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Japan'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...
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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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Tokyo'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...
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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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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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Diet 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 ...
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Govt 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...
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Men 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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Tokyo mulling scope of business closures over coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is working with the central government to determine the scope of business closures in ...
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Okinawa governor asks people not to visit
Okinawa Governor Tamaki Denny says people should refrain from making a trip to the island prefecture to contain the spre...
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