Trains packed with commuters as Japan fully ends emergency Japan fully came out of a coronavirus state of emergency for the first time in more than six months as the country starts to gradually ease virus measures to help rejuvenate the pandemic-hit economy as the infections slowed. World 01 Oct, 2021
Japan's ex-top diplomat Kishida to become new PM Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has won the governing party leadership election and is set to become the next prime minister. World 29 Sep, 2021
Japan PM Suga to back vaccine minister Kono to succeed him Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will back the popular minister in charge of the nation's vaccination rollout, Taro Kono, to succeed him, Nippon News Network reported on Saturday. World 04 Sep, 2021
Struggling Japan PM Suga steps down, setting stage for new leader Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after a one-year tenure marred by an unpopular COVID-19 response and rapidly dwindling public support. World 03 Sep, 2021
Lockdowns or vaccines? 3 Pacific nations try diverging paths Cheryl Simpson was supposed to be celebrating her 60th birthday over lunch with friends but instead found herself confined to her Auckland home. World 22 Aug, 2021
Japan's PM thanks people for safe Olympics during pandemic Japan's prime minister thanked people for helping the country safely hold the Olympics despite the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic. Sports 09 Aug, 2021
Tokyo logs record 5,042 cases as infections surge amid Games Tokyo reported 5,042 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, hitting a record since the pandemic began as the infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. World 05 Aug, 2021
Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games World 30 Jul, 2021
Officials in Tokyo alarmed as cases hit record highs Japanese officials sounded the alarm Thursday as Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third straight day with the Olympics well underway. World 29 Jul, 2021
Regions near Olympic host Tokyo to seek COVID-19 emergency steps Governors of three prefectures near Olympics host Tokyo will ask the government to declare states of emergency for their regions, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday, after COVID-19 infections spiked to a record high in the Japanese capital. World 28 Jul, 2021
Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games. Sports 08 Jul, 2021
Tokyo Games at risk of more spectator curbs and downgrades Japan is considering barring all but VIP spectators from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, a newspaper said on Tuesday, another downgrade for the Games that have had their pomp and spectacle tarnished by the novel coronavirus. Sports 06 Jul, 2021
