Prime Minister Abe intends to step down
Sources close to the Japanese Prime Minister say he plans to step down to deal with a health problem. Abe Shinzo is scheduled to hold a news conference later in the day to explain his decision.…
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Japan to draw up UFO encounter procedures
Japan's Defense Ministry plans to draw up procedures in the event Self-Defense Force pilots encounter unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. The US Defense Department on Monday released…
Japan to shift to nationwide state of emergency
The Japanese government is moving ahead with its decision to expand current areas under a state of emergency to everywhere across the country after it has received feedback from an advisory panel of …
Japan's Prime Minister declares state of emergency
Japan's prime minister Abe Shinzo has declared a month-long state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan set to roll out $1 trillion package
Japan's government is set to compile an emergency economic package of 108 trillion yen, or about one trillion dollars, to fight the impact of the coronavirus epidemic in the country. The sc…
Japan's govt. to declare state of emergency
The Japanese government plans to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak. The declaration will apply to seven prefectures, including Tokyo, for about a month, and begin as ear…
Tokyo doctors declare a state of medical emergency
A major group of doctors in Tokyo has declared a state of medical emergency, citing a possible collapse of the healthcare system. Tokyo Medical Association Chairman Ozaki Haruo told reporters on…
Japanese man tests positive for coronavirus again
Officials in western Japan's Mie Prefecture say a man who was a passenger on a cruise ship that was hit by the coronavirus has again tested positive after recovering from infection. The man…
65 new infection cases found on Yokohama ship
Sixty-five more people on board a quarantined cruise ship at Yokohama Port have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus. That brings the total number of cases on the vessel to 13…
41 more coronavirus cases on cruise ship
Japan's health ministry says 41 additional cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed aboard a cruise ship moored at a port in Yokohama, bringing the total to 61.