TOKYO, May 18 Kyodo - Japan's economy in the January-March period shrank an annualized real 3.4 percent from the previous quarter due to the global coronavirus pandemic, a significant contract

TOKYO, May 18 Kyodo - Japan's economy in the January-March period shrank an annualized real 3.4 percent from the previous quarter due to the global coronavirus pandemic, a significant contract

TOKYO, May 17 Kyodo - The daily number of new coronavirus cases reported in Tokyo on Sunday dropped to five, the lowest since the capital was placed under a state of emergency on April 7, and the s

TOKYO, May 14 Kyodo - Japan's entry ban to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus will be expanded to include Mexico and 12 other countries, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday.

TOKYO, May 14 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday lifted a state of emergency for 39 of the country's 47 prefectures ahead of its planned expiration at the end of the month,

TOKYO, May 14 Kyodo - The Japanese government decided Thursday to lift a national state of emergency for 39 of the country's 47 prefectures where the novel coronavirus is currently not spreadi

TOKYO, May 12 Kyodo - Japan on Tuesday raised its travel alert for 13 countries to its second-highest level, warning against any trips to these areas as new coronavirus infections continue to sprea

TOKYO, May 12 Kyodo - Japan on Tuesday raised its travel alert for 13 countries to its second-highest level, warning against any trips to these areas as new coronavirus infections continue to sprea

TOKYO, May 11 Kyodo - Medical experts have called for extra vigilance regarding heat-related illnesses this summer, amid growing fears that the wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of the no

TOKYO, May 11 Kyodo - Japan is arranging to simultaneously lift the nationwide state of emergency declared for 34 out of Japan's 47 prefectures over the novel coronavirus on Thursday after con