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Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed 14,445 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Tuesday. The figure is slightly more than a week ago and an all-time high for a Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Japanese capital recorded 14,445 new coronavirus infections on Feb. 1, the metropolitan government announced, after reporting 11,751 infections the day before. Of the 14,445 new ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's hospital bed occupancy rate for COVID-19 patients came to 50.7% on Tuesday, as the capital reported 14,445 new cases, topping the 10,000 mark for the eighth straight day. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko ... ( read original story ...)

Former Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro, known for his hardline stance against China, has died at the age of 89. Ishihara is known for announcing Tokyo would purchase the Senkaku Islands in 2012. ( read original story ...)

The occupancy rate of hospital beds in Tokyo for COVID-19 patients rose to 50.7% on Tuesday, crossing the 50% level that officials previously flagged as a criterion for requesting a state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)

The resolution, adopted by the lower chamber, said the international community has expressed concerns over such issues as internment and the violation of religious freedom in the Xinjiang Uyghur ... ( read original story ...)

Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist who was governor of Tokyo for more than a decade and set off a territorial row with China over a plan to buy islands claimed by both nations, died on Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks on Tuesday extended their winning streak to three days on a string of recently released upbeat earnings from Japanese co ... ( read original story ...)

Or if you’d rather keep closer to Tokyo, you can still surround yourself with all things Hello Kitty by staying overnight at a themed hotel room in Asakusa. Photo: Tobu Hotel Asakusa Asakusa Tobu ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's parliament on Tuesday passed a rare resolution expressing concern about rights issues in China, including the treatment of its Uyghur Muslim population and Hong Kong, days before the Beijing ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest airline, ANA Holdings Inc reported on Tuesday a small third-quarter operating profit of 100 million yen ($869,716) and maintained its full-year guidance despite the emergence of the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Tuesday a 38.7% drop in quarterly net profit as the pandemic-era trading boom waned. October-December ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida’s government will submit the endorsement by 5pm today. (AP pic) TOKYO: Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet formally approved nominating several mines for ... ( read original story ...)

The digging of a tunnel to transport the radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean has been delayed, while a critical inspection was also delayed due to COVID-19. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, lifted by overnight advances on Wall Street and positive earnings results from some Japanese companies. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate fell to 2.7% in December as employment posted the biggest monthly gain in nearly 36 years, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted ... ( read original story ...)