Japan announces new policy barring entry to foreigners with outstanding medical bills and requiring visitors staying over ...

Please support our journalism with a subscription. TOKYO — The Japanese government approved renewed public health measures on Friday for three prefectures where COVID-19 cases are piling up at ...

Several waves of the virus prompted emergency measures that restricted public activities, such as dining at restaurants, and strengthened the capacity of Japan’s health facilities. According to ...

suggesting a correlation between the relaxation of public health measures and the resurgence of infectious diseases. In response to the rising number of STSS cases, Japanese authorities issued a ...

The World Health Organization says no new public health measures are needed to counter the higher levels of radiation being emitted from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The Health Ministry’s initial draft bill called for stricter measures but faced ... limits on outdoor smoking in public areas. But most restaurants and bars in Japan allow smoking, making ...

The current measures covering Tokyo and neighboring ... exchange for government subsidies and restrictions on large public events. Japan has resisted the use of lockdowns as the government seeks ...

By some measures, Japan has managed the covid-19 pandemic ... But the country is facing another serious public health crisis — an alarming rise in suicide deaths, whose number now far exceeds ...