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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to extend the country's state of emergency on Monday until the end of May, public broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)

Odd jobs on construction sites used to earn Takahashi enough money to pay for a private booth each night at one of Tokyo's internet cafes. But Japan's coronavirus lockdown not only cost him his work, ... ( read original story ...)

A popular 54-year-old Tokyo man had a lot to live for operating his pork cutlet restaurant and being chosen as a local torch runner for the 2020 Summer Olympics. But the new coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

The government is considering scaling back its call for reducing interpersonal contact by 80 percent in some areas, while extending its state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will fast-track a review of Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir so that it can hopefully be approved for domestic COVID-19 patients a week after the U.S. firm's filing for such ... ( read original story ...)

Construction will be delayed on a fourth Universal theme park in Florida and the opening of a park in Japan will be pushed in the wake of coronavirus. ( read original story ...)

Robot staff debuted at a Tokyo hotel used for mildly sick coronavirus patients under a new plan to free up beds at hospitals overburdened with more severe cases. Pepper, ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer prices in the Tokyo region were up 0.2 percent on year in April, the Ministry of Communications and Internal Affairs said on ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis superstars will be paired with celebrities including Seal and Gigi Hadid. ( read original story ...)

Amid face mask shortages in Tokyo sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, mysterious mask-selling middlemen have ensured a steady supply to many Tokyo businesses that don’t even usually sell the product. ( read original story ...)

The cruise ship captivated the world as it docked in Yokohama, harboring Covid-19—and 3,711 people who became subjects in a life-and-death quarantine experiment. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO >> The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many services and events to go virtual ... Mr. Brothers admits the telecut initiative is more of a “quick-fix” measure, one unlikely to evolve into a viable ... ( read original story ...)

The streets of Osaka can be rough. You'd be forgiven for not noticing upon first glance. Japan itself is an incredibly safe nation, especially when compared to the West. The murder rate is about 1/5th ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has a special need to protect its high-risk aging population. It’s still anyone’s guess what happens next. The global base case is for the worst to be over by July—though the world economy could ... ( 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 can cause ... ( read original story ...)

The phrase "corona divorce" has surfaced on social media recently, which influenced the rental company's decision to offer couples separate rooms. ( read original story ...)