Tokyo Report

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures, but that there will be no hard lockdowns.

Whether to lockdown is not a binary question. We need to ask, under what conditions should we do it?

U.S. Forces Japan takes precautions as COVID-19 spreads in Japan.

As stay-at-home advisories gain traction and customer numbers dwindle, music venues, bars, and clubs say they face bankruptcy without subsidies.

Limiting damages or designing a bold future?

Examining Japan’s criminal justice system from a comparative perspective reveals the nuance behind an often-cited statistic.

It’s time for Tokyo to sign and ratify the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty.

Tokyo had to weigh its options carefully.

The government's guidelines for reopening schools are met with mixed feelings as Tokyo residents prepare for a soft lockdown this weekend.

The historic postponement of the 2020 Olympics gives Tokyo a new opportunity.

Japan's capital is preparing hospital beds and mulling the possibility of a lockdown.

With limited testing and little interest in social distancing, Japan's coronavirus response is puzzling.