory Ltd., a money-changer manufacturer, has developed an ...

The carmaker will pull back from Europe and elsewhere to focus on the United States, China and Japan under a plan that represents a new strategic direction.

Regional chambers of commerce and industry around Japan are coming up with creative ways to help local businesses struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic. The Sapporo Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched a website in early March to showcase local delicacies such as cheese, sweets ...

Staff in hospitality, tourism and other affected industries as well as parents have appealed to the government for more support.

Even as ports struggle to cope with excess auto inventory, they’re preparing for an even worse outcome — deliveries stopping altogether as the recession digs deeper.

With major economies planning economic packages to cushion the pandemic's shock, many leaders see an opportunity to drive a shift to a low-carbon future.

Nearly 135,000 Americans were forecast to die from COVID-19 through the beginning of August, almost double the last prediction, due to loosening of lockdowns, according to an updated forecast from the University of Washington on Monday. The university's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) ...

Italy and the United States were among a slew of countries easing measures to revive economies as global deaths surpassed a quarter of a million.

Will Japan end up in the group of countries that is on the way to successfully containing the virus or in the group that experiences an exponential growth in infections?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's legacy depends on how he addresses the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The country's lockdown model is being lauded by the WHO, but it's a unique case whose death rate is much worse than its neighbors.

Universities look at ways to deal with learning during the pandemic in a ready-to-go English lesson that includes questions and discussion topics.

The structures "nakute mo ii desu" and "hitsuyō wa arimasen" let people know they're not obliged to do something.

Sales of study guides went up in March, according to news reports. Take a look at the vocabulary for studying at home and sales.

Many English-speaking leaders have been using war terminology when discussing the coronavirus, but politicians in Japan have their own way of speaking to the public.

Sera and Rio Azuma returned to their parents' home in Wakayama Prefecture in late March as infections spiked across Japan.