Japan to give ¥300,000 to struggling households as COVID-19 cases rise
As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the global and national economies, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed Friday that the government will provide ¥300,000 in cash to each household suffering from falling incomes amid the spread of ...
Head of Japan medical society in U.S. urges Japan to hurry COVID-19 measures
A doctor of Japanese heritage working to treat COVID-19 patients in New York said Wednesday that Japan should quickly implement measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. "Life in New York was as usual until a month ago, but the infectivity of the ...
Stranded tourists flock to Tokyo immigration bureau already overwhelmed by seasonal rush
Scores of foreign nationals queued up at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau on Wednesday, as tourists unable to return home — after international flights from Japan were suspended due to COVID-19 — added to the typical numbers attending the bureau. The facility in Minato ...
Are Tokyo's hospitals and health care system ready for a COVID-19 storm?
With the number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo having nearly quadrupled in 10 days, it seems no longer a question of whether Japan will declare a national emergency, but when and how. Officials and experts fear the capital city may not be prepared to handle ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will keep city-operated schools closed through May 6 and ask wards and other cities in the metropolis to follow suit, a day after coronavirus infections in the capital hit a daily record of 78. The metropolitan government had previously said it ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Tuesday confirmed 78 new infected cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, a record number for a single day, while also announcing seven infected individuals in their 50s to 70s died. This brought the total number of cases in ...
Calls grow for state of emergency as Tokyo logs record coronavirus cases
At a meeting held Monday, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike once again requested that residents refrain from going outside for nonessential reasons.
Passenger numbers on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line plummeted 70% over weekend
The number of passengers on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo plummeted Saturday and Sunday to 30 percent of the total for the same weekend last year, East Japan Railway Co. said. The plunge came after Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and other governors in the region ...
Tokyo announces 13 additional cases of coronavirus
Tokyo reported 13 new cases of the coronavirus Monday, a surprisingly low number following a string of days with ever-increasing numbers. The total for Tokyo is now 443. There was one death Monday in the capital related to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities ...
Tokyo reported yet another single-day record of 68 new cases of COVID-19 infections Sunday, bringing the total number in the virus-hit capital to 430. Tokyo had logged more than 40 infections per day from Wednesday to Friday, and 63 cases on Saturday. The 430 cases ...
Snow and store closures keep Tokyo crowds at bay over critical coronavirus weekend
A rare late-March snowfall coupled with numerous store closures helped keep Tokyo residents indoors Sunday, day two of a crucial weekend in the city's attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. With snow falling across the Kanto region from morning until around noon, an icy ...
Contagion grows: Tokyo and Chiba report roughly 60 more COVID-19 cases each
After three days of over 40 cases each, Saturday’s batch was a reminder that the worst may be yet to come.
