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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Two weeks after Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures, the novel coronavirus epidemic i...
read moreMassive tsunami imminent for northeastern Japan
The Japanese government says a tsunami of up to 100 feet could hit the country's northeast in the case of a massive eart...
read moreAbe urges people to stay home and avoid interaction during holiday season
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read moreOver 11 percent of coronavirus deaths in Japan 80 or older
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