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Tokyo confirmed 22,063 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, up by 1,550 from a week before as daily infection figures continue to rise across Japan. The seven-day average of new cases in Tokyo came to 17 ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has modified its stimulus measures to ease the transition away from an unconventional monetary policy when Governor Haruhiko Kuroda retires in April, former top currency diplomat Takehiko Nakao told Reuters in an interview. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has dismissed his fourth minister in two months to patch a scandal-tainted Cabinet that has raised questions over his judgment of staff credentials ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government has requested insures to take on additional risks to continue providing marine war insurance for liquefied natural gas (LNG) shippers in Russian waters, a senior official at the industry ministry said. ( read original story ...)

Firefighters are battling a blaze that started on the morning of Dec. 27 at a chemical plant in the capital's Sumida Ward, and local resident ... ( read original story ...)

Police sent a 40-year-old man to prosecutors on a murder charge Tuesday after three people were found dead with blunt trauma ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travellers from mainland China due to the rapid spread of the virus in the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

An employee at the municipal government here has been disciplined for using a work computer to play games for a total of 275 hours, the ci ... ( read original story ...)

A 40-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering three people in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, had once been involved in filmmaking, it has ( read original story ...)

Japan's egg prices are rising, mainly due to higher hen feed costs and the spread of bird flu in the country. A subsidiary of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations says the average wholesale price in December of medium-size eggs in Tokyo was 284 yen per kilogram, ( read original story ...)

JAPAN’S Nikkei index touched a one-week high on Tuesday, as retailers soared after Takashimaya boosted its profit outlook and amid hopes for a return of big-spending Chinese tourists. Travel shares also rallied. ( read original story ...)

Japanese reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, marking the fourth minister to be let go since Kishida created his cabinet in August. ( read original story ...)

Japan will require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travellers from China due to the rapid spread of the virus in the country, Japan's FNN reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Heavy snowfall in northern Japan and other parts of the country killed at least 17 people and injured more than 90 others over the Christmas weekend, authorities said. An official with Japan’s Fire ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reinstate former reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe to replace incumbent Kenya Akiba, whom he plans to sack on Tuesday, Kyodo News reported. ( read original story ...)

This photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows a shopwindow with rabbit decorations to welcome the Year of the Rabbit in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan. (Xinhua/) TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- In the festive season, the Japanese people flocked to the streets of Tokyo to celebrate Christmas and the coming New Year, ( read original story ...