Tokyo is approaching one week with a daily coronavirus infection rate of under 100.

Small firms whose income has been halved by the contagion can get ¥2 million and independent businesspeople can get ¥1 million.

It is rare to study production before getting the results of clinical trials, but the Japanese drugmaker wants a vaccine on the market as fast as possible.

A Fujifilm Corp. unit on Friday began marketing a chemical to speed up tests for the coronavirus. Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Corp.'s reagent will allow its automated testing machines, which can detect tuberculosis and other diseases, to complete polymerase chain reaction tests for the virus ...

South Korean health authorities are investigating a small but growing coronavirus outbreak centered in a handful of Seoul nightclubs, seeking to keep infections in check as the country moves to less restrictive social distancing measures. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said ...

Assistance includes returning a portion of students' tuition fees and giving cash for equipment and living expenses.

Singapore expats are often envied for their generous pay packets but facing the prospect of salary cuts as the coronavirus batters businesses, some are tightening their belts and asking for lower rent. Clarence Foo, a real estate agent at APAC Realty Ltd. unit ERA, has ...

A freight train ran over and killed more than a dozen poor Indians, who were trying to walk back to their home state after the world’s most expansive virus lockdown left them unemployed. As many as 20 people had walked for 36 kilometers (22 miles), ...

Parents are being encouraged to monitor and set time limits for children's online and gaming activity as many schools remain shuttered.

The United States on Thursday voiced concern over the Philippine government-ordered shutdown of the country's top broadcaster ABS-CBN, which has been targeted by President Rodrigo Duterte. "We are concerned by the situation regarding ABS-CBN," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said. "An independent media plays a critical ...

Game-maker sold 21 million of the console units in the year ended March, beating its own estimate and expectations of roughly 20 million.

Passenger numbers dropped 97 percent for the Akita and Yamagata shinkansen lines and 94 percent for the Tokaido Shinkansen line.

In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that became a rallying cry for the president and his supporters in attacking the FBI's ...

Prisoners are left vulnerable to coronavirus with little or no testing as large corporations profit from cheap source of labor.

Since its record-setting peak five weeks ago, the number of laid-off U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits, while still extraordinarily high, has steadily slowed. The trend suggests that the grimmest period of layoffs that began after businesses suddenly shut down in March has passed. Yet the ...

The country loses a veteran of diplomatic affairs and adviser to several prime ministers with the coronavirus death of former Foreign Ministry official Yukio Okamoto.

Overtime pay, a barometer of strength in corporate activity, also fell at a record pace in March, data showed.

South African Breweries, one of the world's largest brewers, says it may have to destroy 400 million bottles of beer as a result of the country's ban on alcohol sales that is part of its lockdown measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. South ...

The San Francisco-based company has deployed a swath of cost-cutting measures that will eliminate more than $1 billion in expenses.

North Korea condemned South Korea on Friday for holding military drills, saying the situation was returning to before the diplomatic rapprochement of 2018, as leader Kim Jong Un — whose health was the subject of intense speculation in recent weeks — reached out to ...

Some customers are returning to restaurants, bars and other shops in night entertainment districts that resumed operations.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has repeatedly found its suggestions for fighting the coronavirus outbreak taking a backseat to other concerns within the Trump administration. That leaves public health experts outside government fearing the agency’s decades of experience in beating back ...

Fast Retailing Co. has said that domestic same-store sales at its Uniqlo casual wear chain in April fell 56.5 percent from a year before, the largest single-month drop since the company started to release data in September 1996. The plunge came as many Uniqlo stores ...

The COVID-19 experience has left Abe with no choice but to step back from China’s embrace.

The possibility of the 2020 Games' cancellation and the economic fallout created by the pandemic could deal a blow to Abe’s legacy.

Japan and Russia agree to work together on the development of coronavirus test kit, while continuing negotiations over postwar peace treaty.

The U.S. needs a more expansive strategy to maintain its lead in this field, and that means working closely with its allies, especially Japan.

Monetary easing measures adopted by the Bank of Japan lack boldness.

The U.S.-Japan relationship is going to come through this pandemic even stronger than before.

With everyone's attention focused on the coronavirus pandemic, you could be forgiven for forgetting that it's Mother's Day this weekend. Just remember, it's never too late to tell anyone in your life that they matter.

As celebrities reveal details about their charitable giving during the COVID-19 pandemic, some feel it could be the start of a new attitude to donating money in Japan.

The co-founder of electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, Florian Schneider, has died at the age of 73 from cancer, the managers of the group announced Wednesday. The band, which he set up with co-founder Ralf Hutter in 1970, changed electronic music, laying down the foundations for ...

With footfall having dropped dramatically at Japan's live music venues, many are turning to crowdfunding. But whether this will help mid-sized spaces remains to be seen.

Shinichiro Ueda reunites the cast of his hit comedy "One Cut of the Dead" for an innovative teleworking sequel

Table tennis star Mima Ito was disappointed by the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, because it took away the chance to reach her goal of winning a gold medal as a teenager. Other than that, Ito, who will turn 20 ...

The all-female W Series is launching an esports league for female drivers, with actual racing still suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With its second season on hold and no start date set, organizers hope to maintain the series' profile and encourage more women to ...

The Kansas City Chiefs will open the defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL's annual kickoff game — pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, of course. The Texans won a regular-season game at Arrowhead Stadium in 2019, ...

The UFC is taking various precautions ahead of its first show in over eight weeks.

The Bundesliga season will resume on May 16 in empty stadiums

The next match involving Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson involves a $10 million donation for COVID-19 relief efforts, along with plenty of bragging rights in a star-powered foursome May 24 at Medalist Golf Club. Turner Sports announced more details Thursday for "The Match: Champions for ...

The fate of the Serie A campaign remained in limbo on Thursday after state scientists met with soccer officials in a desperate attempt to save the season, which was threatened by a new wave of positive tests among players this week. The Italian Football Federation ...

As coronavirus cases dwindle in Taiwan, baseball fans will be allowed back into stadiums on Friday evening, though with a cap on numbers. Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center agreed on Wednesday that starting Friday, the Chinese Professional Baseball League could admit up to 1,000 fans ...

IndyCar has gotten the green flag to finally start its season in Texas next month with a nighttime race June 6 without spectators. The race at Texas Motor Speedway was the next one on the series schedule that hadn't been postponed or canceled because of ...

Nina Thomas allegedly pointed a loaded gun at her husband's head upon finding him in bed with another woman last month, according to police in Texas.