With COVID-19 cases surging in Tokyo, the government on July 8 approved a fourth state of emergency for the capital to deal with the pandemic, which logged more than 900 cases the day before.

FILE PHOTO: Passersby walk on the street at Shinjuku district in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) - Three prefectures neighbouring Tokyo will request a renewed state of emergency to contain a surge in COVID-19 ...

Two more prefectures outside the immediate Tokyo area have decided to bar fans from attending Olympic events because of rising coronavirus infections, Tokyo Olympic organizers confirmed on Saturday ...

An NHK survey has found that 20 of Japan's 47 prefectures have signed memorandums with foreign governments to secure workers ...