A sea change in shopping habits amid the new coronavirus outbreak could impact marketing and distribution across the country for years to come.

How prepared was Japan for the pandemic, and how well can it medically adapt to the emergency going forward?

As if the COVID-19 pandemic didn't give Japan enough things to worry about, the unseasonably warm winter and resulting lack of snow may spell severe shortages of water by this summer.

The current environment surrounding the emergence of COVID-19 has forced people to come up with brand new ways of enjoying time away from work.

The release, which marks a significant shift in disclosure policy, details the capital's testing totals, daily infection counts and infection rates.

While it is unclear what kind of chase it was, the Japan Coast Guard ordered the vessels to leave and deployed a ship to guard the fishing boat.

Anyone with four days of mild cold symptoms is now being encouraged to consult a public health center about getting tested.

A long-term struggle between the Beijing and Washington is at a turning point, with the United States rolling out new weapons and strategy in a bid to close a wide missile gap with China.

Japan ended in last place after its leaders were rated the worst in a survey of 23 nations and regions.

Despite legislative attempts to persuade mild and asymptomatic patients to isolate in hotels, most cooperating facilities are nearly empty.

The rest of Japan is scheduled to get theirs by the end of the month — when the emergency is set to end.

Japan's largest business lobby plans to suggest that member companies introduce a four-day workweek as part of efforts to reduce risks of novel coronavirus infection. A shift from the current five-day workweek system to the four-day system is an option, the Japan Business Federation, or ...

The United States issued a new rule on Friday tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists, saying it was in response to the treatment of U.S. journalists in China, a shift that comes amid tensions between the two nations over the coronavirus global pandemic. The United ...

The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization, citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Taiwan, which is not a member ...

Global leaders marked 75 years since the end of World War II in Europe on Friday, urging citizens to draw inspiration from the historic victory as the world battles against the coronavirus pandemic. With parades and commemoration events cancelled or scaled down as part of ...

Japan will launch its first space operations unit within the Air Self-Defense Force on May 18 to monitor threats to Japanese satellites in outer space, Defense Minister Taro Kono has said. The Space Domain Mission Unit will be tasked with tracking space debris and meteorites ...

The Defense Ministry tested personnel aboard a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer on an antipiracy mission in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia for the novel coronavirus, government sources have said. The ministry determined the need to ramp up measures against the COVID-19 outbreak, ...

All Nippon Airways Co. has eased its company dress code that mandated female cabin attendants and ground staff wear high heels, the company has said. The change, which comes amid a movement against requiring women to wear such shoes in the workplace, took effect May ...

The notion of testing COVID-19 vaccines by deliberately infecting volunteers with the novel coronavirus — something that’s now on the table — isn’t necessarily crazy or unethical. It’s smart, and has benefits that far outweigh the risks. Challenge trials, as scientists call them, vastly speed ...

The versatile rice cooker can be used to steam, poach and bake, so you can prepare a complete meal from appetizer to dessert without turning on your stove.

At Sake Lovers Inc., founder Yuki Imanishi works with 100 small breweries across Japan to promote their products and connect them directly with consumers.

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere: Time for a well-deserved at-home happy hour.

Ryo Saegusa started the Kotaki Rice & Future Project in 2015 to promote and sell the rice lovingly cultivated by Kotaki’s farmers. Today, it’s marketed as a high-end, sustainable gift.

International journalist and professor Ilgin Yorulmaz on how to pitch to an editor, the story that’s left the biggest impact on her and what makes Japanese perseverance so noteworthy.

Sometimes a slight sacrifice in overall “aww” factor is worth it for a dessert that actually tastes good.

Published in April, “If I Had Your Face” is a story of gender inequality and lives ruled by the money of men, of impossible beauty standards and their effect on South Korean women.

Japanese basketball legend Takehiko Orimo of the Levanga Hokkaido was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday, headlining the first day of the 2019-20 B. League Award Show. For the past three years, the annual season-ending ceremony has been a lavish one-day event held ...

Swimmer Katsuhiro Matsumoto is headed back to the drawing board