About 850,000 people could be seriously sickened by the coronavirus in Japan and almost half of them could die if no social distancing or other measures are followed, according to a …
U.S. forces in Japan extend health emergency to all bases
The commander of U.S. Forces in Japan extended a public health emergency to all military bases in the country, …
How coronavirus exposed Japan’s low-tech blind spot
As Japan has slowly contorted itself into a life of corona confinement, two books have been fighting for the top spot on Amazon.co.jp. One is the Japanese translation of Albert Camus’ 1947 classic La …
Japan govt: No plans at moment to extend state of emergency to other regions
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government said on Monday it saw no reason at the moment to extend its state of emergency beyond Tokyo and a handful of other cities around the country. “So far we have not …
G7 agreed on need to aid emerging economies battling with virus: Japan’s Aso
G7 finance leaders agreed on Tuesday on the need to provide financial and technical assistance to emerging economies battling with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese Finance Minister …