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Coronavirus Outbreak Sparks Harassment At Workplaces In Japan
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THE MAINICHI
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As coronavirus fears grip Japan, labor unions are receiving a growing number of reports from people who have faced discrimination at the hands of their bosses and harassment by customers frustrated with merchandise shortages.
A 73-year-old woman working at a manufa...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As coronavirus fears grip Japan, labor unions are receiving a growing number of reports from people who have faced discrimination at the hands of their bosses and harassment by customers frustrated with merchandise shortages.
A 73-year-old woman working at a manufa...
- April 21, 2020
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Japan’s Leader Is Following A Trumpian Playbook On The Coronavirus
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WASHINGTON POST
Geopolitical wags can’t help but wonder whether botched coronavirus responses constitute a “Chernobyl moment” for China or the United States. In Japan, though, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing a Fukushima problem.
Comparisons to Tokyo’s opaque, deer-in-the-headlights reactio...
Geopolitical wags can’t help but wonder whether botched coronavirus responses constitute a “Chernobyl moment” for China or the United States. In Japan, though, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing a Fukushima problem.
Comparisons to Tokyo’s opaque, deer-in-the-headlights reactio...
- April 21, 2020
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Japan Is Offering Sex Workers Financial Aid. But They Say It's Not Enough To Survive The Coronavirus Pandemic
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CNN
(CNN)Mika is worried. As a sex worker in Japan, she used to see three or four clients a day -- then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, with people staying home and avoiding close contact, she's out of clients and out of money.
With no savings or other sources of income, Mika says she is liv...
(CNN)Mika is worried. As a sex worker in Japan, she used to see three or four clients a day -- then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, with people staying home and avoiding close contact, she's out of clients and out of money.
With no savings or other sources of income, Mika says she is liv...
- April 20, 2020
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Coronavirus: Japan’s Medical System On Verge Of Collapse, Doctors Say
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GLOBAL NEWS
Hospitals in Japan are increasingly turning away sick people as the country struggles with surging coronavirus infections and its emergency medical system collapses.
In one recent case, an ambulance carrying a man with a fever and difficulty breathing was rejected by 80 hospitals an...
Hospitals in Japan are increasingly turning away sick people as the country struggles with surging coronavirus infections and its emergency medical system collapses.
In one recent case, an ambulance carrying a man with a fever and difficulty breathing was rejected by 80 hospitals an...
- April 18, 2020
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Tourist Spots Quiet In Japan After Emergency Order
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NHK
City streets and tourist hot spots in Japan are quiet on the first weekend since a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak was expanded nationwide.
The famous sand dunes of Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan, were largely free of people on Saturday.
Shikoku island's 88-temple pil...
City streets and tourist hot spots in Japan are quiet on the first weekend since a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak was expanded nationwide.
The famous sand dunes of Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan, were largely free of people on Saturday.
Shikoku island's 88-temple pil...
- April 18, 2020
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Governors Call For Golden Week Travel Curbs, Compensation For Business Suspensions
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese prefectural governors on Friday urged the central government to be firmer in asking the public not to travel during the upcoming Golden Week holidays after it expanded a state of emergency to all of the country in a bid to stem the growing spread of the new coro...
TOKYO - Japanese prefectural governors on Friday urged the central government to be firmer in asking the public not to travel during the upcoming Golden Week holidays after it expanded a state of emergency to all of the country in a bid to stem the growing spread of the new coro...
- April 17, 2020
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Abe Asks Companies To Reduce Workers Going To Offices By 70%
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed relevant ministries and agencies to ask all businesses in seven prefectures where a state of emergency has been declared, including Tokyo, to take measures to reduce the number of people working in offices by at least 70%. Abe issued the ins...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed relevant ministries and agencies to ask all businesses in seven prefectures where a state of emergency has been declared, including Tokyo, to take measures to reduce the number of people working in offices by at least 70%. Abe issued the ins...
- April 17, 2020
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Magical Yokai From Edo Period With Powers Against Sickness Makes Appearance As Cute Doughnut
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SORA NEWS
In these trying times, no one can be blamed for trying to get as much help as possible to keep safe from coronavirus, even if it’s from a mythical yokai.
Since last month, numerous images of the yokai, or supernatual spirit, known as Amabie have been popping up on the Japanese Interne...
In these trying times, no one can be blamed for trying to get as much help as possible to keep safe from coronavirus, even if it’s from a mythical yokai.
Since last month, numerous images of the yokai, or supernatual spirit, known as Amabie have been popping up on the Japanese Interne...
- April 16, 2020
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Japan Virus Deaths Could Top 420,000 Without Social Distancing, Panel Says
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JAPAN TIMES
The government task force that is tracking group infections of the coronavirus stressed the need Wednesday to reduce human-to-human contact to contain the epidemic, saying 420,000 people in Japan could die in the absence of preventive measures.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry...
The government task force that is tracking group infections of the coronavirus stressed the need Wednesday to reduce human-to-human contact to contain the epidemic, saying 420,000 people in Japan could die in the absence of preventive measures.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry...
- April 16, 2020
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Otetepon Push Stamp For Washing Hands, A Fun Way To Teach Kids About Hygiene
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JAPAN TRENDS
Raise your (thoroughly washed) hand if you have recently been chasing your kids around and screaming the words, “Wash your hands!” on a daily basis.
You’ve probably heard it said countless times that one precautionary measure we should be taking right now to protect ourselves from ...
Raise your (thoroughly washed) hand if you have recently been chasing your kids around and screaming the words, “Wash your hands!” on a daily basis.
You’ve probably heard it said countless times that one precautionary measure we should be taking right now to protect ourselves from ...
- April 15, 2020
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