Probe into Shuri Castle fire ends without identifying cause
January 30, 2020
Naha, Okinawa Pref.–Police have ended their investigation into last autumn’s fire that devastated Shuri Castle in Naha, the capital of the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa, without identifying the cause. The fire was not caused by arson, negligence or other
Five Japanese returnees test negative for Wuhan coronavirus
January 30, 2020
Tokyo–Five of the 206 Japanese nationals brought back on a government-chartered plane from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak of pneumonia blamed on a new strain of coronavirus, have tested negative for the virus, it was
Japan extends assistance to Taal-displaced families
January 29, 2020
Japan has provided relief assistance, coursed through the Japan International Cooperation Agency, including N95 masks, to the Philippines to be distributed to residents affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano. Japanese Embassy Charge d’Affaires Yamamoto Yasushi and Social Welfare Secretary
Japan confirms 1st coronavirus infection without visit to Wuhan
January 28, 2020
Tokyo–A person in Japan has been confirmed infected with a new coronavirus despite not having visited the Chinese city of Wuhan at the center of the pneumonia outbreak, Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said Tuesday. The infection marks the first
Glass eel poaching on rise in Japan amid surging prices
January 28, 2020
Kochi–Japan is struggling to crack down on glass eel poaching, which has been on the rise due to surging prices reflecting unprecedentedly poor catches. In the western prefecture of Kochi, a major glass eel fishing area, police have discovered a
Japan delays sending flights to Wuhan from Tuesday morning
January 28, 2020
Tokyo–Japan put off sending chartered flights to Wuhan to evacuate its nationals from the Chinese city at the center of a coronavirus outbreak from Tuesday morning due to scheduling difficulty. The government was preparing to start sending the chartered planes
Japan decides to designate new pneumonia as specified disease
January 28, 2020
Tokyo–The Japanese government decided Tuesday to designate pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus raging in China as a specified infectious disease, aiming to put the designation into effect in early February. The government adopted at a cabinet meeting an ordinance
Kyodo News reporter briefly detained by Russia
January 28, 2020
Moscow–Kyodo News said Monday that a reporter of the Japanese news agency who contacted a Russian official in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok as part of reporting activities was briefly detained by Russian security authorities on Dec. 25
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