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Medical professionals account for about 10 percent of all novel coronavirus cases in Osaka Prefecture, with in-hospital infections suspected at four institutions. A total of 1,380 cases, the second ... ( read original story ...)

Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles explains how she's coping with time in isolation and talks about her incredible handstand trick. ( read original story ...)

Blue-chip companies are paying more to borrow despite tens of billions of dollars in support from Japan’s central bank, suggesting programs to help them ride out the new coronavirus might need to get ... ( read original story ...)

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing changes in Japan to the way economic data is collected and some government agencies meet, rare moves in a country where tradition plays a strong part in everyday ... ( read original story ...)

Park in Saitama takes drastic action to remove main attraction as Tokyo urges residents to shop less ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's new economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic is estimated to boost real gross domestic product by about 4.4%, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

The mayor of Japan's Osaka has come under fire for suggesting men should do grocery shopping during the coronavirus outbreak because women are indecisive and "take a long time." Japan is under a state ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer inflation eased in March for the second straight month, underscoring fears that slumping oil costs and soft consumption because of the coronavirus pandemic might push the country ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has confirmed 40 more cases on the Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica currently docked in the western city of Nagasaki for repairs, reported Japanese broadcaster NHK. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The rate of growth in Japan’s annual core consumer inflation slowed for the second straight month, data showed on Friday, underscoring fears that slumping oil costs and soft ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a $484 billion coronavirus aid package, replenishing funding to aid small businesses and provide support for hospitals and virus testing. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO, Japan -- With its famed dairy industry facing a labor crunch, Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido has turned to hotel and restaurant workers who lost their jobs because of the ... ( read original story ...)

Nearly 50 out of over 600 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in Japan's Nagasaki have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising concern about the strain on the city's ... ( read original story ...)

1 Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. 2 Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan. 3 Department of ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's first drive-through coronavirus test centre was launched this week, as Japan ramps up efforts to prevent its medical system crumbling under the growing weight of new infections. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan will discuss scrapping its cap on government bond purchases at its next policy meeting on April 27, the Nikkei newspaper said, looking to cushion the economy against a sharp downturn ... ( read original story ...)