TOKYO, March 16 Kyodo - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga received his first dose of Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine at a Tokyo hospital on Tuesday, getting the shot in front of cameras to reassure

TOKYO, March 15 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is arranging to depart on April 8 for a three-day trip to Washington and expected to become the first foreign leader to meet in person

ISHINOMAKI, Japan, March 11 Kyodo - Tears, prayers and a resolve to pass on lessons learned swept Japan Thursday as the country marked 10 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated its

TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - People in Japan who received Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine seem to have suffered anaphylaxis at a higher rate than in the United States and Europe, the minister in cha

TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - People in Japan who received Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine seem to have suffered anaphylaxis at a higher rate than in the United States and Europe, the minister in cha

TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - Japan's health ministry said Wednesday that 345 people in 21 prefectures were found to have been infected with novel coronavirus variants first detected in Britain, Bra

TOKYO, March 9 Kyodo - The Japanese government has decided to exclude overseas spectators from attending this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, as part of efforts to prevent the spread

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - Japan's top government spokesman on Monday expressed concern about the excessive amounts of overtime being put in by officials in charge of dealing with the COVID-19 pan

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - Japan's top government spokesman on Monday expressed concern about the excessive amounts of overtime being put in by officials in charge of dealing with the COVID-19 pan

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - A senior official with close ties to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was ousted from his position on Monday after the communications ministry acknowledged he was treated to exp