Japan to designate new pneumonia as specified disease

January 27, 2020

Tokyo–Japan will designate pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus that is spreading mainly in China as a specified infectious disease, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday. The government plans to make the move at a cabinet meeting Tuesday,

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Fukuda wins 4th term as Iwakuni mayor

January 27, 2020

Yamaguchi–Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda, who calls for the western Japan city’s coexistence with a U.S. military base, won a fourth straight four-year term as its leader in Sunday’s election. Fukuda, 49, who ran in the mayoral poll as an independent,

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(Update) Japan confirms 4th case of new coronavirus

January 27, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s health ministry said Sunday that it has confirmed the country’s fourth case of infection with a new type of coronavirus that has caused a number of people to develop pneumonia in China. The fourth patient is a man in

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Govt to bring Japanese nationals in Wuhan back home

January 27, 2020

Tokyo–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that the government will bring back home Japanese nationals in Wuhan, the epicenter of a new type of coronavirus that has caused a number of people to develop pneumonia, and areas near the inland

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Ex-gang boss on death row dies in apparent suicide

January 27, 2020

Tokyo–A former Japanese crime syndicate boss on death row who was acquitted over the murder of two people for which he confessed his involvement after his capital punishment sentence was finalized was found dead at the Tokyo detention house on

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Arrested ex-Softbank worker repeatedly entertained by Russian diplomat

January 27, 2020

Tokyo-A former Softbank Corp. employee arrested on suspicion of illegally obtaining trade secrets of the major Japanese mobile phone carrier was repeatedly entertained by a male diplomat stationed at the office of Russia’s trade representative in Japan, it was learned

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Japan govt urged to prevent spread of new coronavirus

January 27, 2020

Tokyo–A Japanese ruling party official on Sunday called on the government to take “full-scale border control measures” to prevent the spread of pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus while paying close attention to related information from the World

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Imperial couple, Princess Aiko watch Grand Sumo Tournament

January 27, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, and their daughter, Princess Aiko, enjoyed watching matches on Day 14 of the 15-day New Year grand sumo tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Saturday. This was the first time for Emperor Naruhito

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