Norihisa Satake is seen during an online meeting of the National Governors' Association at the

KUALA LUMPUR: The enhanced movement control order( MCO) enforced at the Satak Orang Asli village in

with more legal force.... Health minister Norihisa Tamura and Tokyo Gov....

Suga and health minister Norihisa Tamura during the visit said she hopes the use of such hotels

, including the minister in charge of vaccinations Taro Kono and health minister Norihisa Tamura, to

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Norihisa Tamura, left, and Shigeru Omi, right, head of the

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga( Mainichi) TOKYO--The Japanese government will not appeal a Hiroshima High Court ruling that recognized the health damage people suffered from" black rain" that fell following the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters on July 26.... The Hiroshima High Court had earlier ruled in favor of 84 plaintiffs who sought official recognition as hibakusha, or A-bomb survivors, after being exposed to the radioactive rain that fell over

TOKYO( Reuters)-The Japanese government and the Tokyo Metropolitan government appealed on Monday to hospitals in the capital to accept more COVID-19 patients as increasing infections has made it increasingly difficult to get access to care. Fewer than one in 10 coronavirus patients is hospitalised in Tokyo, fuelling public frustration with the government's COVID-19 response and undermining voter support for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga." The Delta variant's strong infectiousness just isn't comp

In this May 1, 2019 file photo, the prime minister's official residence, left, is seen next to the prime minister's office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.... While new infections have been decreasing in some areas, the country is still struggling to contain surging coronavirus infections and the strain they impose on the medical system in many others.... The government COVID-19 task force will meet next week to make an official decision, the sources said....

TOKYO( Reuters)-Japan's health minister said on Tuesday it was highly likely that foreign matter found in Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccines in the southern prefecture of Okinawa were caused when needles were stuck into the vials. Some Moderna shots were temporarily halted in Okinawa on Sunday after foreign materials were discovered in vials and syringes.... The health ministry said later needles may have been incorrectly inserted into vials, breaking off bits of the rubber stopper." Whatever the re