The health ministry is considering providing up to ¥200,000 ($1,900) for each medical worker at hospitals treating coronavirus patients across Japan, ministry sources said Sunday. The measure is aimed at supporting the doctors and nurses who face the risk of infection while working on the ...

Guidelines for treating novel coronavirus patients drawn up by doctors at a medical school and hospital in New York have been used to treat patients at a university hospital in Fukushima Prefecture. The guidelines were sent by Dr. Takahiro Yanagisawa, professor of Icahn School of ...

Fast Retailing Co. plans to start selling face masks in the summer to deal with the spread of the novel coronavirus, company officials said Sunday. The company changed its cautious stance on selling masks in response to strong customer needs, according to the officials. It plans ...

The United States is pushing relations with China to "the brink of a new Cold War," China's foreign minster said Sunday, rejecting U.S. "lies" over the coronavirus while saying Beijing was open to an international effort to find its source. Keeping up the worsening war ...

Some complain that their hours are now longer but their salaries remain the same.

At a coronavirus task force meeting, the government will decide to ease measures for Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and Hokkaido.

The Chinese virology institute in the city where COVID-19 first emerged has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new contagion wreaking chaos across the world, its director has said. Scientists think COVID-19 — which first emerged in Wuhan and has ...

In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk's SpaceX defied expectations — and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from U.S. soil in nine long years. US President Donald Trump will be among ...

It's another indication the government might lift the state of emergency for the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokkaido on Monday.

The capital reported two cases on Saturday, the lowest single-day tally since Japan declared a state of emergency last month.

Applicants are pushing back against what they say are inappropriate questions being asked at job interviews and meetups.

Sources say 35 deaths at five Osaka hospitals account for 45 percent of the virus deaths in the prefecture.

Double punch casts a shadow over administration’s signature agenda-setting authority.

COVID-19 patients are no longer infectious after 11 days of getting sick even though some may still test positive, according to a new study by infectious disease experts in Singapore. A positive test "does not equate to infectiousness or viable virus,” a joint research paper ...

The coronavirus pandemic is yanking corporate Japan into the 21st century and raising the shares of Bengo4.com Inc.

The benchmark U.S. oil price fell below zero last month for the first time in history.

As the United States approached 100,000 coronavirus deaths, The New York Times on Sunday marked the grim milestone with a stark memorial on its front page — one-line obituaries for 1,000 victims. "The 1,000 people here reflect just 1 percent of the toll. None were ...

Spain said on Saturday it would let in foreign tourists and restart top league soccer in the coming weeks, accelerating Europe's exit from strict coronavirus lockdowns, even as the disease continued its deadly surge in parts of South America. Brazil saw its death toll passing ...

The firms behind the product advise people to use the sanitizer to clean the surfaces of tables and other locations before eating meals.

The economic and social damage caused by anti-infection measures is far more harmful than the virus.

U.S.-China tensions over trade and the coronavirus epidemic are playing out dangerously in contested waters.

These figures had outlived their usefulness and only fueled cynicism about accuracy.

On April 21, Charles McJilton, CEO of Second Harvest Japan (2HJ), took to social media to broadcast an impassioned plea.

Noodle chef Takashi Omae on coming up with ramen-udon noodle fusion recipes, how COVID-19 has impacted business and his recent film debut.

This month's collection of products and services are great to help deal with the pandemic but may work just as well when it's over.

Lifelines gets answers from two taxation experts regarding the payments from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

Keane is a Shiba mix who came to ARK four years ago, and though you would never guess it from seeing him in action, he is a senior dog. He’s the epitome of the expression “cute as a button” and his habit of skipping with ...

Roger Pulvers’ “Peaceful Circumstances” is a coming-of-age novel about a young woman at a time when the world is rapidly unraveling.

Daring Tact captured the 81st running of the Japanese Oaks on Sunday and became the second unbeaten horse and first in 63 years to win two legs of the prestigious Japanese filly triple crown. With Kohei Matsuyama aboard, Daring Tact threaded her way through a ...

The former Samurai Blue captain, who has played 13 seasons in Germany, said he is not yet ready to retire.

A centenarian sprinter, Olympians and some 300 other athletes have posted videos of their at-home training regimes ahead of the World Masters Games to be held in the Kansai region next year. The games organizing committee has asked athletes training for the quadrennial international multisport ...

The Chinese Professional Baseball League has gained a large international following during the pandemic.

Genki Haraguchi struck his fifth goal of the season on Saturday to help Hannover to a 4-2 away win over Osnabruck in the German second division. In the club's first game after a prolonged coronavirus-enforced shutdown, the Japanese midfielder capped his team's comeback when he ...

The Washington Nationals said on Saturday they have altered plans for a virtual World Series championship ring ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic after players expressed a preference to receive the rings in person. The Nationals, who beat the Houston Astros last October to win their ...

Tyson Fury said he was eager to give British boxing fans what they want by fighting Anthony Joshua for the undisputed world heavyweight title but he said the duo must focus on their immediate opponents to make such a match happen. Fury won the WBC ...