ANKARA, July 8 — Amid persistent coronavirus cases, Japan announced on Thursday it will hold the much-anticipated Tokyo Olympics under a Covid-19 state of emergency.

TOKYO, April 13 — Japan will release more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station into the sea, the government said on Tuesday, a move opposed by neighbours including South Korea and its own fishing industry.

TOKYO, March 1 — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday once again apologised for a scandal involving his eldest son, Seigo, whose company had provided expensive dinners to high-ranking officials, reported Sputnik news agency.

TOKYO, Jan 7 — Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to declare a state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Thursday, authorising more robust measures to fight a recent surge in coronavirus infections, according to a report by Kyodo News.

JAKARTA, Oct 21 — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday that his country will provide 50 billion Japanese Yen (US$473 million or RM1.962 billion) in low-interest loans to Indonesia to support its fight against Covid-19.