Beach parking, park facilities, and basketball courts shut down

Beach parking, park facilities, and basketball courts shut down

Officials from municipalities in areas around Tokyo have shut down beach parking, park facilities, and basketball courts...

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Foreign visitors to Japan in March down 93%

Foreign visitors to Japan in March down 93%

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in March dropped 93 percent from the previous year as the novel coronavirus pand...

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Pandemic spurs new high-tech businesses in China

Pandemic spurs new high-tech businesses in China

Chinese businesses are scrambling to create products and services using next generation technology in response to disrup...

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Japan expands entry ban to fight coronavirus pandemic

Japan expands entry ban to fight coronavirus pandemic

Japan expands its entry ban to foreign nationals arriving from 73 countries and territories including the United States ...

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Japan to deliver 2 masks each to 50 million households nationwide

Japan to deliver 2 masks each to 50 million households nationwide

The Japanese government will deliver two cloth masks to each of the approximately 50 million households nationwide amid ...

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Japanese electronic giant begins shipping masks

Japanese electronic giant begins shipping masks

Japanese electronic giant Sharp begins shipping masks in an attempt to tackle the shortage due to the novel coronavirus ...

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Subaru to suspend domestic car production

Subaru to suspend domestic car production

Japanese automaker Subaru will suspend car production at all of its domestic factories due to slowing demand worldwide c...

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Tokyo Olympics will start July 23, 2021

Tokyo Olympics will start July 23, 2021

The postponed Tokyo Olympics will kick off on July 23 2021, while the Paralympics will begin August 24. The games were d...

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CORONAVIRUS: Japan bans foreign travelers from US, China, S Korea

CORONAVIRUS: Japan bans foreign travelers from US, China, S Korea

Japan bans all travelers from the United States, China, South Korea and most of Europe, including those who have been to...

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Japanese travelers stranded in Peru exit the country

Japanese travelers stranded in Peru exit the country

More than half of the 260 Japanese tourists stranded in Peru have now left the country.

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