Ehime governor Tokihiro Nakamura says his prefecture will take 2 extra days to comply with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's s...

Japan National Tourism Organization has a visitor hotline at 050-3816-2787 that accepts inquiries about coronavirus in E...

Japan's government aims to have national health insurance cover coronavirus tests starting next week, as officials are b...

Kanagawa Prefecture and RIKEN say they have developed a COVID-19 test that can detect the virus in just 10-30 minutes.

An event featuring Super Mario takes place in New York as a promotional event ahead of the opening this summer of the Su...

A rehearsal for the Tokyo Olympic torch relay takes place about seven weeks before its planned start in late March.

A new AI-equipped smartphone protects children from pornographic content.

The Japan Cultural Expo coinciding with the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will showcase the country's traditional arts ...

Sony develops a sensor that can track fast-moving objects, a technology the electronics firm hopes to utilize for self-d...

JR East unveils the Saphir Odoriko, a luxury train connecting Tokyo with Izu, a popular tourist destination in Shizuoka ...