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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ It’s still not clear when baseball or soccer will resume in Japan but it will likely be ... ( read original story ...)

As Toyota prepares to nearly halve production at Japanese factories, a regional governor said on Thursday he would offer 400 billion yen ($3.72 billion) in emergency loans for small and mid-size ... ( read original story ...)

The central Japan prefecture of Aichi will give local medical institutions that have accepted COVID-19 patients a subsidy of 1 million to 4 ... ( read original story ...)

Decluttering with Marie Kondo. Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters on Thursday the metropolitan government will share fun videos -- including those of the decluttering guru -- to keep Tokyo residents ... ( read original story ...)

“The increase in the value of non-monetary gold was driven by exports to Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.” Japan is failing to meet its goal of an 80 per cent reduction in social contacts across wide ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese officials are investigating an outbreak of the coronavirus among crew members of a cruise ship in Nagasaki, which has puzzled authorities because the southern port city has ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura on April 22 indicated his intention of shortening the summer holiday period to secure class time for high schoo ... ( read original story ...)

Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the coronavirus outbreak, the organising committee's president has warned in comments published Thursday. Tokyo 2020 pres ... ( read original story ...)

The doctor leading Japan’s response to coronavirus has defended the decision not to implement a national lockdown, saying that elimination of the virus was impossible and it was necessary to limit the ... ( read original story ...)

Analysts are sanguine about Japanese corporate earnings this year in the expectation of swift economic recovery from the coronavirus outbreak, though some strategists and investors caution such ... ( read original story ...)

Fourteen more coronavirus infections have been confirmed on the docked for repairs in Japan, a local official said on Thursday, bringing the total to at least 48. Half of them were cooks and the other ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)

At least 48 crew aboard a cruise ship docked in the Japanese city of Nagasaki have tested positive for coronavirus, local authorities said Thursday after confirming 14 additional cases. The Costa ... ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama city government said Wednesday it has apologized to bereaved relatives after erroneously informing them that a male f ... ( read original story ...)

The PMI manufacturing survey showed the downturn in factory output gained speed from the previous month, with the sub-index hitting its lowest in nine years. Companies overwhelmingly said that was due ... ( read original story ...)

Fourteen more cases of coronavirus infections have been confirmed on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs at Japan's Nagasaki prefecture, bringing the total to at least 48, public broadcaster NHK ... ( read original story ...)