Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hold their first online meeting with medical workers.

Wine lovers gather at countdown parties as sales of Beaujolais Nouveau wines start in Japan.

As Tokyo confirms a record daily high of 534 new COVID-19 cases, it raises its coronavirus alert to the highest level

Kyushu Railway Company starts operations of its luxury sightseeing train in disaster-affected Kumamoto Prefecture.

An inspection team at Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority continues to study a reprocessed video of the nuclear acciden...

Hokkaido in northern Japan raises its alert for the coronavirus outbreak in Sapporo amid a surge in infections in the pr...

Tokyo reports a record daily high 493 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on November 18. The metropolitan government plans ...

Japan's traditional wooden architectural techniques are set to be recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritag...

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is cautious about declaring a state of emergency over the recent surge in coronavirus case...

People in Japan express concern over the rapid spread of coronavirus infections in the country.