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Passengers tested for coronavirus

February 5, 2020

Workers in protective gear are seen at the Japan Coast Guard base in Yokohama on February 5, 2020 bringing patients from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. At least 10 people on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan

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Japan refuses entry of 8 foreigners over coronavirus

February 3, 2020

Tokyo–Japan had refused the entry of eight foreign nationals by Sunday, in line with a new measure to strengthen immigration controls amid the spread of a new coronavirus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday. Under the measure introduced Saturday,

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Mask prices surge on online flea markets amid coronavirus scares

February 3, 2020

Osaka–As the shortage of face masks continues in Japan amid the spread of a new coronavirus originating in China, their prices are shooting up on online flea markets. Some people are apparently cornering masks at drug stores and other shops,

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Japan refuses entry of 5 foreigners over coronavirus

February 3, 2020

Tokyo–Japan refused the entry of five foreign nationals on Saturday in accordance with a measure, implemented the same day, to strengthen immigration controls amid the spread of a new coronavirus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday. Under the measure,

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Japanese destroyer leaves for Middle East

February 3, 2020

Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref.–A Japanese destroyer left its base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, Sunday for the Middle East on an information-gathering mission aimed at ensuring the safe navigation of ships related to Japan in the region. The Maritime Self-Defense

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Japan to send 4th evacuation flight to Wuhan later this week

February 2, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese government is expected to send a fourth chartered flight in the middle of this week or later to evacuate Japanese citizens still in China’s Hubei Province, which includes Wuhan at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, the Foreign

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Coronavirus countermeasures may have reduced flu patients in Japan

February 2, 2020

Tokyo–Efforts to prevent exposure to a new coronavirus may have contributed to containing the spread of influenza in Japan this year, some experts say. The estimated number of flu patients in the country in the fourth week of the year

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Virus casting shadow on Xi’s planned visit to Japan

February 2, 2020

Tokyo–The spread of a new coronavirus may affect a state visit to Japan by Chinese President Xi Jinping, expected to take place in early April, as it is uncertain when the outbreak will end. At a parliamentary meeting on Thursday,

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