CORONAVIRUS: Japan firms' measures
Japanese firms take precautionary measures against the new coronavirus, including teleworking and banning large gatherin...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Chinese seeking masks in Japan nabbed
A Chinese fugitive who fled Japan is arrested when he arrives at Kansai International Airport apparently to purchase fac...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 44 more infections on cruise ship in Japan
Another 44 people test positive for the new coronavirus on a quarantined cruise ship off Yokohama, bringing the total in...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 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...
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