Uncertainty amidst soaring coronavirus rates and lockdowns across the world

Move after Japan’s capital records highest daily cases – 224 – since pandemic began

Catalonia orders mandatory use of face masks in public as global cases hit 12m

Global wrap: Subcontinent overtakes Russia, as border between Australian states to close

New coronavirus restrictions have been imposed in Tokyo and six other prefectures

Tokyo at centre of outbreak that has seen cases nearly double over past week

As cases rise, experts warn that hands-off approach to containing outbreak is failing

Over 800 deaths in Spain and same number in Italy, but with record number cured there

Fatalities now at 22,000 worldwide but figures also show 118,000 people recovered

As people’s lives return to normal, some fear that a surge in cases is around the corner

Focus for Team Ireland now will be on protecting and safeguarding the Irish athletes

PM may look unassailable, but looming confrontations could reveal vulnerabilities

Tokyo Letter: LDP’s Shinzo Abe may become Japan’s longest-serving leader since WWII

Move is aimed at taking advantage of improved ratings and opposition disarray

Board of Kasumigaseki Country Club voted unanimously to extend full membership

Tokyo Letter: Ministry of health attributes 2,000 suicides a year to exhaustion

Alarms bells ringing as costs spiral, plans crumble and venues are relocated

Three women now hold powerful political posts in a country that has never had female PM

Former model Renho Murata presents new challenge to popular PM Shinzo Abe