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Untwisting chains of atoms within a plastic polymer improves its ability to conduct electricity, according to a report by researchers, led by Nagoya University applied physicist Hisaaki Tanaka, in the ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause ... ( read original story ...)

An emergency economic relief package unveiled last week earmarked $22 million for the foreign ministry “to dispel negative perceptions of Japan related to infectious diseases,” and to strengthen ... ( read original story ...)

Japan urged its citizens on Wednesday to stay home, as media reports warned that as many as 400,000 of them could die of without urgent action, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under pressure to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's third-biggest city has appealed for donations of raincoats to be used as personal protection gear by hospital workers dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. The shortage of proper protective ... ( read original story ...)

The commander of U.S. Forces in Japan extended a public health emergency to all military bases in the country, ... ( read original story ...)

While the state of emergency declared by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the novel coronavirus covers only Tokyo and six other prefectures in Japan, ma･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

One 58-year-old occasional construction-site worker told AFP his main aim was "avoiding getting wet", as he found a roof over his head at a shelter converted from a martial arts centre in Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s death toll from the novel could reach 400,000 without measures to stem the contagion, according to a health ministry projection reported by ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is under pressure to take bolder steps to soften the economic blow of the coronavirus, with calls from his political partners to hand out more cash to more people. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s citizens should do everything in their power to limit interactions with others by 70% to curb the spread of, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday. He said the government will ... ( read original story ...)

As Japan has slowly contorted itself into a life of corona confinement, two books have been fighting for the top spot on Amazon.co.jp. One is the Japanese translation of Albert Camus’ 1947 classic La ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands of homeless "net cafe refugees" in Japan risk being turfed out onto the streets as the coronavirus pandemic forces the sudden closure of their uniquely Japanese 24/7 comic book havens. His ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government said on Monday it saw no reason at the moment to extend its state of emergency beyond Tokyo and a handful of other cities around the country. "So far we have not ... ( read original story ...)

Pieces of paper fluttering in the wind like laundry are part of an artistic production designed to give a voice to victims of sexual abuse and harassment. One of the notes reads, “A strange man groped ... ( read original story ...)