Japan

NHK poll reveals residents believe influx of foreigners will cause further spike in virus cases

The number of births in 2019 was down 5.8 percent to around 865,000 after a drop in the number of marriages

Seven-team event will be held in December following postponed 2020 edition in Qatar in February

We need to support the tourism industry, which is indispensable for the local economy says Suga

The country has prided itself on being racially homogeneous, although mixed-race athletes are challenging that image

Mobile air defence system designed to counter ballistic and aerial attacks, says state defence ministry TV

Local media says fireball was believed to be a bolide, an extremely bright meteor that explodes in atmosphere

Pakistan receives foreign loans worth $3.2b during July-October

More than 30 major Japanese firms will begin experiments next year towards issuing a common, private digital currency

Nearly a decade after the Fukushima disaster shut down most of the country’s reactors