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Japan January jobless rate rises to 2.4 pct

February 28, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 2.4 pct in January, up 0.2 percentage point from the previous month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday. The number of jobless people increased by 120,000 to 1.64 million, the

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IOC Pres. Bach committed to holding Tokyo Olympics as scheduled

February 28, 2020

Tokyo–International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has stressed that the IOC is continuing its preparations to hold the Tokyo Summer Olympics as scheduled, even though the spread of the new coronavirus is spurring speculation about the quadrennial sporting event. The

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Abe urges understanding for school closure request

February 28, 2020

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought public understanding on Friday for his request to close all elementary, junior high and high schools, saying that it is a “crucial period” to prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. “Now is

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan govt to demand halt to face mask auctioning

February 28, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s industry ministry will ask online auction companies to voluntarily shut out face masks from their websites amid supply shortages caused by the spread of COVID-19 infections, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Face masks are still in short supply mainly in

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Japan FY 2020 budget bill to pass lower House Friday

February 28, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Thursday to vote on the government’s fiscal 2020 budget bill at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives the following day. The budget bill is

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Trump wants Tokyo Olympics to be held as scheduled

February 27, 2020

Washington–U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he hopes the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will take place as scheduled while Japan faces the outbreak of the new coronavirus. “I hope that it’s gonna be fine,” Trump said of the games, to

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Osaka COVID-19 patient tests positive after apparent recovery

February 27, 2020

Osaka–A bus tour conductor in her 40s tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus after what appeared a recovery from the disease, the Osaka prefectural government said Wednesday. The resident of Osaka, the capital of the western Japan prefecture, may have

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Japan, China to closely communicate over Xi’s state visit

February 27, 2020

Tokyo–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Wednesday agreed to continue their close communication toward Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned state visit to Japan. In a 40-minute telephone conversation held at the request of China,

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