Japan's prime minister said his administration will consider revising the law so that subsidies and penalties can be used in combination to enforce shorter business hours at bars and restaurants.
Suga Yoshihide mentioned the plan at a news conference on Friday. He called on people to avoid gatherings during year-end and New Year holidays to contain a surge in coronavirus cases.
Do the 215/60R16 Continental ProContact TX tires on your 2020 Nissan Altima lose air and feel a bit off? It's not your fault, because they are the reason behind a safety recall announced earlier this month.
NHK has learned that Japan's immigration authority will allow some foreigners who have refused deportation orders to stay with family members or supporters, outside of government facilities, if they meet certain conditions.
The Immigration Services Agency is working on a draft revision of the laws on immigration and deportation.
Look at this! It's the 2021 Honda Ridgeline, and it's fixing exactly what so many folks have complained about since this truck launched for the 2017 model year. Honda has finally made its truck look more like a truck, which (and you'd have never guessed this) is what truck buyers seem to want.
Now, we have had our own misgivings about the Ridgeline's design, but its excellence in categories outside of design have made us more forgiving of its soft, Pilot-like face. Every other midsize truck has a rough-and-tough character about it, and now the Ridgeline can say the same.
An association of Japanese prefectural governors is urging the central government to make changes in the law to make it easier to enforce requests for businesses to close to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
In a video conference on Sunday, the National Governors' Association agreed to include a request for legal revisions in their emergency proposals.
As Japan reopens its economy, NHK has discovered that the government has influenced the findings of independent experts helping to shape its coronavirus policies.
Sources say the administration asked the panel to change some of its advisories out of fear they would spark panic.
NHK has learned that Japanese authorities asked a government panel of experts tasked with coming up with measures against the coronavirus to change the wording of its proposals in order to avoid sparking panic in society.
Panel members presented their views and proposals on ten occasions, as part of their voluntary efforts to promote measures to fight the outbreak.
A test event for the Tokyo Paralympics will be scaled down and held without spectators due to the coronavirus outbreak in Japan.
The Japanese Para-Sports Association says the boccia tournament will not be held as an international event.