Concerns are growing over the health care system in the prefecture as medical workers take leave after being infected with COVID-19.

U.S. hospitals are struggling to get the workers they need to treat patients through the winter’s COVID-19 surge as the virus collides with a historically tight labor market.

Amid a seemingly unstoppable surge in infections, officials are focusing restrictions on unvaccinated people rather than resorting to widespread clampdowns.

Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki expressed caution about the recent infection situation in the prefecture, saying, "There is a need to think comprehensively."

The U.S. military's plan in South Korea will ban dining at restaurants outside the bases and visiting indoor malls, bars, clubs, gyms, amusement parks, theaters and massage parlors

The shift was prompted by concerns that cancellation of the Global Hawk acquisition would "anger Mr. Trump, who has insisted on exporting U.S.-made weapons."

People who answered they felt somewhat anxious or worried accounted for 77.6% of the total respondents, hitting the highest level since the survey began in 1981.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will have to balance alleviating LDP lawmakers' concerns with an earlier vow to see the reforms through.

Kishida put three prefectures — Okinawa, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi — under quasi-emergency measures, but not all in his administration were on board with the decision.

Municipalities are struggling to safely organize the ceremonies amid another surge of COVID-19 cases, with many of them holding the upcoming events virtually.

While home workouts long predate the coronavirus, they have taken on a social aspect that looks set to become the standard in a world reshaped by the pandemic.

The reasons for the bloody crisis in Central Asia remain murky, but experts say popular discontent could mask an old-fashioned power struggle within the ruling faction.

Although concerns about the fairness of procedures remain, some in charge of discussing the digitalization of the country's criminal justice system are in favor of remote questioning.

Hong Kong, the once-vibrant gateway to China, sacrificed its status as an international hub to "COVID zero.” But as omicron spreads, the city finds itself at a tipping point.

Ahead of high-stakes security talks with the U.S., it also sent a reminder of just how determined the Russian president is to defend what he sees as his own neighborhood.

After limping its way back from the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the global economic recovery has been rattled by the omicron variant's rapid rise.

The infection wave moved with "unprecedented speed” and caused much milder illness than earlier strains, a study at a hospital where the first South African outbreak was recorded showed.

Manufacturers should seek special approval to allow users to safely collect samples from the throat as well, according to an infectious diseases expert.

The delayed State of the Union provides Biden with additional time to confront the pandemic and find fresh momentum for his landmark domestic policy package.

The veteran Democrat now wants to galvanize his party faithful in the run-up to midterm elections in November, and reboot his stagnant presidency.

The three white men convicted of murder in the shooting death of Arbery while he jogged through their quiet Georgia neighborhood were sentenced to life in prison.

In the past seven days, 34 countries have recorded their highest number of weekly cases since the start of the pandemic, including 18 nations in Europe and seven in Africa.

With unusual bluntness, the top U.S. diplomat accused Russia of "gaslighting" the world by alleging provocations by Ukraine and vowed that talks would focus on Moscow's "aggression."

The newly released fourth season of "Aggretsuko" digs into some truly bleak storylines about the realities of work, but still finds a way to humanize even its most unlikeable characters.

From Yoko Tawada’s “Scattered All Over the Earth” to Sayaka Murata’s “Life Ceremony,” this year’s new releases are sure to brighten up your 2022.

Poitier, who established himself as Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol, died Thursday night at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.

The lawyers also said the tennis superstar was held for eight hours at Melbourne airport before his visa was canceled and he was sent to a detention center.

After grabbing her maiden win on Dec. 11 at the season's second meet, Kawamura topped the podium again in the sixth event after edging 2018 Olympic champion Perrine Laffont of France.

"Sad to withdraw due to injury from my match today, my body got a shock from playing back to back intense matches after the break I took," Osaka said on Twitter.

The reigning Masters champion wants other players to help him lift Japanese golf to new heights.

The Steelers' Watt and the Rams' Kupp could make history in Week 18.