Japan begins increasing individual contributions to the cost of COVID-19 treatment. Is 10% enough? The search is on for a fair balance.
Noting the severe security environment, the draft framework policy provides a roadmap to address issues from defense and diplomacy to Japan's social safety net.
Temporary testing facilities at major train stations and airports should be the first order of defense this summer.
This is the first time that Japan will be opening up to international tourists since April 2020, increasing the daily arrival cap to 20,000.
While Japan’s prime minister has repeatedly said the speed of opening will depend on COVID-19 infections, there are suggestions that new tourism campaigns are a prelude...
These are first steps with some good news for students and business travelers with institutional support in Japan, but how fast it will move is yet...
For the first time in almost a year, restaurants and eating establishments in major metropolitan areas will be free to close at the time of their...
As more Japanese get vaccinated, the Prime Minister figures out the next steps for reviving the economy.
The Games are all about the triumph of the human spirit over all odds. This is the time that the can-do attitude of the Japanese matters...
These men and women continue to train despite their anxieties, thinking of the legacy they will leave for Japanese society. If they leave it to others...
For the first time, Prime Minister Suga expressed optimism for beating the progress of COVID-19, and achieving the concrete aim of “vaccinating 1 million people per...
Instead of mobilizing the population, the COVID-19 vaccine initiative is mobilizing tour buses to help bring the vaccine to Japanese in small towns and hard to...