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National Apr 10, 2020

Kyoto joins Aichi in asking central government to be included in of state of emergency

Kyoto's governor called the situation "severe," noting that infection routes of many new cases confirmed over the past week are unknown.

National Apr 10, 2020

Morning crowds down 60% in central Tokyo after coronavirus emergency declared

Despite calls to stay home, cities are still far behind the government's target of reducing person-to-person contact by as much as 80 percent.

Business / Corporate | Regional voices: Chubu Apr 10, 2020

As pandemic takes toll on conference bookings, Aichi company launches remote interpretation services

As the business environment continues to be affected by the spread of COVID-19, an industrial painting firm based in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, has begun offering Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation services remotely using teleconference systems. With more companies canceling international conferences and seminars due to the pandemic, ...

Asia Pacific / Politics Apr 10, 2020

Virus gives embattled Thai premier chance to consolidate power

Thailand’s coup-chief-turned-premier Prayut Chan-ocha has regained sweeping emergency powers to fight the coronavirus outbreak, pinning his political fate to the response he crafts as discontent grows. This week he confirmed a $58 billion stimulus package to mitigate the economic fallout, after earlier efforts were described ...

Business / Corporate Apr 10, 2020

Seven & I, Lawson unable to release fiscal 2020 forecasts due to uncertainties about pandemic

Retailers Seven & I Holdings Co. and Lawson Inc. said Thursday that they cannot release earnings forecasts for fiscal 2020 due to uncertainties posed by the coronavirus outbreak. Economic activities are slowing markedly because of the government's declaration of a state of emergency over the ...

World Apr 10, 2020

Boris Johnson kept working, but the coronavirus took over

Boris Johnson was on his own. He had been self-isolating for a week since testing positive for coronavirus. His domestic staff left trays of food outside his apartment door. Typically, the 55-year-old was bullish about life, even though the disease was at that moment working ...

Asia Pacific / Politics Apr 10, 2020

South Korean coronavirus patients vote as parliamentary election kicks off

Early voting in South Korea's parliamentary election kicked off on Friday, with coronavirus patients casting ballots at designated stations and candidates adopting new ways of campaigning to limit the risk of contagion. The National Election Commission (NEC) set up eight polling stations to be used ...

World Apr 10, 2020

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warns COVID-19 threatens global peace and security

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic is threatening international peace and security — "potentially leading to an increase in social unrest and violence that would greatly undermine our ability to fight the disease.” The U.N.’s most powerful ...

Asia Pacific Apr 10, 2020

Virus-hit Wuhan cautiously revives amid thicket of controls

Released from their apartments after a 2½ month quarantine, residents of the city where the coronavirus pandemic began are cautiously returning to shopping and strolling in the streets. But they say they still go out little and keep their children home while waiting for ...

World Apr 10, 2020

U.K.'s Johnson leaves intensive care but remains under observation

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on Thursday. Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital on Sunday evening with a persistent ...

World Apr 10, 2020

'You can't relax': Vigilance urged as New York sees signs of coronavirus progress

Americans must resist the impulse to ease social-separation measures at the first glimpse of progress now being seen in the coronavirus battle, state government and public health leaders warned on Thursday, as the U.S. death toll surpassed 16,500. Calls for heightened vigilance, countering talk from ...