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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

Police in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, said Sunday that a man whose body was found floating in a river most likely committed suicide. A passerby spotted the body floating in the …

Death of man found in Fukushima Pref river ruled suicide Read More

Facebook has acquired GIPHY for $400 million to integrate its GIF library into Instagram and other Facebook apps, Vishal Shah, Instagram’s VP of product, said in a blog post announcing the news. …

Facebook buys popular GIF database GIPHY for $400 million Read More

TOKYO Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike unveiled Friday a road map for the easing of measures aimed at overcoming the spread of the novel coronavirus in the capital, as Japan has …

Koike unveils road map for easing of restrictions in Tokyo Read More

Japan will call for an investigation into the World Health Organization’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said. “With the European Union, (Japan) will propose …

Japan joins calls for investigation into WHO’s coronavirus response Read More