In a meeting with experts, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura proposed a month of targeted restrictions in Tokyo, like reduced business hours for bars and restaurants, along with 24 days of curbs for Kyoto and Okinawa, starting on April 12

The governor of Tokyo said on Thursday she would request that the central government adopt emergency measures in the capital in response to a sudden increase in coronavirus infections and the spread of a new variant of the virus

Japan has twice declared a state of emergency that covered most of the country in the past year, most recently just after New Year as the pandemic's third and most deadly wave struck

Zurich and Paris, as per The Economist Intelligence Unit's latest Worldwide Cost of Living Index report, have moved up from fourth to the first position because of the strengthening of the Swiss Franc and Euro

The Super Nintendo World zone will also feature the green dinosaur Yoshi. The park said in a statement that it will open for the public in spring 2021

Landmarks in Live View feature for Google Maps will give users an idea of where they are in a city.

Nintendo has proved a winner of the pandemic as stuck-at-home gamers flock to titles like Animal Crossing, which sold 10.6 million units in the first quarter, bringing its total sales to 22.4 million

With this launch, India joins US, Canada, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and the European Union in having multiple Oracle Cloud regions that enable better disaster recovery strategies

COVID-19 vaccine latest status: Researchers across the world are of the opinion that it will take another 14-18 months to get access to a potent coronavirus drug

Coronavirus update: Japanese biopharmaceutical company AnGes Inc is set to begin the trial of its coronavirus vaccine in July, instead of September as estimated earlier

Kyodo News late on Monday reported the government had given up on Avigan's May timeline

Osaka beat Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open final and then added the 2019 Australian Open title, allowing her to become the first player from Asia to be No. 1 in the women's or men's tennis rankings

Coronavirus vaccine: China's CanSino Biologics is working with Canada's National Research Council to find a vaccine while Japan expects to start clinical trials of COVID vaccine in July

Coronavirus news: Total infections in the United States were more than 970,000 and the death toll stood at 54,822, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT on Monday

The government's stimulus package will include more than 6 trillion yen for cash payouts to households and small businesses and 26 trillion yen to allow deferred social security and tax payments

Coronavirus infections have now exceeded 770,000 cases worldwide, killing more than 37,000, with the United States, Italy and Spain overtaking mainland China, where the virus originated late in 2019, in confirmed cases

President Bolsonaro will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind separately on Saturday

Ritesh Agarwal-led hospitality startup posted a five-time jump in its total expenditure at Rs 9,027.53 crore in FY19 compared with Rs 1,835.38 crore in FY18