Japan's health ministry and local governments said that 1,896 people have been infected with the COVID-19 virus as of 12:00 p.m. local time on Monday, with cases in To
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised an unprecedented package of steps to cushion the world’s third-biggest economy from the coronavirus pandemic, say
Japan's health ministry and local governments said that 62 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed nationwide on Friday as of 6:30 p.m. local time, with 40 of them bein
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks to media in front of the prime minister's residence in Tokyo, Japan, March 24, 2020. (Kyodo News/Handout via Xinhua) Three Japa
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe convened a coronavirus task force meeting, instructing all 47 prefectural leaders to plan contingency measures to fight the virus in r
Daichi Suzuki attends a promotion event for Tokyo to apply for hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, April 18, 2009. /VCG Japanese Sports Minister Daichi Suzuki was quarantined at home on
Tokyo metropolitan government reported Wednesday 41 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily tally for the city since the outbreak began, bringing the total number to
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced here on Tuesday that Japan and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have agreed to postpone the Tokyo Olympic and Par
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced here on Tuesday that Japan and the International Olympic Committee have agreed to postpone the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a question during his press conference about the coronavirus situation in Japan at the Prime Minister's office, Tokyo, March 14, 2020. /AP While the
00:59 The Olympic torch relay got under way on Thursday, despite the lighting ceremony being held behind closed doors at the site of the ancient Games in Olympia, Greece.The Olympic co
Any decision to delay the 2020 Tokyo Olympics should be made before May, an organizing committee board member told Japanese broadcaster TBS late on Wednesday."If you think about the athletes, May
A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus
Amid growing concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, Tokyo Olympics organizers have admitted that the global outbreak could wreak havoc on preparations for the 2020 Games, which are sch
As China ushered in the Year of the Rat, the first animal in the Chinese zodiac and the start of a new 12-year cycle, many celebrated alongside Chinese communities around the world, while developing