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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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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...
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...
- March 3, 2020
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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...
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...
- March 2, 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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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 ...
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 ...
- February 29, 2020
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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...
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...
- February 29, 2020
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Tokyo Disneyland To Close Through March 15 Over Coronavirus
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JAPAN TIMES
The operator of Tokyo’s two Disney resorts, Disneyland and DisneySea, said Friday the parks would be closed for around two weeks on fears over the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
“Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea have decided to proceed with an extraordinary closure from Saturd...
The operator of Tokyo’s two Disney resorts, Disneyland and DisneySea, said Friday the parks would be closed for around two weeks on fears over the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
“Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea have decided to proceed with an extraordinary closure from Saturd...
- February 28, 2020
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Coronavirus: Japan To Close All Schools To Halt Spread
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BBC
Japan is to ask all schools to close from Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, PM Shinzo Abe says.
The closure - thought to affect 13 million students - will continue until the school year ends in late March.
World Health Organization head Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said the global o...
Japan is to ask all schools to close from Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, PM Shinzo Abe says.
The closure - thought to affect 13 million students - will continue until the school year ends in late March.
World Health Organization head Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said the global o...
- February 28, 2020
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World’s Oldest Man Dies At 112
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THE JAPAN NEWS
NIIGATA (Jiji Press) — Chitetsu Watanabe, a 112-year-old Japanese recognized as the world’s oldest man, died of old age at a care home for elderly people late Sunday.
Watanabe, a resident of the city of Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, won the recognition from Guinness World Records o...
NIIGATA (Jiji Press) — Chitetsu Watanabe, a 112-year-old Japanese recognized as the world’s oldest man, died of old age at a care home for elderly people late Sunday.
Watanabe, a resident of the city of Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, won the recognition from Guinness World Records o...
- February 27, 2020
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