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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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Japan’s Prime Minister Turns Vague on Timing of Tokyo Olympics

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun to shift his messaging on the Tokyo Olympics, in a sign he may have accepted that the deadly coronavirus will make it necessary to postpone the event planned to start in July.
Abe and his cabinet, as well as the organizers and Tokyo Governo...

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Japan Identifies 15 Clusters As Covid-19 Cases Mount

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THE STAR
 
OKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): Japan has identified 15 coronavirus clusters nationwide in its first "cluster map", released on Monday (March 16), as infections continue to rise across the country.
The biggest cluster, which accounts for more than 80 cases, involves four live music venue...

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Satoshi Uematsu: Japanese Man Who Killed 19 Disabled People Sentenced To Death

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BBC NEWS
 
A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for a stabbing rampage in 2016 which resulted in the death of 19 disabled people at a care home.
Satoshi Uematsu said people with disabilities who were unable to communicate well had no human rights, said broadcaster Kyodo.
The 30-year old had...

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Japan Coronavirus Infections Rise To 1,484 As Minister Warns Impact May Be Worse Than Financial Crisis

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STRAITS TIMES
 
TOKYO (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) - The number of coronavirus infections in Japan rose to 1,484 on Sunday (March 15), increasing by a faster pace than the previous day, as Japan’s Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned the effect of the new coronavirus on the economy could be worse ...

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Abe Promises To Pass On Lessons From 2011 Disaster

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Marking the ninth anniversary of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to pass on lessons from the unprecedented natural disasters to future generations.
“We should never allow precious lessons learned from massiv...

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Japan: Virus Containment Key For Tokyo Games

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NHK WORLD
 
Japan's government plans to prepare for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as planned, amid concerns over the global spread of the new coronavirus.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that it might be prudent to delay the games for one year. His remarks came after the ...

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Early Decision Needed For Any Delay, Japan 2020 Organizing Olympics Committee

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THE JAKARTA POST
 
Any decision to delay the Olympics should be made before May, an organizing committee board member told Japanese broadcaster TBS late on Wednesday, as doubts over the Summer Games may grow with the coronavirus now declared a pandemic.
Tokyo 2020 executive board member Haruyuki ...

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