• Low-cost coronavirus tests spreading in Japan in bid to boost travel

    An increasing number of companies in Japan are providing polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for the novel coronavirus at low cost, an effort to ...

  • Emperor, empress send condolences over death of Prince Philip

    Japan's imperial couple sent messages of condolence to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II following the death of her husband Prince Philip last week, the Imperial Household ...

  • Osaka reports Monday record 603 new COVID-19 cases

    Tokyo recorded the highest number of cases on a Monday since Feb. 1 as the bulk of the capital and several urban centers began imposing ...

  • 60% dissatisfied with Japan’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, poll shows

    In the poll, 92.6% said they felt anxious about a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, with 56.5% disapproving of the government's handling of the pandemic.

  • 6% of Japan’s second-year junior high students are ‘young carers’

    The results of the survey on young carers will be used to draw up detailed measures for inclusion in the government's basic economic and fiscal ...