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TOKYO (Reuters) - The rate of growth in Japan’s annual core consumer inflation slowed for the second straight month, data showed on Friday, underscoring fears that slumping oil costs and soft ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a $484 billion coronavirus aid package, replenishing funding to aid small businesses and provide support for hospitals and virus testing. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO, Japan -- With its famed dairy industry facing a labor crunch, Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido has turned to hotel and restaurant workers who lost their jobs because of the ... ( read original story ...)

Nearly 50 out of over 600 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in Japan's Nagasaki have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising concern about the strain on the city's ... ( read original story ...)

1 Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. 2 Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan. 3 Department of ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's first drive-through coronavirus test centre was launched this week, as Japan ramps up efforts to prevent its medical system crumbling under the growing weight of new infections. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan will discuss scrapping its cap on government bond purchases at its next policy meeting on April 27, the Nikkei newspaper said, looking to cushion the economy against a sharp downturn ... ( read original story ...)

The outbreak is currently being investigated by Japanese officials, some of whom are reportedly “puzzled” by the diagnoses, as the city where the ship is docked — Nagasaki — has only 17 reported cases ... ( read original story ...)

As stores have closed across Japan during a state of emergency, some pachinko parlours remain defiantly open, sparking concern the noisy gambling halls could undermine the government's fight against ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese officials said Thursday that 14 more crew members on an Italian-operated cruise ship docked in southern Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total of cases onboard to ... ( read original story ...)

The chief executive of the Tokyo Olympics has promised “transparency” with the Japanese public regarding the cost of postponing the games until next year ... ( read original story ...)

Wales and Reading forward Natasha Harding says a women's Great Britain Olympic team should be put on hold to help ease fixture congestion. Both the Tokyo Olympics and European Championship in England ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and the International Olympic Committee need further discussion over the financial burden of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, a senior Japanese official said, highlighting tension over ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ It’s still not clear when baseball or soccer will resume in Japan but it will likely be ... ( read original story ...)

As Toyota prepares to nearly halve production at Japanese factories, a regional governor said on Thursday he would offer 400 billion yen ($3.72 billion) in emergency loans for small and mid-size ... ( read original story ...)

The central Japan prefecture of Aichi will give local medical institutions that have accepted COVID-19 patients a subsidy of 1 million to 4 ... ( read original story ...)