People in Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto in western Japan where the coronavirus state of emergency was lifted show mixed reactio...

Japan's restaurant industry has been hit hard by the pandemic. The world famous eateries now hope to survive by collabor...

The Japanese government lifts the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus for Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures i...

A top prosecutor believed to be close to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has submitted his resignation following a scandal inv...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan tumbled by 99.9 percent in April compared to the same period last year due to th...

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is demanding a logo combining the Tokyo summer games and COVID-19 virus be withdr...

Clinical trials for the candidate drug for treating novel coronavirus infections has so far failed to provide evidence o...

The Japanese government plans to decide on Thursday whether to lift the state of emergency declaration in 8 prefectures....

Ducklings born at a temple in Kyoto move to a nearby river in what has become an annual event.

Japan's latest annual diplomatic bluebook recounts the government's evacuation of Japanese nationals from China early th...