Month: May 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is lifting a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other remaining areas, ending the restrictions nationwide as businesses begin to reopen. ( read original story ...)

The number of new coronavirus cases in Germany rose slightly, while a hard-hit region in Italy that includes the financial capital Milan reported zero fatalities for the first time. ( read original story ...)

Prime minister Shinzo Abe has declared victory for the “Japan model” of fighting coronavirus as he lifted a nationwide state of emergency after seven weeks. Speaking at a press conference on Monday ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan will lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas later in the day but that it could be reimposed if the pace of infections ... ( read original story ...)

Some medical institutions in Japan are seeing a shortage of tuberculosis (TB) vaccine as demand has surged most likely after it was reported ... ( read original story ...)

Shinzō Abe’s move comes as virus is seemingly contained, despite criticism of initial response ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his ruling Liberal Democratic Party that Japan will lift limits on regional travel on June 19, Kyodo news agency reported. ( read original story ...)

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and remaining areas still facing restrictions on Monday, while the Nikkei reported a plan for new stimulus worth more than $1 trillion Cdn to help ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese man was arrested in Tokyo on Monday after swimming across the Imperial Palace's moat to scale an outer wall, entering off-limits parts of the grounds, police said. They said the man ... ( read original story ...)

George Kruis is leaving Saracens in November and moving to Japan after signing for Panasonic Wild Knights, but still wants to play for England again ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of premium Japanese melons sold Monday for just a slice of the five million yen ($46,000) reached at auction last year, as the coronavirus bites hard. The melons from Yubari on the northern ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering fresh stimulus worth over $929 billion, which mostly consists of financial aid programs for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei newspaper said. ( read original story ...)

George Kruis will put his England career on hold in November after agreeing an initial one-year deal to play for Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan’s Top League. The RFU is alive to the danger that the ... ( read original story ...)

China’s top diplomat criticized U.S. efforts to hold China accountable for its alleged role in the spread of the coronavirus, calling any aims to force Beijing to pay compensation for the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)