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TOKYO: Japan’s beloved Mount Fuji will be closed during this year’s summer climbing season to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, officials said Monday. Shizuoka Prefecture, home to the …

Mt Fuji to be closed to all climbers in summer due to pandemic Read More

Professor stresses need to switch to a regime of testing more people and isolating infected patients LONDON : A second wave of coronavirus infections is sure to hit Japan even though …

expert says, Second wave of COVID-19 cases inevitable in Japan Read More

Tokyo – Metropolitan Police have arrested a female university student over the alleged smuggling of stimulant drugs from the U.S., reports TBS News (May 15). On May 7, a Tokyo …

University student accused of smuggling stimulant drugs in peanut butter Read More

Japan experienced its first weekend after the state of emergency was lifted in 39 prefectures, where restaurants and shopping streets enjoyed a semblance of normalcy for the first time in …

People step out for first weekend after Japan partially lifts virus emergency Read More

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, …

New virus cases in Tokyo drop to 5, none reported in Osaka Read More

The survey by the Zenkoku Ishi Union, posted on its website on Friday, found nearly 70% of doctors saying the government is failing to handle the situation properly. Japanese hospital …

COVID-19 doctors in Japan lack fresh masks, hazard pay: union survey Read More

The Diamond Princess cruise ship is traveling to Malaysia after being docked in Yokohama, Japan for three months, Japanese broadcaster NHK reports. Why it matters: The Diamond Princess carried one of the first …

Diamond Princess cruise ship leaves port after being docked for 3 months Read More