Japan is in the grip of another wave of novel coronavirus infections ... Due to the influence of periodical COVID-19 outbreaks, the patterns of other infectious diseases have become irregular.

Japan has coughed and spluttered its way through ... we hear from an expert about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed seasonal patterns for infectious diseases. And we look at the looming ...

according to the Japan Weather Association’s forecasts issued on Feb. 16. The wave of pink flowers sweeping over the country is expected to reach the Hokuriku region, Nagano Prefecture and the ...