This post was originally published on this siteTOKYO — The Japanese authorities on Sunday ordered more than a million residents of western Japan to seek shelter as a major storm lashed the

This post was originally published on this siteNew Zealand has suspended the export of live cattle after a ship that left its shores with 43 crew members and nearly 6,000 cows capsized off Japan,

This post was originally published on this siteTOKYO — Earlier this year, as it became clear that the coronavirus pandemic was not going to pass quickly, the Japanese government delayed

This post was originally published on this siteTOKYO — For months, Japan has confounded the world by reporting a relatively low rate of coronavirus infections without imposing the kind of

This post was originally published on this siteTOKYO — Even before the new coronavirus, Japan’s economy was in trouble. Exports were plummeting on slowing demand from China, and a tax

This post was originally published on this siteTOKYO — My Home Harumi, a nursing home in central Tokyo, is on lockdown. Volunteers, service providers and even family members are turned away

This post was originally published on this siteTOKYO — After weeks of criticism that Japan was bungling its reaction to the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took the

This post was originally published on this siteRain was falling on the night of Jan. 18, so the windows of the Tokyo party boat were shut. Inside were about 90 guests of a local taxi association

This post was originally published on this siteRain was falling on the night of Jan. 18, so the windows of the Tokyo party boat were shut. Inside were about 90 guests of a local taxi association

This post was originally published on this siteTOKYO — Japanese officials on Sunday said they would tighten immigration procedures and defended the country’s justice system, as they