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Coronavirus Cases Increase In Japan

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NHK WORLD
 
The number of coronavirus cases in Japan has increased to 1,036 as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, local time. That figure includes 706 people from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. The vessel is moored at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo.
The tally is based on data compiled by the health ministry a...

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Tokyo Gov't Urges People To Refrain From Cherry Blossom Parties In Parks

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
TOKYO - The Tokyo government urged residents on Wednesday to refrain from joining parties at parks during the famed cherry blossom season, in the latest disruption caused by concerns over the new coronavirus.
The season, which is expected to start in mid-March, is traditionally ce...

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Japan Lifts Evacuation Order For Town Hit By Fukushima Disaster

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Futaba to reopen for start of Olympic torch relay after being deserted for nine years
Japan has lifted an evacuation order for parts of a town in the shadow of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, weeks before the area is to host the start of the Olympic torch relay.
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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 ...

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Japan’s Efforts to Limit the Coronavirus Outbreak

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THE NEW YORK TIMES
 
 
An official describes the measures the government has taken, including a cruise ship quarantine, amid worries about the coming Olympics.
The Op-Ed’s depiction and characterization of Japan’s fight against the novel coronavirus are unfair. To start with, the government alert...

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Uniqlo And GU Announce They Will Now Charge For Shopping Bags In A New, Eco-Friendly Initiative

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SORA NEWS
 
Japan’s most beloved cheap and cheerful fashion brands are taking another step to reduce damage to the planet.
Pressure is mounting for companies to take action against climate change, and Japan has always been at the forefront of these efforts.
From developing an eco-friendly urban v...

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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...

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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...

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Transportation, Tourism Sectors Hit Hard By New Virus Outbreak

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KYODO NEWS
 
A new coronavirus outbreak has weighed on the transportation and tourism sectors in Japan, including Shinkansen bullet trains, with fears about infection making people reluctant to venture outdoors or share confined spaces with others for long hours.
The number of passengers between ...

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Sapporo Streets Quiet Amid Coronavirus Emergency

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NHK
 
The declaration of a coronavirus emergency in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido has brought an abrupt halt to public activities. Streets are quiet in the prefectural capital Sapporo, one day after the measure came into effect.
Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Friday declared the three...

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