The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Many concerts cancelled in Japan amid coronavirus spread

February 27, 2020

Tokyo–Many concerts by Japanese musicians have been canceled in line with the government’s request on Wednesday for voluntary curbs on big events to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Concerts and other events by idol group AKB48 and its sister

READ MORE

Coronavirus death toll rises to 7 in Japan

February 27, 2020

Tokyo–Two more deaths linked to the COVID-19 coronavirus were reported in Japan on Wednesday, bringing the coronavirus death toll in the country to seven. The health ministry announced the death of an infected man in his 80s in Tokyo, while

READ MORE

TOKYO REPORT: Quantity coffee output to begin in Kagoshima

February 26, 2020

Tokyo–A project is well under way to produce premium coffee from beans grown on Tokunoshima, an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, on a commercial basis. The project was launched in June 2017 by beverage maker Ajinomoto AGF Inc., major trading house

READ MORE

Another coronavirus death reported in Japan

February 26, 2020

Sapporo–COVID-19 coronavirus infection has been confirmed for an elderly person who died on Tuesday in the northern Japan city of Hakodate, Hokkaido, prefectural Governor Naomichi Suzuki said Wednesday. It was the first fatal COVID-19 case in Hokkaido and the second

READ MORE

Decision on fate of Tokyo Olympics seen by late May: IOC member

February 26, 2020

New York/Tokyo–An International Olympic Committee member has suggested that a decision will be made by late May on whether the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer will be held as scheduled or canceled amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, U.S. media

READ MORE

4th Person from virus-hit cruise ship dies

February 26, 2020

Tokyo–A former Japanese passenger in his 80s of the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship died of pneumonia Tuesday, Japan’s health ministry said. This is the fourth death among those who were on the British-flagged ship, quarantined for the virus at

READ MORE

11 New COVID-19 cases confirmed in Japan

February 26, 2020

Tokyo–Eleven new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus were reported in Japan on Tuesday, including the first case for the central prefecture of Nagano. According to the Nagano prefectural government, a company executive in his 60s has been confirmed to

READ MORE

Japan to bar foreigners from S. Korea’s Daegu

February 26, 2020

Tokyo–Japan will ban entry to foreigners who have been to the city of Daegu and the county of Cheongdo in South Korea amid the spread of the coronavirus there, informed sources said Wednesday. The Japanese government will make a formal

READ MORE