In contrast to the lockdowns imposed in many countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese authorities issued health advisories and counted on citizens to follow them ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday that he would not run in the ruling center-right party's leadership election this month, indicating he would step down after just a year as ...

With the changing weather and declining immunity, flu season was expected to arrive in the coming months across the world. However, Japan has declared a nationwide flu outbreak, following a high rise ...

Sept. 20 (UPI) --The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached near pre-pandemic levels in August, its highest level since the nation eased COVID-19 travel restrictions last fall. The Japan National ...

Japan has welcomed a million more foreign visitors in the first half of 2024 compared to pre-pandemic levels, logging a new record of 17.78 million - Copyright AFP ...

The number of foreign exchange students in Japan as of May 2025 hit a record high of 408,069, ahead of a government goal to ...

The government estimates that as many as 1.46 million working-age people in Japan are living as social recluses by refusing to interact with society.

In March this year, I visited Japan for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. Although I have been to the country several times before, every time I walk Tokyo’s vibrant streets I am still ...

TOKYO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Japan's government is in the final stages of assembling a stimulus package worth 21.3 trillion yen ($135.38 billion) to help households cope with persistent inflation, a ...