Japan

Children express their happiness as a Shramik special train carrying 1578 passengers leave for Balasore, Odisha from KSR Bengaluru on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

Masks too dangerous for children under 2, Japan medical group says

1 min read . 26 May 2020

People sit in a cafe in Sugamo district of Tokyo

Did Japan just beat the coronavirus without lockdowns or mass testing?

7 min read . 25 May 2020

People are reflected in a window at the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney on March 17, 2020. -. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (AFP)

Asia stocks edge up in early trading; Dollar rises

1 min read . 21 May 2020

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu. (Reuters)

Japan urges India to allow its companies to restart operations

2 min read . 08 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, stands in front of The Tokyo Olympic flag 1964 at The Japan Olympics museum in Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (REUTERS)

Japan must keep state of emergency, 2021 Olympics 'difficult,' says top doctor

2 min read . 28 Apr 2020

A man wearing protective face mask, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, is seen through The Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan, (REUTERS)

Olympic sponsors to retain their rights despite postponement

1 min read . 26 Mar 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (AFP)

Coronavirus: Postponing Olympics may become inevitable, says Japan PM Abe

1 min read . 23 Mar 2020

Workers wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, stand near a machine measuring body temperature at a convention hall in Tokyo (Photo: Reuters)

Japan PM calls for nationwide closure of schools over coronavirus

3 min read . 27 Feb 2020

Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, right, gestures to speak during a budget committee session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday (Photo: Bloomberg)

Tokyo's pro-baseball league to hold games without spectators until 15 March

2 min read . 26 Feb 2020

A bus believed to be carrying Hong Kong passengers from the cruise ship Diamond Princess, leaves Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal (REUTERS)

Coronavirus: 6 Chinese screened in Shimla, IAF evacuation flight delayed

4 min read . 20 Feb 2020

A bus leaves the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship at a port on Sunday in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (AP)

2 more Indians on quarantined ship off Japan test positive for coronavirus

2 min read . 16 Feb 2020

Coronavirus: WHO readies master plan to tackle rapid spread in China

2 min read . 14 Feb 2020

Passengers look out from a deck of the cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo (REUTERS)

Coronavirus update: Infections on Japan cruise ship leap to 174

2 min read . 12 Feb 2020

Paramedic staff wearing face masks leave a hotel (REUTERS)

Coronavirus update: Deaths near 500; Japan says 10 on cruise infected

5 min read . 05 Feb 2020

On 31 December, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s China Office was informed of cases of pneumonia caused by a new strain virus in Wuhan in central China (AP)

The new coronavirus: What we know about the deadly outbreak

2 min read . 22 Jan 2020

A man walks past at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo (AP)

Japan's Nikkei drops to 1-month low on US-Iran jitters

1 min read . 06 Jan 2020

Japan’s SMBC picks up 5.4% stake in PE-backed Northern Arc Capital

2 min read . 16 Dec 2019

A file photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: Mint)

India asks Japan to reduce trade surplus before Shinzo Abe's visit next week

1 min read . 10 Dec 2019

PM Narendra Modi shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting (File photo: Reuters)

India-Japan annual summit to take place from 15-17 December

1 min read . 06 Dec 2019

The mess at Karvy Stock Broking Ltd seems to be much bigger than first believed. Photo: Mint

Markets may trend lower on weak macros, telecom stocks in focus post tariff hike

3 min read . 02 Dec 2019

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