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Shinzō Abe’s move comes as virus is seemingly contained, despite criticism of initial response ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his ruling Liberal Democratic Party that Japan will lift limits on regional travel on June 19, Kyodo news agency reported. ( read original story ...)

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and remaining areas still facing restrictions on Monday, while the Nikkei reported a plan for new stimulus worth more than $1 trillion Cdn to help ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese man was arrested in Tokyo on Monday after swimming across the Imperial Palace's moat to scale an outer wall, entering off-limits parts of the grounds, police said. They said the man ... ( read original story ...)

George Kruis is leaving Saracens in November and moving to Japan after signing for Panasonic Wild Knights, but still wants to play for England again ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of premium Japanese melons sold Monday for just a slice of the five million yen ($46,000) reached at auction last year, as the coronavirus bites hard. The melons from Yubari on the northern ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering fresh stimulus worth over $929 billion, which mostly consists of financial aid programs for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei newspaper said. ( read original story ...)

George Kruis will put his England career on hold in November after agreeing an initial one-year deal to play for Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan’s Top League. The RFU is alive to the danger that the ... ( read original story ...)

China’s top diplomat criticized U.S. efforts to hold China accountable for its alleged role in the spread of the coronavirus, calling any aims to force Beijing to pay compensation for the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of melons grown in the northern Japan city of Yubari, Hokkaido, sold for 120,000 yen ($1,100) in the season's first auction ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares are mostly higher, with Tokyo stocks gaining on expectations that a pandemic state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 1.5% in morning trading ... ( read original story ...)

A string of controversial missteps has slashed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's support to levels that could threaten to end his term early, even as he prepares to lift a state of emergency after ... ( read original story ...)

England and Saracens lock George Kruis will join Japanese Top League side Panasonic Wild Knights on a one-year contract at the end of the season. ( read original story ...)

Japan was poised to lift its nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus on Monday, gradually reopening the world's third-biggest economy after new cases slowed to a crawl. Compared to hard-hit ... ( read original story ...)

Wales centre Hadleigh Parkes is leaving Scarlets for a new career in Japan with Panasonic Wild Knights. The New Zealand-born player became eligible for Wales in 2017 and scored two tries on his debut ... ( read original story ...)