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TOKYO (Reuters) — On a recent Saturday in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district more than 100 people, many of them elderly men,…

Olympics chief Thomas Bach agreed that 2021 was the “last option” for holding the delayed Tokyo Games on Thursday, stressing…

Doctors in Japan have successfully transplanted liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells into a newborn baby, in a world…

Japan dived into its first recession since 2015, according to official data Monday, with the world’s third-largest economy shrinking by…

With the Olympics postponed due to the coronavirus, top Japanese fencer Ryo Miyake has swapped his metal mask and foil…

Asian equity markets rallied Monday as traders looked past a staggering jump in US job losses to focus on governments…

TOKYO (AP) — Under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, people have been asked to stay home. Many are not. Some…

The Japanese government announced on Tuesday that it will officially approve the anti-viral drug remdesivir as a treatment for patients…

The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t brought under control by next…

TOKYO (Reuters) — Nearly 50 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in Japan’s Nagasaki have tested…