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CHICAGO/SYDNEY: Global coronavirus deaths passed 300,000 on Thursday as infections approached 4.5 million, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States responsible for more than a quarter of all …

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A key strategy to eradicate an organized crime group — typically a tight pyramid organization — is cracking down on the top figures and thereby weakening the group. Looking back, …

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YOKOHAMA : A group of about 20 restaurants in Yokohama’s Chinatown started a drive-through service Wednesday as part of efforts to retain customers amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Customers who …

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TOKYO: Japan’s suicide hotlines are struggling to manage the flood of calls they are receiving from people with coronavirus-linked health or financial concerns while also trying to ensure their all-important …

Overwhelming Japan’s suicide hotlines due to Coronavirus concerns Read More

Japan’s national health insurance will cover a gene therapy drug for a rare childhood genetic disorder that costs 167 million yen ($1.56 million) per treatment, making it the most expensive …

Japan’s health insurance to cover $1.5 million gene therapy drug Read More

The government will request citizens not to travel between areas where the coronavirus state of emergency is in place and other locations once the measure is partially lifted, economic and …

Japan wants domestic travel restraints observed even after eased emergency Read More

Tokyo, May 13 : The Tokyo metropolitan government Wednesday began a study into whether sewage samples can be used to detect signs of a spread of novel coronavirus infections.To prepare …

Tokyo begins sewage study for signs of COVID-19 spread Read More