CORONAVIRUS: Evacuees from 1st govt-chartered plane released
A total of 197 evacuees who returned to Japan on the first government-chartered plane from virus-hit Wuhan, China, in la...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan to expand entry ban on foreigners
The Japanese government decides to expand its entry ban on foreigners from China to include those who have stayed in Zhe...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 40 more cases on cruise ship
Thirty-nine new cases of coronavirus infection are confirmed on the quarantined cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, bring...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 700+ from chartered planes still quarantined
Over 700 people that returned to Japan from Wuhan, China on government-chartered flights are still quarantined in hotels...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 66 new infections on cruise ship
66 new coronavirus cases are confirmed on the Diamond Princess, bringing the total to 136. Japan's government considers ...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 41 more infected on cruise ship
41 more people test positive for the new coronavirus on the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship off Yokohama, bringing the v...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Japan can't make enough masks
Stores in Japan cannot keep face masks in stock as people around the country stock up to prevent the spread of coronavir...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 20 people on cruise ship now infected
10 more people out of approximately 3,700 quarantined on a cruise ship off Yokohama are found to be infected with the ne...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 10 people on cruise ship infected
Ten out of the approximately 3,700 people quarantined on a cruise ship off Yokohama are found to be infected with the ne...
read moreJapan's new passports
Japan starts to issue new passports featuring works of ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai.
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