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After losing his job due to the novel coronavirus outbreak and all hopes of living in Japan, a 24-year-old male Vietnamese national has taken temporary refuge at a temple here. “I can’t wait to return ... ( read original story ...)

Kobe Steel Ltd , Japan's No.3 steelmaker, said on Monday it will cut capital expenditure by a third after one-off charges and weaker demand in steel and aluminium even before the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan could lift a state-of-emergency in many regions this week if new coronavirus cases are under control, the economy minister said on Monday, as it inches towards a gradual return of economic ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Production of the world's longest-running cartoon and a mainstay of the Japanese weekend has been interrupted by the coronavirus, forcing the broadcast of re-runs for the first time in decades ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Osaka and 11 other prefectures are not among the regions that could see an earlier easing of restrictions. ( read original story ...)

These are lonely times for thousands of souvenirs in dozens of Tokyo 2020 Olympic stores, which are drawing few customers with the postponed games more than a year away and facing an unclear future. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government plans to implement strict controls on foreign investment in companies involved in the coronavirus treatment Avigan, the Yomiuri newspaper reported. ( read original story ...)

The term ikigai is a succinct way to describe what gets you up in the morning – be it work, family or a well-loved hobby – much like a prosaic version of the French raison d'être. ( read original story ...)

Japan will compile a second supplementary budget for the current fiscal year to fund new measures to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government will consider lifting the state of emergency on many of the 34 prefectures that are not among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus epidemic before the nationwide deadline of May ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's soccer club, Kasima Antlers FC offer them site for drive-through coronavirus test for COVID-19 in Ibaraki-Prefecture, Japan on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI ... ( read original story ...)

Some 2,500 years ago, the Plague of Justinian spread via ships from North Africa to Europe and Asia, killing up to 50 million people. ( read original story ...)

The ministry said 1,832 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised in the capital as of April 28, or 91.6 percent of the 2,000 beds made available for such patients. The Tokyo Metropolitan government aims to ... ( read original story ...)

Reuters and Arata Yamamoto Japan's Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Sunday that the government is looking to lift the state of emergency in “many of 34 prefectures” that are not among the ... ( read original story ...)

Millions of Japanese viewers of the world's longest-running animated cartoon TV show will have to make do with re-runs from next week after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted production, Fuji ... ( read original story ...)

AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHIEF EXECUTIVE MATT CARROLL AND AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESIDENT JOHN COATES SITTING AT TABLE DURING VIRTUAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ... ( read original story ...)