TOKYO, April 20 Kyodo - Japan's exports in March sustained the largest monthly hit in more than three and a half years, as novel coronavirus weighed on overseas demand, government data showed

TOKYO, April 17 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded on Thursday the state of emergency beyond Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to the entire nation in an attempt to prevent t

TOKYO, April 17 Kyodo - Japan plans to provide a one-off cash handout of 100,000 yen ($930) to all citizens regardless of income level as part of measures to help cushion the fallout from the sprea

TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo - Nissan Motor Co.

TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - The spread of the novel coronavirus and a government request to the public to refrain from going outside has added to the predicament of many teenage girls in Japan who have

TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - The spread of the novel coronavirus and a government request to the public to refrain from going outside has added to the predicament of many teenage girls in Japan who have

OSAKA, April 15 Kyodo - As coronavirus continues to spread globally and slows economic activity, homeless people trying to earn a living have not escaped the pandemic's consequences.

TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - Drinking parties are increasingly being held online in Japan as more people stay home in self-isolation to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus and pubs operate for s

OSAKA, April 15 Kyodo - Japan is experiencing a shortage of medical thermometers due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, as more businesses require employees to test their temperatures before g

TOKYO, April 14 Kyodo - To aid society in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese prisoners have been set to work turning out cloth masks and protective gear to help overcome shortages