Japan to suffer 400,000 coronavirus deaths if no action: estimate
TOKYO -- Japan warned that the new coronavirus outbreak will cause 850,000 seriously sick patients and half of them may...
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As N95 masks run out, Japan turns to handful of domestic suppliers
TOKYO -- Japan needs 13 million N95 masks in the coming months to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It can secure...
Japan shortens ventilator screening to days to lure newcomers
TOKYO -- Seeking to put more ventilators into hospitals as fast as possible for coronavirus patients, Japanese regulators are streamlining...
Japan to roll out contact detection app for coronavirus
TOKYO -- The Japanese government has developed a smartphone app that enables users to check if they have possibly encountered someone...
Japan PM Abe criticised as tone deaf after lounge-at-home Twitter video
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday drew an angry response from some Twitter users after sharing a...
Japan fires up development-stage supercomputer for virus fight
TOKYO -- Japan has dispatched its newest supercomputer to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus even though it is...
Japan deploys newest supercomputer early to fight coronavirus
TOKYO -- Japan has dispatched its newest supercomputer to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus even though it is...
Japan aims to cut social contact by 80%, here’s why
TOKYO -- Residents in Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures have been asked to refrain from going out. The plea...
Japan extends call to avoid nightclubs and bars nationwide
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will allow governors of all 47 prefectures to "strongly request" that their residents refrain from visiting...
Japan extends calls to avoid nightclubs, bars to all prefectures
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will allow governors of all 47 prefectures to request that their residents refrain from visiting nightclubs,...
