The state of emergency announced Tuesday applies to only Tokyo, neighboring Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, Osaka, and Hyogo in the west and Fukuoka in the south. That is only seven of Japan’s 47 ...

As cases have risen in Japan, criticism of the government's response has grown louder A nationwide state of emergency has been declared in Japan due to the country’s worsening coronavirus outbreak.

Japan's government expanded its state of emergency on Wednesday as the country battles its most serious wave of coronavirus infections yet. Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Aichi, Gifu, Fukuoka and Tochigi ...

A “ho-hum” attitude was expressed among commuters, businesses and the general public on the first day of the extended state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. Many said the declaration ...

Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has announced that the coronavirus-related state of emergency will end on Thursday. It will be the first time in nearly six months without any emergency ...

The newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine, Masashi Nakagome, discussed humanitarian demining with the leadership of ...

Japan's public finances, the weakest among advanced economies, have worsened with each major emergency, including the global financial crisis, the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and ...

The shōgayaki (ginger pork) was on the chewy side and the udon noodles were mushy. The ginger-and-plum mackerel could have used more soy sauce, while the onigiri (rice ball) was a tad salty.

Despite a state of emergency declared in parts of Japan, businesses have been slow to expand a work culture away from the office.

Japan has lifted a state of emergency imposed due to the coronavirus in 39 out of 47 prefectures, after a sharp fall in new infections. The order still applies in Tokyo, Osaka and on the northern ...