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Prime minister Yoshihide Suga risks playing host to a coronavirus spike, says Koichi Nakano of Sophia University, Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Hospitals in Japan's second largest city of Osaka are buckling under a huge wave of new Covid-19 infections, running out of beds and ventilators as exhausted doctors warn of a "system collapse", and ... ( read original story ...)

Covid cases in Osaka, Japan's second-biggest city, have increased five-fold in three months with doctors warning the health system is facing collapse and calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has kicked off a massive vaccination drive as hospitals buckle under a surge in COVID-19 cases. The military has set up centres in Tokyo and Osaka, offering thousands of shots each day, ... ( read original story ...)

"We want to cheer up people with the Yubari melons at a time when hardships from the pandemic are continuing," said the president of the company that bought them. ( read original story ...)

The Justice Ministry has yet to determine the cause of 33-year-old Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali's death on March 6. ( read original story ...)

A threatening letter has been sent to an immigration facility in central Japan in which a Sri Lankan woman had died while in detention, the Kyodo News reported. The Japanese media said investigative s ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of premium melons in Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido fetched a price of 2.7 million yen ($24,800) in this year's fi ... ( read original story ...)

A threatening letter has been sent to an immigration facility in central Japan over the death of a Sri Lankan woman while being held ... ( read original story ...)

Mass inoculation programs in the three prefectures are using a vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. that was approved by the central government on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Japan has kicked off a mass vaccination programme in Tokyo and Osaka, as the Covid crisis continues to worsen. The military has set up centres offering thousands of shots each day, prioritising the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has kicked off a mass vaccination programme in Tokyo and Osaka, as the Covid crisis continues to worsen. The military has set up centres offering thousands of shots each day, prioritising the ... ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee’s insistence that “sacrifices” must be made to ensure the Games go ahead in Tokyo regardless of the coronavirus situation in Japan has sparked a backlash and more ... ( read original story ...)

Doctors in Japan's second largest city Osaka say they're struggling to cope with a spike in COVID-19 patients.Hospitals there are running out of beds and ventilators as exhausted medical teams warn of ... ( read original story ...)

With just two months to go until the Summer Games, much of Japan remains under state-of-emergency restrictions, including Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)