Japan to ban entry from 14 more countries
The Japanese government decides to expand its entry ban to 14 more countries such as Russia for a total of 87 nations an...
read moreEmergency 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.
read moreJapan's govt. asks companies to ramp up medical supply production
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is urging companies to ramp up their production of medical supplies and protective ge...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 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...
read moreTokyo's Minato Ward closes smoking areas
Tokyo's Minato Ward follows Shibuya and Katsushika in closing its outdoor smoking areas to prevent the spread of the new...
read moreOver 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.
read moreTokyo asks gyms, internet cafes to suspend business
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko asks businesses including fitness clubs, internet cafes and nightclubs to suspend operations...
read moreDiet sessions resume with more space between lawmakers
Japan's parliamentary sessions resume with anti-coronavirus measures in place such as seating lawmakers with more space ...
read moreGovt masks to be sent to households starting next week
The Japanese government will start sending two cloth masks to each household in seven prefectures most affected by the n...
read moreMen make up over 70% of coronavirus deaths in Japan
Japan's top government spokesman says men make up more than 70 percent of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the count...
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