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Japan's govt. asks companies to ramp up medical supply production

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

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 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 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 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

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

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

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

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 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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