Japan

Tokyo has already dispatched one team of six experts, including a coastguard expert and diplomats, to aid in the response.

It is the worst economic contraction for Japan since comparable data in 1980, eclipsing the brutal impact of the 2008 global financial crisis.

Survivors, relatives and a handful of foreign dignitaries attended this year's main event in Hiroshima to pray for those killed or wounded.

From Aug. 5, those who left Japan before their destination countries were added to the ban list will be able to apply to return, the foreign ministry said.

The ambassador shaved off his moustache, which has offended South Koreans because it reminds them of brutal Japanese colonial rulers.

An index of US consumer sentiment last week showed it hit a three-month low in July.

The Al-Amal or Hope probe, officials say is designed to inspire the region's youth and pave the way for scientific breakthroughs.

The Japanese woman was complaining of throat irritation for a almost a week.

The closely watched paper on Japan's defence policy accused China of "propaganda efforts.

Screaming is discouraged to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The death toll has climbed gradually as more victims are discovered in isolated areas.

At least 37 people are feared dead after record rains lashed areas of western Japan in the early hours of Saturday causing flood.

The object has now reportedly floated out to the Pacific.

With labour shortages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, many have switched over to advanced machinery instead.

Compared to hard-hit areas in Europe, the US, Russia and Brazil, Japan has been spared the worst of the pandemic, with 16,581 cases in total and 830 deaths.

Japan was struggling from the effects of natural disasters and a hike in consumption tax even before the pandemic crippled the global economy.

It will be the first time the trails of the 3,776-metre (12,388-foot) volcanic mountain are closed since at least 1960.

In Britain, street parades by veterans have been cancelled.

Abe said the country's healthcare system continues to face an "extremely tough situation."

Officials warned that a return to normal would take time as overseas demand for exports remained limited.

Postponing the Games is an enormous logistical and financial challenge.

Japan is under a nationwide state of emergency.

There have been 171 deaths recorded so far in Japan.

Doctors in the capital warned this week that the city was already in "critical condition."

The Games are now being billed as the expression of humanity's triumph over the coronavirus.

The Olympics have never faced this much disruption in peacetime.

IOC will make an announcement within four weeks.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament that Japan was still committed to a "complete" Games.

Scrapping the Olympics would be a heartbreaking decision for Tokyo residents who rushed to buy tickets.

Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes from the United Nations Security Council, US, South Korea and others.