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The chief of a government expert panel on the novel coronavirus said the Go To Travel program should be suspended in large cities where the situation has reached the second most serious level. Those ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government plans to get more than 30% of the energy it uses from renewable sources from the next fiscal year starting in April, ministers said on Thursday, as it seeks to set an example ... ( read original story ...)

People urged not to travel in the run-up to the new year; UK economy remains 7.9% below pre-pandemic levels; second wave arrives in South Africa ... ( read original story ...)

Footage from a November Mainichi Shimbun report on a mother and daughter reunited thanks to a special protective suit amid the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

The number of new coronavirus infections in Japan's capital have topped 600 in a day for the first time. Experts on Tokyo's virus task force say the surge in infections has placed an added burden on ... ( read original story ...)

Coronavirus infections in Japan's capital shot to a new daily record high of 602 cases on Dec. 10, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said.The･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed down 0.23 percent at 26,756.24 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 0.14 percent at 1,776.85. T ... ( read original story ...)

A record 555 people are in hospital with serious symptoms, with military nurses requested to help overstretched health services ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling party has called for extended tax breaks on low-emission cars and green investment incentives, a proposal showed on Thursday, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga puts carbon neutrality at ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s bird flu outbreak worsened with two more prefectures reporting poultry deaths and exclusion orders in place on Thursday as the government ordered the disinfection of all ... ( read original story ...)

People searching for a way to socialize safely during this age of social distancing are fueling a boom in picnics in boats along the Okawa river here. The idea for the picnics out on the water has ... ( read original story ...)

Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, said Wednesday that it will scrap 18 of its unmanned train stations due to decreases in users amid the novel coronavirus epidemic. You are now viewing Nippon.com, ... ( read original story ...)

An office building adjacent to Tokyo Station will run entirely on renewable energy starting in January, becoming the first high-rise in the Marunouchi central business district to make the full switch ... ( read original story ...)

Horizon Hills Golf & Country Club in Malaysia, Laguna Golf Lăng Cô in Vietnam, Sapporo Country Club and The North Country Golf Club, both in Japan - have become part of Asian Tour Destinations. ( read original story ...)

Japan is pushing ahead with plans to build two new Aegis ships, after canceling the deployment of a land-based U.S. Aegis Ashore missile defense system. ( read original story ...)

Some Asian countries that have been among the world’s most successful at containing Covid-19 are now struggling to beat back a winter resurgence, a sign of how elusive sustained progress can be until ... ( read original story ...)