National Nov 5, 2020
The new terms and new usage of existing words demonstrate the immense impact the pandemic has made on working and living styles in the nation.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 28, 2020
Government sued over failure to fully and promptly disclose 'Abenomask' costs
The plaintiff claims it was unreasonable for the government to withhold the information as it prevents discussion of whether the mask policy was appropriate.
National Jul 30, 2020
The Japanese government is considering postponing the launch of the distribution of some 80 million additional cloth face masks to nursing care homes and other facilities, health ministry officials have said. It is now uncertain when the government will start the distribution program, which was ...
National Jul 28, 2020
Japan persists with 'Abenomask' giveaway, reigniting social media outcry
The government is pushing ahead with the distribution of its much derided "Abenomasks" even though commercially made masks are now readily available.
National Jun 15, 2020
"Abenomasks" have drawn complaints that they are too small and that they are arriving too late.
National Jun 12, 2020
Distribution of ¥46.6 billion 'Abenomasks' likely to wrap up on Monday
The government's effort to distribute two cloth masks to each household will likely be nearly complete on Monday, some two months after the project began, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday. About 120 million of the reusable cloth masks, or 96 percent of the ...
National May 23, 2020
Delivery of ¥46.6 billion 'Abenomasks' resumes in 34 prefectures
The two-mask packages will start arriving in areas yet to receive them, even though the majority now have zero or few infections.
National May 9, 2020
Only Tokyo residents getting 'Abenomasks' despite extended virus emergency
The rest of Japan is scheduled to get theirs by the end of the month — when the emergency is set to end.
Business Apr 24, 2020
Two firms recall 'Abenomasks' after complaints of stains, bugs and mold
The trading house and medical equipment maker said they had also found similar problems with masks still in their inventories.
National Apr 17, 2020
The distribution of government-issued cloth face masks that are to be provided to every household in the country in the effort to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak began in Tokyo on Friday. Post office mail delivery personnel in Setagaya Ward, which has the largest population ...