The Japanese government is considering the request of 11 prefectures, including Tokyo, to place them under tougher COVID-19 restrictions as Omicron cases continue to grow, the Kyodo news agency reported on Monday, citing sources

Ten people have been injured as severe snowfall and stormy wind strike western Japan, causing the cancellation of over 80 flights and disruption of rail traffic, Japanese media reported on Monday

The Japanese Coast Guard has discovered a boat with the bodies of seven people and now it is being investigated whether they were North Korean nationals, media reported on Saturday

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has presented Russian President Viladimir Putin with a traditional Japanese woodprint and a rugby uniform following their talks in the Russian Far Eastern city of ladivostok, the press secretary of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Takeshi Osuga, said on Thursday