BOJ takes monetary easing steps 2 months in row

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

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, 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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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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