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BOJ takes monetary easing steps 2 months in row
The Bank of Japan decides on additional monetary easing steps for the second consecutive month to deal with the impact o...
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Emergency declaration, one week on
Japan's landscape and flow of people slowly beginning to shift as state of emergency is expanded to the entire country.
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McDonald's, Starbucks cut back on store operations in Japan
McDonald's and Starbucks in Japan are cutting back further on store operations as part of moves to prevent the spread of...
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Supermarket Life to give all employees bonuses
Japanese supermarket chain Life decides to give each employee a one-off bonus amounting to a total of around 300 million...
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Honda provides modified cars to transport coronavirus patients
Automaker Honda has started providing specially modified cars for transporting patients with mild symptoms of COVID-19 t...
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PM Abe mulls cash handouts of 100,000 yen per person
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is considering cash handouts of 100,000 yen per person in response to a demand by the ruling c...
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CORONAVIRUS: Japan could have 850,000 critically ill COVID 19 patients without measures: experts
A government panel of experts on the novel coronavirus estimates that Japan could have as many as 850,000 COVID-19 patie...
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Over 80 percent say Japanese govt. too slow: poll
Over 80 percent of people in Japan surveyed say the Abe administration should have declared a state of emergency sooner.
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6 new COVID-19 testing sites to be created in Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Association plans to create 6 new virus testing sites amid the escalating number of COVID...
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Tokyo asks gyms, internet cafes to suspend business
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko asks businesses including fitness clubs, internet cafes and nightclubs to suspend operations...
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