Japan gov't refers to possible extension of COVID-19 emergency

Japan gov't refers to possible extension of COVID-19 emergency

TOKYO, May 11 Kyodo - The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms in Japan rose to a record 1,176, the health ministry said Tuesday, amid growing concerns over an increasing number of infe

TOKYO, May 5 Kyodo - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday the government would make a decision by the end of this week on whether to extend the state of emergency currently in effect in Tok

TOKYO, April 29 Kyodo - Tokyo reported on Thursday 1,027 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily level since Jan.

TOKYO, April 28 Kyodo - Japan plans to introduce "vaccine passports" to make it easier for people who have been inoculated against COVID-19 to travel internationally, government sources said W

TOKYO, April 28 Kyodo - Japan plans to introduce "vaccine passports" to make it easier for people who have been inoculated against COVID-19 to travel internationally, government sources said W

TOKYO, April 28 Kyodo - The organizing body of the Tokyo Olympics is prepared for the possibility of holding this summer's global sporting event without spectators as the coronavirus pandemic

TOKYO, April 26 Kyodo - The death toll from the novel coronavirus in Japan topped 10,000 on Monday, doubling in about three months, as the country battles a fourth wave of infections driven by more

TOKYO, April 26 Kyodo - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost all three seats up for grabs in Japanese parliamentary elections Sunday, dealing a significant blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga