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Japan Quietly Reopens As Much Of World Locks Down
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NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW
Spared a national curfew, businesses weigh health and economic risks
NAGASAKI/TOKYO -- Businesses and schools in Japan are gradually moving out of a voluntary shutdown called for by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month, as the coronavirus crisis brings into focus the questio...
Spared a national curfew, businesses weigh health and economic risks
NAGASAKI/TOKYO -- Businesses and schools in Japan are gradually moving out of a voluntary shutdown called for by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month, as the coronavirus crisis brings into focus the questio...
- March 20, 2020
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Deputy Head Of Japan's Olympic Committee Tests Positive For COVID-19, Abe Insists Games Will Go Ahead
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ABC NET
The deputy head of Japan's Olympic committee, Kozo Tashima, has tested positive for the coronavirus, even as top government officials reiterate that the Games will go ahead as scheduled and not be held behind closed doors.
Key points:Mr Tashima the deputy head of Japan's Olympic commit...
The deputy head of Japan's Olympic committee, Kozo Tashima, has tested positive for the coronavirus, even as top government officials reiterate that the Games will go ahead as scheduled and not be held behind closed doors.
Key points:Mr Tashima the deputy head of Japan's Olympic commit...
- March 18, 2020
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'Don't Sacrifice Lives': Doubts Grow In Japan Over Tokyo Olympics
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JAKARTA POST
Doubts are growing in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency.
Officials like Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Com...
Doubts are growing in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency.
Officials like Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Com...
- March 17, 2020
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Japan Is Joining The Race For Hypersonics
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ASIA TIMES
Japan's R&D road map entails the creation of two classes of standoff hypersonic weapon systems
It’s not only the United States military that is scrambling to develop standoff hypersonic weapons to match China and Russia, but Japan is apparently also on course to arm itself with the...
Japan's R&D road map entails the creation of two classes of standoff hypersonic weapon systems
It’s not only the United States military that is scrambling to develop standoff hypersonic weapons to match China and Russia, but Japan is apparently also on course to arm itself with the...
- March 16, 2020
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Japan Theme Parks Extend Closure Over Coronavirus
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NHK
Some major theme parks in Japan have decided to extend their closure period due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
The Japanese government said on Tuesday that it will continue to ask that large-scale public events be suspended for another 10 days or so.
In response to the request, Orien...
Some major theme parks in Japan have decided to extend their closure period due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
The Japanese government said on Tuesday that it will continue to ask that large-scale public events be suspended for another 10 days or so.
In response to the request, Orien...
- March 12, 2020
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Japan's Pro Baseball League Delays Season Start Over Coronavirus
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's professional baseball establishment said Monday it will delay the start of the season for both the Central and Pacific leagues, originally scheduled for March 20, due to the coronavirus crisis.
The J-League, meanwhile, said it will extend its suspension of soccer matches unti...
Japan's professional baseball establishment said Monday it will delay the start of the season for both the Central and Pacific leagues, originally scheduled for March 20, due to the coronavirus crisis.
The J-League, meanwhile, said it will extend its suspension of soccer matches unti...
- March 10, 2020
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Film Lauding Japan's Fukushima Heroes Warns Against Complacency
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JAKARTA POST
As aftershocks rock the Fukushima nuclear plant, a small band of workers defy their bosses to stay on and fight to stop an even bigger disaster from irradiating a wide swathe of Japan.
The scene is from a movie that opened on Friday - Fukushima 50, which tells the true story of the...
As aftershocks rock the Fukushima nuclear plant, a small band of workers defy their bosses to stay on and fight to stop an even bigger disaster from irradiating a wide swathe of Japan.
The scene is from a movie that opened on Friday - Fukushima 50, which tells the true story of the...
- March 9, 2020
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Japan Coronavirus Cases Hit 1,000 Mark As Tokyo Insists Olympics On Track
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REUTERS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 on Wednesday, most of them from a quarantined cruise liner, as Olympics organizers dismissed speculation that the Tokyo Summer Games could be canceled.
Thirty-six new infections, the biggest one-day increase to ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 on Wednesday, most of them from a quarantined cruise liner, as Olympics organizers dismissed speculation that the Tokyo Summer Games could be canceled.
Thirty-six new infections, the biggest one-day increase to ...
- March 4, 2020
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Abe Orders Additional Anti-Virus Measures
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NHK WORLD
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed officials to draw up a second set of emergency measures against the new coronavirus within 10 days. He also pledged to send facemasks to the northern prefecture of Hokkaido, where infections are surging.
Abe gave the order at a task force meeti...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed officials to draw up a second set of emergency measures against the new coronavirus within 10 days. He also pledged to send facemasks to the northern prefecture of Hokkaido, where infections are surging.
Abe gave the order at a task force meeti...
- March 2, 2020
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Japan Rips Toilet Paper Hoarding Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
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NEW YORK DAILY
Japanese officials are panning claims consumers should stockpile toilet paper amid the country’s coronavirus outbreak.
Ministry officials rebuffed rumors Friday asserting an upsurge in face mask production will lead to a shortage of toilet paper material, NHK reported.
The appeal...
Japanese officials are panning claims consumers should stockpile toilet paper amid the country’s coronavirus outbreak.
Ministry officials rebuffed rumors Friday asserting an upsurge in face mask production will lead to a shortage of toilet paper material, NHK reported.
The appeal...
- February 29, 2020
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