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The idea of harsher restrictions and penalties has become a political football, with conservatives arguing constitutional revision is needed to enhance the government's powers.

As of Jan. 1. the number of people in the country had dropped by 483,789, or 0.38%, from the previous year.

Most of the daily confirmed cases in recent days involved workers living in Japan who were not residents of the Olympic Village.

One official shop in Tokyo's Shinjuku district was stocked with some 1,700 items, but popular goods such as pin badges and mugs quickly sold out after the games got under way.

The proposed date for the election is the latest allowed under the ruling party's presidential election rules.

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi expressed full support on Wednesday for ASEAN's appointment of a special envoy to Myanmar as part of efforts to resolve the political crisis stemming from the Feb. 1 military takeover of the Southeast Asian country. Motegi made the remarks during ...

The PM said he would seek public understanding that the policy, which asks patients with less serious symptoms to isolate at home, wouldn't necessarily be implemented uniformly nationwide.

Detractors of the country's system of sole parental authority say it promotes child "abductions," while supporters say change could exacerbate domestic abuse.

The exit marks the first time an entire team from any nation has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics in the middle of a competition.