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Japanese Airlines Mull Cutting More Intl. Flights

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NHK WORLD
 
Major airlines in Japan say they will consider suspending or cutting more international flights as the foreign ministry raised its travel alert for the entire world on Wednesday, urging Japanese people to refrain from non-essential overseas trips.
Japanese airlines have already suspen...

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Koike Urges Tokyo Residents To Stay At Home At Weekend

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Warning of the risk of an explosive rise in coronavirus infections in Japan's capital, Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike on Wednesday asked residents to avoid non-essential outings through until April 12.
Koike told a news conference that the situation was"severe" after 41 new cases we...

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'Massively Let Down': Disappointment In Japan After Tokyo Olympics Postponed

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THE GUARDIAN
 
IOC decision to put off the event a second blow for businesses already reeling from costs of coronavirus pandemic
On Tuesday, the Tokyo 2020 countdown clock showed there were just 122 days to go before the Olympics opening ceremony.
By Wednesday morning, the clock, outside the Toky...

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Japan's Capital Becomes Centre Of Its Coronavirus Epidemic

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THE STAR
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - The governor of the Japanese capital will on Wednesday ask residents to refrain from going outside for non-essential business at the weekend, public broadcaster NHK said, after the number of cases of coronavirus jumped in the city.
More than 40 new cases were reporte...

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Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS Return With “Movin’ On” MV

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS are prepping for the release of their very first single of 2020 titled “Movin’ On”. This will be the groups 26th single overall, and will be available for streaming/purchase digitally beginning on March 23rd, 2020.
“Movin’ On” has been described as an upbeat...

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Six-Button Switch! Japanese Gadget Company Turns Nintendo’s Console Into Retro Arcade Controller

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SORA NEWS
 
A throwback solution to a modern problem with the Nintendo system.
While there’s a lot to like about the Switch, Nintendo’s flagship hardware does have one serious shortcoming in its design. There’s no traditional D-pad, so when using your left thumb to control your character’s moveme...

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Japan Gov't Panel Proposes Schools Resume In Coronavirus-Free Areas

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KYODO NEWS
 
A government panel of medical experts said Thursday that schools can reopen in areas without new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections, proposing to relax the current nationwide approach to pre-empt a further spread.
But the panel stressed the need for organizers to carefully con...

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Hokkaido To Lift State Of Emergency Over Virus

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NHK WORLD
 
Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido is to lift a state of emergency declared last month in response to the new coronavirus outbreak there.
Governor Naomichi Suzuki told reporters on Wednesday that the three-week emergency period will expire on the following day as planned. He anno...

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Hokkaido To Lift State Of Emergency Over Virus

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NHK WORLD
 
Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido is to lift a state of emergency declared last month in response to the new coronavirus outbreak there.
Governor Naomichi Suzuki told reporters on Wednesday that the three-week emergency period will expire on the following day as planned. He anno...

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Japanese Flu Drug 'Clearly Effective' In Treating Coronavirus, Says China

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The Guardian
 
Shares in Fujifilm Toyama Chemical, which developed favipiravir, surged after praise by Chinese official following clinical trialsMedical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients, Japanese...

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