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Preparations under way to hold Tokyo Games as planned: Abe

March 6, 2020

Tokyo–Preparations are progressing to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer as scheduled, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday. At a House of Councillors committee meeting, Abe denied that the spread of the new coronavirus is affecting preparations for

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Japan mulls recording virus outbreak as historic emergency

March 6, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese government is considering designating the outbreak of the new coronavirus as a historic emergency that requires it to record its response, Seigo Kitamura, minister in charge of public records, said Friday. The designation will make it mandatory for

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Donations to Japanese city jump to get toilet paper

March 6, 2020

Shizuoka–There has been a rush of donations to a central Japan city from people wanting to get return gifts of toilet and tissue paper amid the spread of the new coronavirus. Donations to Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, increased sharply after false

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Chinese Pres. Xi’s Visit to Japan Delayed due to Coronavirus

March 5, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese government said Thursday that a planned state visit to Japan by Chinese President Xi Jinping has been postponed amid the ongoing global spread of the new coronavirus. The government had been moving forward with arrangements for a Japan

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Coronavirus spreads further in Japan; Shiga sees 1st case

March 5, 2020

Tokyo–The COVID-19 coronavirus disease spread further in Japan on Thursday, with the western prefecture of Shiga seeing its first infection case. According to the Shiga government, a man in his 60s in the prefectural capital of Otsu developed a fever

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All passengers, crew members get off virus-struck cruise ship

March 2, 2020

Tokyo–All 3,711 passengers and crew members of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined for the new coronavirus at an eastern Japan port, have disembarked from the vessel, the Japanese health ministry said Sunday. On the day, the last group of

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BOJ to work for market stability amid virus scare: Kuroda

March 2, 2020

Tokyo–Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda issued a statement Monday, saying the central bank will make efforts to “ensure stability in financial markets” against the threat of the COVID-19 coronavirus. It is the first statement released by the governor since

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Japan raises COVID-19 alert for S. Korea’s Daegu

March 2, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday raised its travel alert related to the COVID-19 new coronavirus to Level 3 for the southern South Korea city of Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province in the eastern part of the country. The number of

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