• Biden encouraged Kishida to increase defense spending during October talks

    Biden's remarks came in the wake of Kishida showing eagerness to beef up Japan's defense outlays

  • New COVID-19 variant prompts Japan to tighten border controls on three more African nations

    Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia will be added to the list of countries subjected to tightened border controls following the discovery of the omicron variant.

  • Japan to extend home renovation tax break system

    The decision to extend the program is aimed at promoting sales of used homes amid a spike in vacant homes across the country.

  • COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 16 new cases

    The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 16 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, unchanged from the figure logged a week ago, and no new deaths.The seven-day average ...

  • Japan to make some exceptions to eight-month guideline for COVID-19 booster shots

    Elderly people in care homes and patients at hospitals hit by cluster infections could receive booster shots six months after their second doses.