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OSAKA--Osaka Prefecture confirmed 747 new novel coronavirus infections and 28 new deaths from COVID-19 on May 6, public health officials said. The grim tally marked the third consecutive day that ... ( read original story ...)

The world's oldest person has withdrawn from the Olympic torch relay, saying she's worried about spreading Covid-19. Kane Tanaka, 118, was supposed to take part in the relay for Tokyo 2020 in Fukuoka, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's capital will seek to extend until May 31 its state of emergency aimed at curbing coronavirus infections, Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday, a move that could spark more questions about ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese port of Yokohama has been crowned as the world’s most efficient box facility in a new study launched by the World Bank and data firm IHS Markit. Asian container ports are the most ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday an extended state of emergency was needed to contain COVID-19 infections that are straining the medical system in the capital, a move that ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday that the number of new COVID-19 cases among younger people are on the rise and called on residents to further curtail their movements. ( read original story ...)

A remote Japanese fishing town has sparked debate after spending coronavirus relief funds on a giant squid statue that cost nearly $250,000 in a controversial bid to boost post-pandemic tourism. ( read original story ...)

Turning the tables on the ore ore scam in Nagoya can leave you richer than you were before the attempted fraud. ( read original story ...)

Some 150 people participated in a demonstration in the city of Osaka on May 5 to protest the proposed revision of the Japanese immigration la･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

The pandemic slowed worldwide drug testing to a crawl. The process has resumed, but the problems that led to poor testing ahead of the 2016 Games have not gone away. ( read original story ...)

Thursday's session in Asia-Pacific follows a mixed finish overnight on Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at a new closing all-time high. ( read original story ...)

Two Olympic hopefuls tell the BBC about the mental health impact of the delay to the Tokyo games. ( read original story ...)

The scale of Japan’s demographic crisis has been laid bare by figures that reveal the number of children in the country is the smallest since records began in 1950.The government marked Children’s Day ... ( read original story ...)

As the Korean War came to an end, the Japanese government wanted to get rid of the Koreans living in the slums, so it mounted a propaganda blitz, touting itself as a “paradise” with jobs} for everyone ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is expanding a tennis program she launched in Japan last summer to locations in Los Angeles and Haiti. Play Academy, which Osaka created with Nike and Laureus Sport for Good, aims to ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka presented her new swimwear collection on Instagram, designed and produced in collaboration with Frankies Bikini. In the photo that can be seen on the Instagram profile of the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)