Japan's prime minister urges people to cancel or postpone events involving large numbers of people in the coming two wee...

Japan decides to ban the entry of foreigners who have visited South Korea's Daegu and Cheongdo where the outbreak of inf...

The Japan Meteorological Agency announces that this summer could be hotter than average.

The Nikkei 225 loses more than 1,000 points on Tuesday as markets react to the spread of COVID-19.

Japan's government adopts a basic policy to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan's emperor and empress, will study Japanese literature at Gakushuin University fro...

Wooden building parts used for the Daijosai imperial succession rite last year are burned on Imperial Palace grounds.

Japan is battling the largest novel coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China. Passengers on what has been dubbed "Flo...

A child aged below 10 is confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, the youngest so far in Japan.

The impact of the outbreak of the new coronavirus is expanding in Japan as more infections are confirmed nationwide.