The Japanese government has announced the it will expand its quarantine measures to cover people entering Japan from most European countries, Iran and Egypt.
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Tokyo Electric Power Company says it will start analyzing fuel debris from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2024 as part of decommissioning work.
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Key words : Japanese government quarantine measure expand
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The Japanese government has announced the it will expand its quarantine measures to include people entering Japan from most European countries, Iran and Egypt.
Key words : Japanese government plan travel
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NHK has learned that the Japanese government is planning to expand entry restrictions to foreigners from parts of Europe where the new coronavirus infection is rapidly spreading.
The new restrictions will apply to three areas in Spain, including the Madrid region; four areas in Italy, including the northern region of Liguria; the Ticino region of southern Switzerland; and all of Iceland.
The government plans to bar foreign nationals who have visited these areas within 14 days of seeking to enter Japan. The measure is expected to be authorized shortly during a government task force meeting.
The move comes after Japan raised its travel alert for the same European regions to Level 3 on Monday -- the second highest level, which recommends canceling trips.
Japan currently restricts entry by foreigners who have stayed in some parts of China, South Korea, Italy and Iran.
The government is also considering asking travelers who arrive from European nations including France and Germany to put themselves under self-imposed quarantine for 14 days. The request will also apply to Japanese nationals.
Key words : difficult athlete qualify
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Key words : canadian
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Some current and former Olympic athletes are skeptical about the position of the International Olympic Committee which suggests that preparations will continue to hold the 2020 Tokyo Games as scheduled.
IOC board members held an emergency meeting via telephone on Tuesday. They issued a statement saying "with four months to go before the Games, there is no need for any drastic decisions at this stage."
But, IOC member and former Olympian of the Canadian women's ice hockey team Hayley Wickenheiser tweeted that this crisis is bigger than even the Olympics.
Wickenheiser said "the IOC insisting this will move ahead, with such conviction, is insensitive and irresponsible given the state of humanity."
She added no one knows at this point whether the Olympics should be canceled, but that "to say for certain they will go ahead is an injustice to the athletes training and global population at large."
Ekaterini Stefanidi, a Greek gold medalist of women's pole vault in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, also expressed her skepticism. Stefanidi tweeted "the IOC wants us to keep risking our health, our family's health and public health to train every day? You are putting us in danger right now, today, not in four months."
The global spread of new coronavirus infections have forced qualification events to be canceled or postponed.
Key words : spain olympic
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Spain's Olympic Committee president Alejandro Blanco hinted he would like the Tokyo Games to be postponed because Spanish athletes have a disadvantage due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
He issued a statement on Tuesday shortly after the International Olympic Committee affirmed that preparations will continue for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July 24.
Blanco said Spanish athletes cannot train because of the spread of the virus, and holding the Games this summer would be unfair.
He noted that there are four months until the Games, and said Spanish athletes cannot take part in the Games in unequal conditions.
Some members of the International Olympic Committee and athletes are also skeptical about the Tokyo Olympics being held as scheduled.
Spain is one of the countries hit hard by the new coronavirus, with more than 10,000 cases reported. The government has declared a state of emergency and restricted people's movement.
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Key words : Naruhito
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A trip to Britain by Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako has been postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
The couple was scheduled to visit Britain as state guests for about a week in early May. It was to be their first overseas trip since the emperor's accession to the throne last year.
Japanese officials including those from the Imperial Household Agency were to visit the country later this month to confirm the couple's itinerary and security arrangements. But they've had to call off their plans.
Key words : Akishino
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Japanese government officials have canceled a banquet that was to be part of ceremonies next month to proclaim Crown Prince Akishino as the heir to the throne.
The government on Wednesday convened a meeting of the state ceremonies committee to discuss details of the Ceremonies for Proclamation of Crown Prince, scheduled for April 19 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the banquet is called off due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
Abe said the decision was inevitable as a large number of guests would be dining together in one room.
The proclamation ceremony will be held at the Matsu-no-Ma State Room at 11:00 a.m. It's expected to take about 15 minutes.
At 4:30 p.m., the Emperor and Empress will meet the Crown Prince for the first time after the proclamation and offer congratulations. The Crown Prince will respond with words of gratitude. This is expected to take about half an hour.
The number of guests at the proclamation ceremony has been pared down from roughly 350 to around 50, and the doors of the State Room will be kept open during the ceremonies for ventilation.
Key words : JICA
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, has decided to temporarily repatriate all volunteers working in developing countries due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Under an overseas volunteer program, JICA dispatches Japanese people with specialized knowledge in a wide range of areas, including education and agriculture, to developing nations mainly in Asia and Africa. About 1,800 people are now working in 66 countries on a volunteer basis.
The agency decided to have them temporarily return to Japan. It has already evacuated volunteer workers from China and other countries.
JICA officials say none of those who will be repatriated has been found to be infected with the new coronavirus, and some are to return from countries where no cases have been confirmed.
But the officials say they decided on a preventive measure in case of emergency, since many areas do not have an adequate medical system and some countries have started to restrict the movement of people.
The agency is currently in contact with each volunteer worker and will have them return home as soon as arrangements are made. The workers will be requested to place themselves under self-imposed quarantine for two weeks after returning to Japan.
JICA says it has not yet decided when to send the repatriated workers overseas again. The agency has also postponed the dispatch of about 300 workers scheduled for late this month.
Key words : Aso Steven
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Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have agreed that their nations will cooperate with the other Group of Seven members in responding to the coronavirus outbreak.
Aso and Mnuchin spoke over the phone on Tuesday.
They reaffirmed that they will monitor the outbreak's fallout on financial markets and will use all appropriate policy tools to protect the global economy from downside risks. They also agreed to maintain close communication over market and economic trends.
Aso told reporters it was significant that the finance chiefs of the two countries had talked on the phone quickly. He said he had proposed a teleconference between the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors at an early date.
The G7 leaders urged finance ministers to draw up effective measures in a statement issued after their video conference on Monday.
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Key words : stop most foreigner
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Europe is taking unprecedented measures to restrict foreign travel amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. The European Union announced Tuesday that it will stop most foreigners from entering the bloc for the next 30 days.
European Council President Charles Michel said, "We agreed to reinforce our external borders by applying a coordinated temporary restriction of non-essential travel to the EU for period of 30 days."
Twenty-seven EU countries agreed to impose the border restrictions.
The rules do not apply to EU nationals, long-term residents, diplomats, doctors and other essential staff.
The EU has become a coronavirus hotspot, with more than 60,000 people now infected.
France has begun a nationwide lockdown, essentially forcing residents to stay at home for at least 15 days.
In principle, even small gatherings of family and friends are banned.
People are allowed to go out to buy daily necessities, receive medical treatment or commute, if they cannot work from home.
Interior Minister Christophe Castaner explained the restrictions in a televised address. He urged people to stay at home to prevent the further spread of the virus.
Violators will face a minimum fine of about 42 dollars.
Meanwhile, Italy's outbreak continues to grow despite heavy restrictions on residents.
The government began urging people to refrain from unnecessary outings a week ago. Since then, 20,000 infections have been confirmed.
Italy is the second-hardest hit nation after China, with more than 30,000 cases and over 2,500 deaths.
Elsewhere, the Australian government has advised citizens not to travel overseas -- issuing its highest-possible level of advisory for all overseas travel for the first time ever.
The government says it's taking the measure because of the high risk of contracting the illness abroad.
The World Health Organization says nearly 180,000 people have now contracted the virus -- including more than 11,500 newly confirmed cases.
There were also 475 more deaths reported on Tuesday, bringing the global death toll to more than 7,400.
Key words : power company analyzing
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Tokyo Electric Power Company says it will start analyzing fuel debris from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2024 as part of decommissioning work.
TEPCO and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency will build a laboratory for the analysis in the TEPCO plant compound.
The two-story laboratory with a basement will have airtight analyzing equipment. It is expected to accept debris samples 12 times a year.
Three of the plant's reactors suffered meltdowns in the 2011 accident. The debris is a mixture of molten nuclear fuel and the reactors' structural parts. Retrieving the highly radioactive debris and disposing of it is seen as the hardest part of scrapping the plant.
TEPCO plans to start removing small amounts of debris from the No. 2 reactor next year.
Until the laboratory is completed, samples will be analyzed at the agency's facility in Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo.
TEPCO aims to finish scrapping the plant between 2041 and 2051.
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