New coronavirus cases in Japan rise to 14
January 31, 2020
Tokyo–The number of confirmed cases in Japan of the new coronavirus spreading from the Chinese city of Wuhan rose to 14 on Thursday. A man in his 50s, who has a foreign citizenship and lives in Mie Prefecture, central Japan,
(Update) Japan to do follow-up survey on people who have stayed in Wuhan
January 30, 2020
Tokyo–Japan’s government on Thursday decided to conduct a follow-up survey on all people entering the country who have been to China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of the pneumonia outbreak caused by a new coronavirus. The decision was made at the first
JOC chief targets well over 30 gold medals in Tokyo Olympics
January 30, 2020
Tokyo–Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita pledged Thursday that the country aims to earn far more gold medals than the committee’s goal of 30 in the Tokyo Olympics this summer. “We’ll work hard to win many more gold medals than
Japan diet approves FY 2019 extra budget for stimulus
January 30, 2020
Tokyo–The Diet on Thursday approved the Japanese government’s fiscal 2019 supplementary budget for total spending of 4,472.2 billion yen on economic stimulus and disaster prevention measures. The extra budget cleared the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Japanese
Japan emperor emeritus faints
January 30, 2020
Tokyo–Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito fainted at his residence in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday. No clinical abnormality was found in a medical checkup the Emperor Emeritus underwent Thursday morning, the agency said.
Abe regrets two returnees’ refusal of virus tests
January 30, 2020
Tokyo–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that it is “very regrettable” that two Japanese returnees from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, refused to have virus tests. Officials “tried for a long time” to persuade them to accept virus
Palace expects Cabinet members not to undertake family trips as well to US
January 30, 2020
Malacanang said on Thursday that the Cabinet members are expected not to undertake personal or family trips to the United States as well. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his Cabinet secretaries not to
Palace asks public not to panic after first confirmed case of nCoV
January 30, 2020
Malacanang urged on Thursday the public to remain calm following the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus in the country. The Department of Health confirmed that a 38-year old female Chinese patient under investigation was positive for the nCoV after
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