Pakistan
Published 17 Dec, 2021 12:05pm
Admiral Sir Radakin lauds Pakistan’s role in regional stability; Japanese envoy pledges to further improve diplomatic ties
World
Published 17 Dec, 2021 10:28am
Nine people are confirmed dead at a psychiatry clinic
World
Updated 29 Nov, 2021 09:57pm
The Japanese government has become the latest country to reinstate strict border controls that many...
Business
Published 08 Nov, 2021 04:12pm
The government will set aside several hundreds of billion yen under this year's supplementary budget to...
Health
Published 28 Aug, 2021 01:50pm
The men in their 30s died this month within days of receiving their second Moderna doses.
Health
Published 26 Aug, 2021 12:43pm
Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several...
Sports
Published 01 Aug, 2021 11:56am
By Amy Tennery and Daniel Leussink
As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on...
Sports
Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:10pm
By Karolos Grohmann
The International Olympic Committee on Saturday said it was aware of scepticism within Japan...
World
Published 08 Jul, 2021 09:51am
By Antoni Slodkowski and Eimi Yamamitsu
Olympic organisers are set to ban all spectators from the Games, the Asahi...
Sports
Published 05 Jul, 2021 11:29am
The Tokyo Olympics are less than three weeks away. And the pressure is on for the International Olympic Committee...
Sports
Published 29 Jun, 2021 12:05pm
Authorities are likely to move the first eight days of the Tokyo leg of the Olympic torch relay off public roads due...
Sports
Published 18 Jun, 2021 10:11am
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's top medical experts warned on Friday that holding the Olympics during the COVID-19 pandemic could increase infections, and said banning all spectators was the least risky option, setting up a possible collision with organisers.
World
Updated 11 Jun, 2021 10:59am
Tamio Hayashi, 77, doubted he could ever navigate the internet systems set up to register for COVID-19 vaccines...
World
Updated 24 May, 2021 11:01am
Japan opened mass inoculation centres on Monday as the country races to vaccinate most of its elderly population...
World
Published 30 Apr, 2021 10:57am
Japan is prepared to provide 300 respirators and 300 oxygen concentrators to India once talks are finalized, Japan's...
World
Published 09 Apr, 2021 10:59am
TOKYO:Japan aims to place Tokyo under a new, month-long “quasi-emergency” state to combat surging COVID-19 case...
Business
Published 08 Apr, 2021 10:25am
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday unveiled its new Lexus and Mirai models in Japan, equipped with the company’s...
World
Published 06 Apr, 2021 11:38am
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s household spending dropped for a third straight month in February, data showed on...
World
Updated 02 Apr, 2021 12:27pm
TOKYO:Japan will receive bigger shipments of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccines to immunise the elderly faster, the...
World
Published 28 Mar, 2021 07:37am
(Reuters) - Japan is set to issue digital health certificates to citizens who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, joining China, the EU and other countries that have adopted similar measures aimed at opening up overseas travel, the Nikkei reported on Saturday.
World
Published 17 Mar, 2021 10:49am
TOKYO:Japanese messaging app Line, owned by SoftBank Corp’s Z Holdings Corp, allowed Chinese engineers at a...
World
Published 09 Mar, 2021 11:10am
TOKYO: Japan’s Terumo Corp said on Tuesday it has developed a new syringe that can get seven doses out of each ...