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Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Monday the government had agreed with members of a new expert panel to ease restrictions on holding events from July 10. "We agreed that the ... ( read original story ...)

The death toll from three days of heavy rain and flooding in southern Japan rose to 40 on Monday, including 14 who drowned at a riverside nursing home, as rescuers searched for 10 missing people and ... ( read original story ...)

Former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has joined Shining Arcs in Japan's Top League, having left Clermont Auvergne at the end of last season. ( read original story ...)

Three men were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Sapporo on Sunday night. According to police, the accident occurred at an intersection with no traffic lights in Higashi Ward at around 6:45 p.m., Fuji ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Yokohama have arrested a 53-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 54-year-old brother. According to police, Noriyasu Kanai stabbed his brother Nobuhiro, a company employee, ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is expected to roughly maintain its view the economy will gradually recover later this year from the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, sources familiar with the central ... ( read original story ...)

Former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw will be playing for Japanese Top League side NTT Shining Arcs when the season begins next year, the Chiba-based club said on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Another 30cm (12 inches) of rain is expected in the next two days. BBC Tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes says that, while it is normal for Western Japan to bear the brunt of the rains ... ( read original story ...)

Driving rain hampered the efforts of tens of thousands of rescue workers in southwestern Japan on Monday as they searched for survivors from deadly floods and landslides, with more torrential ... ( read original story ...)

Rescue workers in Japan are beginning a desperate search for survivors after dozens were left dead or missing following widespread flash flooding triggered by record rainfall on the southern island of ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's governor and her political rival, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have agreed to cooperate on handling the coronavirus outbreak to safely hold the Olympics next year. ( read original story ...)

Nearly 40 people were feared dead as torrential rains continued to hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, with river banks at risk of bursting on Monday morning and new evacuation orders put in ... ( read original story ...)

Oyo cuts its regional presence by closing offices in provincial centers Sapporo, Sendai, Nagano, Hiroshima and Omiya at the end of June, says Ryota Tanozaki.It is also looking to downsize its Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

At least 50 people have been killed after the river Kuma in Kyushu burst its banks, triggering floods and mudslides ... ( read original story ...)

Kanagawa police on Sunday arrested a 53-year-old man over the alleged fatal stabbing of his brother at their residence in Yokohama City ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s gubernatorial election tends to attract a colorful array of candidates. They included Masayuki Hiratsuka, who campaigned under the slogan: “Corona is just a cold,” and Taro Yamamoto, who ... ( read original story ...)