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Japan PM Kishida vows to devote himself to ending COVID-19 crisis
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday he would do his utmost to lead Japan out of the COVID-19 crisis, while protecting its territory and people ... Coronavirus -
Japan starts to ‘name and shame’ COVID-19 quarantine rule-breakers
Japan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measures, releasing the names of three people ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators: Games minister
Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday agreed to hold the Games without spectators, after Japan declared a coronavirus state of emergency ... Coronavirus -
Rampaging bear in Japan injures four before being shot dead
A wild brown bear on the loose all night in a city in northern Japan wounded four people, entered a military camp and disrupted flights at an airport ... World News -
Organizers drawing up guidelines on how spectators can watch Tokyo 2020 Games live
The Tokyo 2020 Organizing committee is drawing up guidelines on how spectators can watch the Games live, a senior official said on Friday.Organizers ... World News -
Japan to issue COVID-19 vaccine passports for travel abroad
Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from next month for Japanese travelers, as governments around the world experiment ... Coronavirus -
Experts agree to ease COVID-19 curbs in Tokyo but warn of risks: Minister
Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Thursday that a panel of government-appointed experts had approved a plan to downgrade the ... Coronavirus -
Olympics organizers to unveil “playbook” as IOC’s Coates arrives in Tokyo
Olympics organizers prepared on Tuesday to unveil their latest “playbook” of rules to control COVID-19 infections as Japan’s government pondered ... Coronavirus -
Detained fisherman return to Japan from Russia
All 14 crew from a fishing boat seized by Russia last month have returned to a port in northern Japan, a government spokesman said Friday, again ... World News -
Japan leans toward holding the Olympics with local spectators: Media
Japan is leaning towards allowing domestic spectators at the Tokyo Olympics despite the COVID-19 pandemic, media reported on Wednesday, with ... Coronavirus -
Japan to donate additional $800 mln, vaccines to WHO’s COVAX body: Media
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning to pledge an additional $800 million to the World Health Organization’s COVAX program, which ... Coronavirus -
Japan considers asking Olympic fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations
Japan is considering requiring negative COVID-19 test results or vaccination records from fans attending the Tokyo Olympics, the Yomiuri newspaper ... Coronavirus -
Olympics: Japan looks to extend COVID-19 states of emergency ahead of Games
Japan is looking to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas by about three weeks to June 20, a cabinet minister said on Friday, as the ... World News -
S.Korean fishermen hold boat protests against Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant plans
Hundreds of South Korean fishermen across the country held protests on Friday calling on Japan to reverse its decision to release contaminated water ... World News -
Japan’s Osaka to ask govt to declare state of emergency over COVID-19 spike: Governor
Osaka will ask the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency in an effort to reverse the rise in coronavirus cases, the governor of the ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics must be reconsidered due to Japan’s failure to contain virus: Reportor
Japan’s inability to contain the COVID-19 pandemic means that plans to hold the Olympics in Tokyo should be reconsidered, health experts wrote in a ... Coronavirus -
China will assess threats posed by Fukushima water release to food security: Ministry
China will assess possible threats posed by Japan’s release of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant to the security and trade of food ... World News -
Japan expecting larger Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipments to immunize elderly
Japan will receive bigger shipments of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccines to immunize the elderly faster, the government said on Friday after negotiating ... Coronavirus -
Japan to lift Tokyo area state of emergency despite rise in COVID-19 infections
The Japanese government’s advisory panel on coronavirus measures approved on Thursday a plan to let the state of emergency expire in the Tokyo area as ... Coronavirus -
Japan says considering response to Myanmar’s military coup
Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato on Monday said the government is monitoring Myanmar’s recent military coup and will consider how to ... World News -
Japan regions push to end state of emergency as COVID-19 cases fall
Regional Japanese governments have requested emergency pandemic measures be lifted ahead of the March 7 scheduled end as new COVID-19 cases trend ... Coronavirus -
Japan’s COVID-19 vaccination roll out hampered by syringe shortage
Japan is scrambling to secure special syringes to maximize the number of COVID-19 vaccine shots used from each vial, but manufacturers are struggling ... Coronavirus -
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Japan, courtesy of Pfizer
Japan’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived on Friday, local media reported, with official approval for the Pfizer Inc shots expected soon as the ... Coronavirus -
COVID-19 vaccinations to begin in Japan middle of next week: PM
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday that the country would begin COVID-19 vaccinations from the middle of next week.For more ... Coronavirus -
Japan protests Chinese incursions in disputed waters amid maritime tensions
Japan said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters that come after Beijing enacted legislation ... World News -
AstraZeneca applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval in Japan
Drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan of its COVID-19 vaccine, making it the second pharmaceutical firm to do ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics to be held on time regardless of COVID-19 developments: Committee
The pandemic-postponed Olympics will go ahead this summer “however the coronavirus evolves”, Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said Tuesday, brushing ... Coronavirus -
Japan set to extend state of emergency, likely for another month
Japan is expected to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions for another month on Tuesday, seeking to keep the upper hand over a ... Coronavirus -
Woman hides mom’s corpse in freezer for 10 years: Reports
A Japanese woman who said she hid her mother’s corpse in a freezer in her apartment for a decade told police she feared eviction if the death was ... Variety -
Japan urges South Korea to drop 'illegal' wartime compensation demands
Japan’s foreign minister accused South Korea on Monday of worsening already strained ties by making “illegal” demands for compensation for the sexual ... World News