Kanako Takahara

“I don’t have anything to fear now that I’m with my family," Maria Dovbash, 71, said following an arduous seven-day journey to Tokyo from the ...

The 7.4 magnitude quake that hit Tohoku shook a region that’s still recovering from the devastation of the March 2011 disaster. Experts are split on ...

Making use of help offered by firms and municipalities, measures would include providing accommodation, daily supplies, language education, job-hunting support and education for children.

The move comes as quasi-emergency measures in place in 18 prefectures, including Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi prefectures — are set to expire on March 21.

If fourth doses in Japan are administered six months after third shots, a second booster rollout could begin as early as this summer.

Many governments and organizations describe Ukrainians escaping Russia's invasion as refugees, but Tokyo is using a term that more closely translates to "people who have ...

Yokohama and Osaka Prefecture are among the local governments looking to help evacuees by providing housing and other services.

The increase in the entry cap, which was just raised to 5,000 from 3,500 on Tuesday, follows criticism from businesses and universities that the current ...

Around 660,000 refugees had fled Ukraine to neighboring countries in the six days since Russian soldiers invaded the country, according to the UNHCR.

It may be a while before airports such as Haneda, Narita and Kansai are flooded with new arrivals, as Japan still has a cap of ...