Japan prepares for next Operation Wuhan with ‘mobile consulate’
TOKYO -- Japan's Foreign Ministry will launch a program to send out teams of "mobile consulates" to assist citizens stranded...
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Bullet trains cut by 40% to Hokkaido, other Japan destinations
TOKYO -- East Japan Railway will slash high-speed bullet train service by about 40% indefinitely as the country's coronavirus outbreak disrupts plans by...
Japan to inject capital into virus-hit companies
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will inject cash into large and mid-size corporations that are struggling in the face of...
Most of Japan to reopen Thursday, but not big cities
TOKYO -- Japan is expected to bring an early end to the state of emergency Thursday in 39 of its...
After Ogata, Japan struggles to pass on humanitarian torch
TOKYO -- The stench from leather factories, where animal hide is skinned and cured, hangs in the air over Sumida,...
Coronavirus pushes Japan closer to high-tech ‘super cities’
TOKYO -- Japan took another step toward building technology-enabled "super cities," with legislation set to pass that will help advance local plans...
Kyoto and Fukuoka set to reopen as Japan relaxes virus alert
TOKYO -- Japan will consider lifting its state of emergency for five prefectures previously designated as potential hot spots for...
September school year wins support among Japan governors: Nikkei
TOKYO -- Fifty-eight percent of Japan's prefectural governors support a September start to the school year, according to a Nikkei survey...
Calls for ‘China exit’ mount as Japan reviews economic security
TOKYO -- In a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump assured his...
Japan teams with 400 companies to cut reliance on China medical goods
TOKYO -- As the coronavirus pandemic brings Japan's dependence on imported medical supplies to the fore, the government has started working with...
