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Aichi Prefecture To Declare Its Own State Of Emergency

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NAGOYA - The governor of Aichi Prefecture, which includes the city of Nagoya and also hosts Toyota Motor Corp, on Thursday said he would declare a state of emergency for his prefecture, starting Friday.
Hideaki Omura made the announcement two days after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for...

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Govt. And Tokyo Negotiating Shutdown Requests

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NHK
 
Japan's central government and the Tokyo metropolitan government are discussing which businesses should be asked to temporarily shut down following the state of emergency declaration over the coronavirus outbreak.
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, Kanagawa, ...

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Japan Declares State Of Emergency As Coronavirus Infections Surge, Tokyo Asks Residents To Self-Isolate

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FOX NEWS
 
As the number of coronavirus cases surges in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a month-long state of emergency on Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures in an attempt to slow the outbreak.
The prime minister's announcement came as COVID-19 infections in Tokyo have doubled ...

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Coronavirus: Japan To Declare Emergency As Tokyo Cases Soar

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BBC
 
Japan is to declare a state of emergency in the capital Tokyo and six other regions in an attempt to tackle the rapid spread of coronavirus.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the move could come as early as Tuesday.
He also announced a huge stimulus plan to help the economy weather the virus.
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Japan’s Abe Set to Declare State of Emergency, Media Say

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to declare a state of emergency within days, after coronavirus cases in Tokyo jumped over the weekend to top 1,000 for the first time and raised worries of a more explosive surge, media reports said.
Abe will announce the plan as soon as Monda...

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Anime Voice Actors Need Loans, Face “Dangerous Levels Of Poverty” During Pandemic, Union Says

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SORA NEWS
 
Survey of live-action and vocal performers shows startling number who’ve already used up their savings.
A lot of otaku will tell you that anime is essential for their emotional well-being, but animated entertainment still falls outside the realm of the sort of essential business activ...

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Japan To House People With Mild Virus Symptoms At Hotels

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese local governments have been advised to help people with mild coronavirus symptoms recover at home or hotels, the health ministry said Friday.
The request is aimed at saving hospital beds for more severe cases amid a recent surge in the number of new infections, especially in...

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Ken Shimura, Comedian Whose Sketches Delighted Japan, Dies at 70

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INTERNEWS CAST
 
TOKYO — Ken Shimura could make people laugh just by tweaking a traditional dance, mangling an English lesson or acting like a shogun fool.
Mr. Shimura, a beloved comedian in Japan, died on Sunday at a hospital in Tokyo, the Izawa Office, which represented him, said. He was 70.
Hi...

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Rise in Japan’s COVID-19 Cases Starting to Speed Up

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NIPPON.COM
 
Wuhan, China, was the first place to experience a major COVID-19 outbreak. At the beginning of March, China’s 80,000 cases were far ahead of the rest of the world, as the below graph shows. The few thousand cases in South Korea raised concerns that it would soon face a major rise. Ot...

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Japan To Give Face Masks To 50 Mil Households To Fight Virus

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday the government will distribute cloth face masks to roughly 50 million households in Japan as stocks of disposable masks have run out at drugstores and other shops amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The distribution, which will start later...

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