Japan issues fresh rain disaster warnings as toll hits 54 Japan issued fresh landslide and flooding warnings on Wednesday as torrential rain moved over the centre of the country and the death toll from days of downpours rose to 54.

Desperate searches as dozens feared dead in Japan floods Rescue workers in Japan on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll rose and more torrential rain loomed.

PM Phúc seeks to deepen Japan-Việt Nam ties post-coronavirus Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said Việt Nam always considers Japan a top priority partner and seeks to deepen the two countries’ extensive strategic partnership. 

Japan gov't submits to Diet record extra budget for virus relief Japan's government submitted to parliament on Monday a draft second extra budget for fiscal 2020, totaling a record 31.91 trillion yen (US$291 billion), to implement additional measures to strengthen the medical system and help people hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.

Cabinet approves prosecutor Kurokawa resignation over gambling The Cabinet on Friday approved the resignation of Japan's second-highest-ranking prosecutor, believed to be favored by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, for playing mahjong for money earlier this month, potentially in violation of the law.

Japan slides into recession -- with forecasts of worse to come Japan dived into its first recession since 2015, according to official data on Monday, with the world's third-largest economy shrinking by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter as it wrestles with the fallout from the coronavirus.

Japan seeks to lift virus emergency in most regions Japan's government said Thursday it wants to lift a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus in most of the country, though not yet the capital Tokyo and other urban centres.

Brazilian Amazon mayor pleads for world help on virus The mayor of Manaus, the biggest city in the Amazon rainforest region, asked world leaders Tuesday for help fighting the novel coronavirus, which has brought his city's health system to the brink of collapse.

PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc holds phone talks with Japanese counterpart

PM Phúc said that with determination, strong policies and the people's support, Việt Nam has basically controlled COVID-19 and gradually normalised socio-economic activities.

Japan set to extend virus emergency to May 31

Japan's government prepared on Monday to extend its nationwide state of emergency to the end of May as it braces for a lengthy battle against the coronavirus pandemic.