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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
Japan may expand China travel ban as outbreak grows in Zhejiang province
The government is considering expanding the coverage of its entry ban to also include foreign nationals who have been to the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang in response to the spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus originating in the country, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
Two more Japanese evacuees from Wuhan test positive for coronavirus
The confirmation brought the total number of people with the deadly virus in Japan to 163, including 135 from a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020
Japan to let elderly leave quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship
The decision to let elderly people and those with chronic illnesses leave was apparently made in consideration of passengers grappling with extreme stress during the quarantine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
Japan plans to send fifth coronavirus evacuation flight to China
The government plans to send a fifth chartered flight to Hubei province in China as early as this week to evacuate its nationals and their family members from the center of the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020
13 Japanese airports to suspend flights to mainland China
Regular flights between mainland China and at least 13 regional airports in Japan will be completely suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, operators of the facilities said Monday.
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JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020
Coronavirus infection tally on Diamond Princess hits 135 as tests for all passengers eyed
As testing crawls along, priority is being given to seniors on the stricken cruise ship, which is nearly halfway through its quarantine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020
Discrimination in Japan on the rise as coronavirus fears grow
Verbal attacks against Chinese and Japanese alike are expected to climb during the epidemic if preventive action isn't taken.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020
Japan's cities and prefectures split on whether to disclose travel details of coronavirus patients
When a tour bus driver became Japan's first case in the outbreak, it sparked a nationwide debate on how closely patients' privacy should be protected.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2020
Universities in Japan take precautions in response to coronavirus outbreak
Universities are scrambling to deal with the threat of infections from the coronavirus outbreak wreaking havoc in China and around the world.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2020
Japan's state planes unlikely to be used in Wuhan evacuation effort, source says
Japan's efforts to fly home expatriates from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, is unlikely to involve government planes despite earlier plans to the contrary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2020
Cabinet to greenlight urgent coronavirus steps to bolster Japan's tourism industry
The Cabinet will approve emergency measures this week against the new coronavirus to strengthen screenings and financial support the tourism industry, a source close to the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 8, 2020
Cruise ship turned away from Japan over coronavirus fears returns to Taiwan
A cruise ship that was turned away from Japan this week over coronavirus fears returned to Taiwan on Saturday, with everyone on board being tested for the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2020
Half of secondary infections occur during coronavirus incubation period, Japan study shows
At least one of every two instances of human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus is believed to occur while the first patient is not yet showing symptoms, according to an Japanese university research estimate.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020
Taiwan cruise ship gets OK to go home after turned away by Japan
Taiwan authorities confirmed Friday that a cruise ship off Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, that was not allowed to dock in Japan due to coronavirus concerns will be allowed to return to Keelung, near Taipei, according to local media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020
Japan finds 41 more virus infections on Diamond Princess; two more cruise ships turned away
The tally of cases aboard the quarantined cruise ship off Yokohama is now 61 and growing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 7, 2020
Japan carmakers brace for supply and demand nightmares due to coronavirus
As many of them know, 'it's impossible to manufacture cars without China.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020
Tokyo Olympics organizers 'extremely worried' that coronavirus may hit games
Before, the main concern of the organizers' working group in the Diet was Japan's continuing problem with rubella and measles. Now it's the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020
Hoarding and price-gouging send mask prices soaring in Japan amid virus fear
As the supply of surgical masks runs low in stores amid growing fears of the new coronavirus from China, some have attempted to profit from the situation by reselling them online at far higher than retail prices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2020
Cabin fever on the Diamond Princess: Inside the virus-hit cruise ship off Japan
For one American couple, what was supposed to be a weeklong trip in Japan has been abruptly replaced by two weeks confined to their room aboard a quarantined cruise ship.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020
Japan decides to refuse entry to noncitizen cruise ship passengers bound for Okinawa due to virus concerns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that Japan has decided to refuse entry to noncitizen passengers on board a luxury cruise ship that is set to arrive in the country later this week as some are suspected to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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