The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting companies to adopt remote work to reduce contagion risks, accelerating the digital shift of the workspace.

The two-mask packages will start arriving in areas yet to receive them, even though the majority now have zero or few infections.

Local governments are making arrangements with hotels to house persons with mild symptoms so that they can avoid passing the virus on to families.

Communities rally behind their favorite establishments, but can they save them all?

With city dwellers around the world in lockdown, increasing reports have surfaced about wild animals infiltrating urban areas. Tokyo is no exception, although "wild" isn’t quite appropriate in this case. As a sanitation worker in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward relates to Shukan Gendai (May 16), "From ...

Major department stores ramped up operations Saturday following a six-week suspension for the coronavirus pandemic. After Seibu's flagship store opened its doors at 10 a.m. in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, more than 50 people who were waiting entered after having their temperatures checked and disinfecting their ...

The subisidy hike is intended to encourage municipalities to invest more in child consultation staff as the pandemic raises the risk of child abuse.

Tokyo reported two new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the lowest daily figure in months, NHK and other media reported on Saturday. The report comes after Tokyo reported just three cases on Friday, raising the likelihood that the government may lift the state of ...

“I want everyone to be strict about refraining from unnecessary travel back and forth to other prefectures,” Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura said.

At least a third of the 86 hospitals designated by the government for advanced treatment are being forced to partially suspend elective surgeries, emergency care and other services to make room for coronavirus patients, a survey shows. The government expected such hospitals to play a ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is planning to slash the number of employees working on its struggling regional jet business amid bleak demand for aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter have said. The plan, revealed Friday, comes as its aircraft subsidiary, ...

The local government in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, has announced that a person who traveled from the Philippines had developed rabies — the first case in Japan in 14 years. The municipal government said Friday that the patient, whose sex, age and nationality ...

White House officials discussed whether to conduct the first nuclear test explosion since 1992, The Washington Post reported Friday. A meeting of people representing the top national security agencies discussed the matter May 15, according to the newspaper, which cited an unidentified senior administration employee ...

Gilead Sciences Inc.’s remdesivir, the first medicine cleared for the treatment of COVID-19, mainly benefited healthier patients who weren’t dependent on ventilators or heart-lung bypass machines, according to published results of the study used to get the medicine on the market. The drug helped patients ...

The U.S. Transportation Department late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. air carriers to resume service to China and ordered Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the U.S. government. The administration of President Donald Trump stopped short ...

Ninety-seven people were killed and two survived when a passenger plane crashed into homes in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, health officials said Saturday. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane had made multiple approaches to land at the city's airport when it came down in ...

China on Saturday reported zero new coronavirus infections for the first time since it started reporting data in January, a day after Communist Party leaders celebrated "major achievements" in the virus fight. The virus first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last ...

A profanity-laced video showing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro expressing frustration at his inability to get information from police and vowing to change Cabinet ministers if needed to protect his family was released Friday at the order of a Supreme Court justice, a potential new ...

The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an effort to deliver a safe and effective one by the end of 2020, scientists leading the program ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to still be staying in the country's eastern port city of Wonsan, having not returned to Pyongyang after attending a factory opening on May Day, diplomatic sources have said. While some South Korean media have reported that Kim ...

The Trump administration has promised strong action against China over its national security law in Hong Kong, but its options may be limited because any harsh penalties aimed at Beijing would likely also harm both Hong Kong — and the U.S. While Secretary of State ...

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated across Latin America on Friday, bringing a surge of new infections and deaths, even as curves flattened and reopening was under way in much of Europe, Asia and the United States. The region's two largest nations — Mexico and Brazil — ...

Government expected to end measures in Tokyo, Hokkaido, Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures as COVID-19 cases continues to fall.

National crises can actually have positive effects on the young, building character as much as destroying it.

People who live in areas with extreme weather know storms are getting worse. Now there is hard data to prove it.

A list of five favorites where the pizza is superb whatever the occasion. All offer takeout or delivery, making them appropriate options for the #stayhome era.

Even as employees increasingly work from home, more people are making an “O-turn,” dividing their time equally between the city and the country.

Akane Yamamoto has finally achieved what no other glass artist could do: fusing patterns made with gold leaf between two pieces of curved glass.

McDonald's Japan’s ramune-flavored McShake is a creamy take on the candy version of the citrusy soda.

Both What The Dickens! and Infinity Books are important hubs for the international community in Tokyo, and that community wants to help them out.

The original “Doraemon” comics, published in 1970, are not only a great read, but a fun resource for learning Japanese.

Now aged 82, the influential manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge has finally allowed translation of 11 of his works as “The Swamp.”

Professional wrestler and current cast member of the Netflix series “Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020” Hana Kimura was confirmed dead Saturday by World Wonder Wing Stardom, a women’s wrestling league in Japan she was signed to. Kimura was 22. Stardom issued an official announcement on both ...

Acclaimed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, hosting a special radio show from home, painted a brighter side of the world with his favorite music, and said the fight against the coronavirus is a challenge in figuring out ways to help and care for each other. The ...

Wrestler's death, basho cancellation having major impact on athletes and officials.

The Sunwolves could still compete in an upcoming tournament in Australia with that country's Super Rugby sides, CEO Yuji Watase said in a statement released Saturday. In the statement on the club's website, Watase said Rugby Australia was negotiating with the Australian government to find ...

The NHL Players’ Association's executive committee authorized moving forward in talks with the league on returning to play from the coronavirus suspension, approving 24 teams making the playoffs with other aspects still to be negotiated The NHLPA did not provide a breakdown of the vote ...

Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe will remain with Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2020-2021 season after agreeing to a one-year contract extension, the German first-division club said Friday. The 36-year-old will play his 14th season in Germany since moving from the J. League's Urawa Reds to ...

NASCAR had been planning sweeping changes for 2021 in hopes of finding new fans and adding some energy to a staid, stale schedule. The coronavirus pandemic put those plans on hold and NASCAR is frantically trying to recover from a 10-week layoff. So far, the stock ...

Jerry Sloan led the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 and is fourth in NBA history with 1,221 wins.

Formula One's hopes of hosting two races at Silverstone were dealt a blow on Friday as pro sports were not granted any exemptions to the U.K. government's plans to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for those entering the country. The measures will begin June 8 ...

Tiger Woods couldn't resist a little last-minute needling before Sunday's charity showdown with Phil Mickelson, with a deadpan prediction he and partner Peyton Manning would dominate. "At the end of the day, our team's going to win, it's just a matter of how much we're ...

Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital. "This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly,” Ewing, a Hall of Famer as a player for the Hoyas in college and the New York Knicks in ...

Manchester United is suing the makers of the Football Manager video game series for allegedly infringing its trademark by using the club’s name. The English Premier League side has taken legal action against the developers of the popular soccer management simulation for replacing the club ...

Naomi Osaka earned $37.4 million over the past year according to Forbes magazine