Japan coronavirus

As infections surge, Tokyo’s alert system and the challenges of living with COVID-19 come under the spotlight.

At this point it is necessary to develop a stepwise approach from the end of the state of emergency to a final exit strategy.

Japan’s right wing is claiming “victory” in the pandemic, but no one seems to understand what, exactly, averted disaster.

A newly devised tourism recovery campaign gets bogged down in a debate over transparency and inflated costs.

"If you ask, are we just around the first corner of the 400-meter race, I cannot answer that question," said organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto.

The government declares success against the coronavirus and moves to incrementally resume economic activity.

Despite strong disapproval of Prime Minister Abe’s COVID-19 response, the public sees little alternative to his continued governance.

The government shifts its coronavirus response toward cluster tracing and long-term lifestyle changes.

The mental health issue is already poorly understood; now its role in the public imagination is shifting again.

While Japan’s central government moved slowly to respond to COVID-19, prefectural governors sprung into action. That could have lasting consequences.

New social guidelines detail public health manners aimed at easing pressure on hospitals in the COVID-19 era.