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Trust in vaccines in Japan is among the lowest in the world.

Govt finalising plans to declare an emergency in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, says PM.

It was a crime against humanity that was systematically, deliberately and extensively committed by Japan, says court.

The country saw record 4,520 new cases on Dec 31.

Health experts warn that encouraging domestic tourism risks spreading infection from major cities to the countryside.

The two nations agree to resume coronavirus-hit business travel and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea.

This is due to insolvency resulting from a demand slump in travel, airline says.

In the film, the Japan-based Lim Kah Wai shares his dream of a better future in a new world.

It is the fifth joint operations this year in the US Seventh Fleet's area of operations.

More than one million tonnes of contaminated water have been collected since the2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster.

The company decided it would be extremely challenging to continue without certainty of post-pandemic recovery.

Half the members of outgoing Abe cavibent will be retained.

Suga served as chief cabinet secretary under ex-PM Abe and has said he would pursue his boss’s key policies.

His main rivals are expected to be former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba and ex-foreign minister Fumio Kishida.

COMMENT | It is hard to believe that he chooses to step down now unless he also feels serious political pressure.

Abe's resignation triggered an election in his party and the winner will be the new premier as LDP holds the majority in Japan's parliament.

UPDATED 5.50PM | Japan's longest-serving PM says he's stepping down now to avoid political vacuum amid Covid-19.

At 8:15am on Aug 6, 1945, US B-29 warplane Enola Gay dropped a bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" and destroyed the city.

Senior minister hopes the action plan and all its initiatives will be executed well to revitalise economy.

'Comfort woman' is a euphemism for women forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels.