Kanagawa Prefecture shuns tourists

Kanagawa Prefecture shuns tourists

Kanagawa officials ask people not to visit popular tourist spots in the prefecture south of Tokyo to prevent the spread ...

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Emergency calls to Tokyo police spike over coronavirus

Emergency calls to Tokyo police spike over coronavirus

Emergency calls to Tokyo police in connection with the novel coronavirus have spiked following the Japanese government's...

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Tokyo's Edogawa Ward begins drive-through coronavirus tests

Tokyo's Edogawa Ward begins drive-through coronavirus tests

Tokyo's Edogawa Ward begins drive-through PCR tests to check for the novel coronavirus to speed up screening in the capi...

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More crew members on cruise ship in Nagasaki have coronavirus

More crew members on cruise ship in Nagasaki have coronavirus

A growing number of crew members on a cruise ship docked in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, test positive for the novel co...

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Coronavirus cases on rise in Japan amid state of emergency

Coronavirus cases on rise in Japan amid state of emergency

Two weeks after Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures, the novel coronavirus epidemic i...

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Massive tsunami imminent for northeastern Japan

Massive 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...

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Abe urges people to stay home and avoid interaction during holiday season

Abe urges people to stay home and avoid interaction during holiday season

Japan's Prime Minister is once again calling on the public to stay home 2 weeks after making a state of emergency declar...

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Over 11 percent of coronavirus deaths in Japan 80 or older

Over 11 percent of coronavirus deaths in Japan 80 or older

Data compiled by Japan's health ministry reveals that 1.6 percent of COVID-19 patients in the country have died from the...

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McDonald's, Starbucks cut back on store operations in Japan

McDonald's, Starbucks cut back on store operations in Japan

McDonald's and Starbucks in Japan are cutting back further on store operations as part of moves to prevent the spread of...

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Some deaths found linked to COVID-19 posthumously

Some deaths found linked to COVID-19 posthumously

Some fatality cases initially classified as unnatural deaths by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department have later been...

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