TOKYO, April 9 Kyodo - Drive-through services in Japan, once limited mainly to take-out meals, have begun to include tests for the new coronavirus and face-mask distribution as the country battles

TOKYO, April 8 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared on Tuesday a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus after an alarming gro

TOKYO, April 6 Kyodo - The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday reported 83 new coronavirus cases following two days of three-digit increases, as it continues to grapple with a recent spike in

TOKYO, April 6 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan, a government official said Monday, as a recent surge in infections s

TOKYO, April 5 Kyodo - Japan will earmark 1 trillion yen ($9.2 billion) for a reserve fund to fight the new coronavirus pandemic, according to a draft of an emergency economic package being compile

TOKYO, April 5 Kyodo - Tokyo confirmed 143 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, marking the highest rate of increase on record, metropolitan government officials said.

TOKYO, April 2 Kyodo - The Japanese government will grant a moratorium on tax payments by companies that have seen their monthly revenues since February fall by 20 percent or more from the previous

TOKYO, April 2 Kyodo - The Japanese government will grant a moratorium on tax payments by companies that have seen their monthly revenues since February fall by 20 percent or more from the previous

TOKYO, April 2 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering canceling his trip to Moscow in May amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Japanese government officials said Thursday.

TOKYO, April 1 Kyodo - The Tokyo metropolitan government said Wednesday that the cancellation and postponement of city-run events, and closures of public facilities including zoos and museums, woul