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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2020

Japan's Luminous Cruising blames coronavirus as it files for bankruptcy

A cruise ship company in Kobe was effectively bankrupted by the coronavirus crisis on Monday after filing for protection from creditors under the corporate rehabilitation law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 29, 2020

Discovering who's behind Japan's English rail announcements

Tokyo’s train system is considered to be one of the most expansive and most reliable in the world, but it can be pretty intimidating for anglophones trying to navigate the city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2020

Japan's government to demand halt to online face mask auctions

The industry ministry will ask online auction companies to voluntarily stop listing face masks from their websites, amid supply shortages caused by the spread of COVID-19 infections, it was learned Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2020

Japan Tobacco to let 8,700 domestic employees telecommute as safeguard against virus

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday it has started to allow its domestic employees to work at home, in principle, to prevent them from being infected with the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2020

Hospitals in Japan refusing to test many who suspect they have COVID-19

Some medical institutions in Japan have been rejecting possible COVID-19 patients under the strict but ambiguous testing guidelines currently in place, leaving many patients shunted from hospital to hospital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 22, 2020

The rebirth of cool: It's not easy being a lovable middle-aged man in Japan

For the first time since … never, the ojisan (middle-aged man) is on a roll. 
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2020

A cold, hay fever or COVID-19? Japan's health guidelines raise questions

Experts have raised questions about asking the public to observe their symptoms at home closely before seeking a consultation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020

Japan issues guidelines to prevent rush on hospitals as COVID-19 cases surge

The health ministry releases guidelines on how people should react if they fear infection with the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020

Japan to expand coronavirus testing as 39 more on cruise test positive

The increase in the number of people on the Diamond Princess diagnosed with COVID-19 continued as the health ministry announced 29 passengers, 10 crew members and one quarantine officer have tested positive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020

Some coronavirus patients in Japan in serious condition, sources say

Several patients who have tested positive in Japan for the new coronavirus from China are in a serious condition with very severe symptoms, including some who have difficulty breathing, informed sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020

Japan may expand China travel ban as outbreak grows in Zhejiang province

The government is considering expanding the coverage of its entry ban to also include foreign nationals who have been to the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang in response to the spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus originating in the country, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020

South Korea's Moon stresses need to satisfy victims in wartime labor row with Japan

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday reiterated the country's position of seeking to resolve issues with Japan over wartime labor lawsuits based on the will of the victims and their kin.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020

Japan plans to send fifth coronavirus evacuation flight to China

The government plans to send a fifth chartered flight to Hubei province in China as early as this week to evacuate its nationals and their family members from the center of the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020

Japan's cities and prefectures split on whether to disclose travel details of coronavirus patients

When a tour bus driver became Japan's first case in the outbreak, it sparked a nationwide debate on how closely patients' privacy should be protected.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2020

Japan's state planes unlikely to be used in Wuhan evacuation effort, source says

Japan's efforts to fly home expatriates from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, is unlikely to involve government planes despite earlier plans to the contrary.

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