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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now that travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been lifted, hordes of Japanese university students are ...

Sentiment among Japan’s households deteriorated by the most since the early stages of the Covid pandemic following the outbreak of the war in Iran. Confidence among multi-person households plunged to ...

Tsukuba, Japan—During the COVID-19 pandemic, cesarean sections were performed for shorter delivery times and infection control purposes, adhering to guidelines issued jointly by the Japan Society of ...