Japan recorded its largest drop in foreign tourists ever in March following its imposition of expanded entry restrictions to contain the new coronavirus. Foreign visitors plummeted 93 percent from a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency as virus spreads
The government had been considering expanding of the state of emergency, currently covering Tokyo, Osaka and five prefectures ... Besides Kishida, he met with LDP Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may broaden emergency, as Abe plans cash payouts for all
Japan was preparing to extend a state of emergency beyond major cities to the entire nation, media reported on Thursday, and a government official said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will change a draft ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Thailand to extend visas amid virus challenges
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause m ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Should Drop Strings on Virus Aid, Economist Says
Japan’s government is getting its response to the virus wrong by adding strings to its financial assistance for companies and people, and by not engineering a tighter lockdown, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says Donating 2 Million Face Masks to Virus-Hit Japan
Taiwan will donate two million face masks to its former colonial master Japan, which has been hard hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus, as part of the is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to expand state of emergency to rest of country: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - is preparing to expand the state of emergency that Japan has declared for seven of its 47 prefectures so far to the rest of the nation in a bid to contain the coronavirus, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to expand virus emergency nationwide: reports
Japan's government will convene a key panel of medics Thursday to advise on its state of emergency over the coronavirus, as local media reported the prime minister would expand the measures to cover ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Convene Experts Meeting About Expanding Emergency
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to expand the state of emergency that he has declared for seven of Japan's 47 prefectures to the rest of the nation in a bid to contain the coronavirus, local ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to extend state of emergency to entire country: report
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reportedly planning to extend Japan's State of Emergency to the entire country, roughly one month after he insisted the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games would go on as planned ... ( read original story ...)
More advisers’ clients crave crypto coins despite risks
Yet by January 2019 it had collapsed below $4,000. Last March, US economist Nouriel Roubini described crypto as “the mother and father of all bubbles”, noting that other “top ten” cryptocurrencies had ... ( read original story ...)
JR Hokkaido to put 1,450 employees on leave in bid to survive coronavirus pandemic
Sapporo – Hokkaido Railway Co. plans to put some 1,450 of its workforce, or 20 percent of all employees including contract workers, on leave to offset growing loses from the coronavirus pandemic. “We ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan children home alone due to school closures experience burglaries
With schools closed due to the fallout from the spread of the novel coronavirus, Aichi Prefectural Police has already confirmed three incide ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama gov’t asked nursery to hold back informing parents about infected worker
The municipal government here asked a local day care center to refrain from informing parents and guardians about a worker who tested posi･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan slows down, prices at risk of falling while bars, restaurants suffer
For someone like Sumako Furihata, who owns two small restaurants in Tokyo’s Akasaka nightlife district, pandemic has been a nightmare that crushed sales and put her in a difficult situation. Many of ... ( read original story ...)
Thrill seekers discover corpse at abandoned ‘haunted’ hotel in southwestern Japan
A corpse has been discovered at an abandoned hotel in this southwestern prefecture which is known online as a haunted spot, after two men ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)