Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say new dates for the 2020 Tokyo Games have been decided.
Japan plans to include in its list of entry denials foreigners arriving from the United States, China and South Korea as well as most parts of Europe and some parts of Southeast Asia.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has put together its draft proposals on a stimulus package to cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Key words : metropolitan decided
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Several Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say new dates for the 2020 Tokyo Games have been decided.
The Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23, 2021 and the Paralympic Games will open on August 24 of the same year.
The officials say the International Olympic Committee, the Tokyo Games organizing committee, and the Tokyo Metropolitan and Japanese governments all agreed on the new schedule.
It was previously decided that the 2020 Tokyo games would be postponed by about a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Key words : entry denial
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Japan plans to include in its list of entry denials foreigners arriving from the United States, China and South Korea as well as most parts of Europe and some parts of Southeast Asia as the coronavirus pandemic expands.
The Japanese government has decided to soon raise a travel alert to all parts of the US to level three, recommending the cancellation of trips to the country. It will also ban foreigners who have stayed in the US in the past two weeks from entering Japan. The move comes amid the sharp rise of infections in the US.
The government plans to take the same measures against all of China and South Korea, most parts of Europe including Britain, and some parts of Southeast Asia such as Thailand.
The measures would deny the entry of foreigners from about one-third of all countries and territories unless they have a special reason.
All other remaining countries or territories will be ranked as level two, under which Japanese nationals will be urged to avoid making any non-essential trips to them.
Key words : roughly traveler
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Japan's government says about half of the roughly 260 Japanese travelers stranded in Peru due to the coronavirus pandemic have left the country.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide told reporters the news on Monday.
On Saturday, 29 of the travelers left Peru on a charter flight that Taiwan arranged for its citizens.
Suga said they have arrived in the US city of Miami and that the government has expressed deep gratitude to Taiwan.
He said another 104 Japanese travelers have flown into Mexico after leaving Peru on Sunday on a flight chartered by a travel agency.
On March 15, the Peruvian government declared an emergency and suspended all international flights.
Key words : proposal stimulus package
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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has put together its draft proposals on a stimulus package to cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It calls for measures of a larger scale than those taken during the 2008 global financial crisis.
The draft includes a proposal of 20 trillion yen, or about 186 billion dollars, in fiscal spending and 60 trillion yen, or about 560 billion dollars, for businesses.
In comparison, the economic package put together in the 2008 crisis consisted of more than 15 trillion yen, or about 140 billion dollars, in fiscal spending and more than 56 trillion yen, or about 523 billion dollars, for businesses.
It also proposes that the government establish a system to provide subsidies totaling 1 trillion yen, or about 9.3 billion dollars, to small and medium-sized companies and freelancers. It said the subsidies should not need to be returned.
The draft also calls on the government to tap a reserve fund worth about 4.6 billion dollars for the new fiscal year that starts in April for measures to fight the coronavirus. Alternatively, a new reserve fund can be set up exclusively for the measures.
The draft proposals include cash handouts to households struggling to make ends meet following a drop in income due to the outbreak. The draft does not mention the amount of cash, but says it should be provided according to the size of each household.
The LDP will gather opinions on the draft proposals from party members. Policy Research Council Chairperson Kishida Fumio will submit the party's proposals to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo as early as Tuesday.
The government plans to put together its economic measures as early as next week.
Key words : plans to support
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The Japanese government plans to support research on the anti-flu drug Avigan as a possible treatment of symptoms caused by the new coronavirus.
Researchers around the world are scrambling to discover effective medicines against the virus.
The government will likely seek official approval for Avigan if it is found effective in clinical trials that are underway at institutions such as Fujita Health University Hospital in Aichi Prefecture.
The government intends to work with foreign authorities to expand clinical trials of Avigan and increase the production of the drug that was developed in Japan.
Chinese researchers say Avigan proved effective against the virus in clinical trials.
Trials of the anti-pancreatitis medicine Futhan as a drug to combat the coronavirus will also begin in Japan. Doctors will administer the drug if they obtain consent from patients.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo held a news conference on Saturday at which he expressed his commitment to dispel people's concerns about the virus.
He said Japan will use expertise from around the world to expedite the development of effective medicines and vaccines.
Key words : Suga denied
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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide has denied a possible lockdown of cities in the country aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. He also said that a decision on whether to declare a state of emergency must be made cautiously.
The prime minister is authorized to declare a state of emergency under a special law to fight the pandemic.
Suga said the declaration would have a serious impact on people's livelihoods and that it should be made prudently in consultation with experts in various fields.
Reporters asked him about a rumor circulating online that says the government will declare a state of emergency on Wednesday and implement a lockdown of cities on the following day.
He categorically denied the rumor.
Suga noted that the government's anti-coronavirus measures are causing people inconvenience and trouble, but he said they are necessary to avoid more restrictive measures like a state of emergency.
He says the government believes the nation is yet to reach a point where a declaration of a state of emergency is necessary.
He added that if such a need arises, the government must work with the Diet, but it has not initiated such procedures.
Key words : Shimura passed away Higashimurayama
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Veteran Japanese comedian Shimura Ken passed away on Sunday night at a hospital in Tokyo. The 70-year-old comedy icon was confirmed to have been infected with coronavirus.
On March 17, he was not feeling well and was brought to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a severe case of pneumonia. He was undergoing treatment on a heart-lung machine.
On March 25, his office made public that he had tested positive for coronavirus.
Shimura was born in 1950 in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo.
While still in high school, he became an assistant to a popular rock and roll and comedy group, The Drifters, led by Ikariya Chosuke.
Shimura became a full member of the band in 1974.
He was an established television icon. But he actively branched out as a comedian and became the leader of a theatrical company in 2006. He also played a three-stringed Japanese folk instrument called the shamisen.
He continued hosting TV variety shows even after his 70th birthday last month.
Key words : Trump extended avoid
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US President Donald Trump has extended federal guidelines recommending people to avoid non-essential outings until the end of April.
Trump told reporters that the deaths from the virus could peak in two weeks. He said it's very important that everyone follow the guidelines strictly during this period.
Anthony Fauci, the leading US government infectious disease expert, on Sunday cautioned that the virus outbreak could ultimately kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans.
Trump pointed out that 2.2 million deaths were forecast if the nation did not take strict measures to respond to the virus.
He said that if coronavirus-related deaths remained under 100,000, "we all together have done a very god job."
The remarks come amid a surge in infections in the US. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the country has 122,653 confirmed cases, the most in the world. The death toll stands at 2,112.
Nearly half, or 59,513 cases, were reported in New York State. Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday suggested that the spread of the virus is outpacing measures they have drawn up.
He also said healthcare workers are under heavy stress as they try to cope with the increasing number of patients.
He called for support, citing a shortage of ventilators, beds, supplies and medical personnel.
Various US firms have pledged to produce masks and ventilators. New York State is also stepping up efforts to secure medical volunteers.
Key words : US firm reduce
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US firms are taking steps to reduce the stress their employees are experiencing as they work from home to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
All of the roughly 40 employees at dotData, a firm in Silicon Valley, have been teleworking based on a call from state authorities to avoid non-essential outings.
Long periods of being away from the office have caused concern among many of the employees. This prompted the firm to schedule a daily morning meeting through a video chat app.
The firm also connects the employees via video link during a lunch break once a week. It says the employees use the break to talk about their children and discuss the issues they have with working from home.
The firm's Chief Executive Officer, Fujimaki Ryohei, says working from home may not affect people if it's only for about 10 days, but longer periods may cause loneliness. He says his firm encourages employees to communicate through video conferencing to reduce feelings of disconnection.
In a video posted on Twitter, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield shared his ideas for managing self-isolation based on his experience of working in close quarters with limited supplies.
He advises people to understand the actual risk instead of just being afraid of things, go to a credible source and find out what is truly the risk that they are facing.
Hadfield also recommends that people make goals and decide what they want to get done and what they need to accomplish.
Key words : more than new probe
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Around 200,000 people have signed a petition for a new probe into the murky public land sale that sparked favoritism allegations against the administration of Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
The petition on the Change.org website was started by the widow of former finance ministry official Akagi Toshio on Friday. It had support from more than 193,000 people by 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Akagi killed himself two years ago after he was involved in falsifying ministry documents about the land sale to school operator Moritomo Gakuen.
The transaction drew criticism because Abe's wife Akie was named honorary principal of an elementary school to be built on the land.
Prosecutors investigated government officials over the document tampering but indicted none of them.
Earlier this month, Akagi's widow released her late husband's suicide note and personal accounts in which he says he went through agony from being forced to distort public documents.
She told NHK through her lawyer that she's truly grateful to have so many supporters, and hopes the message will reach Prime Minister Abe and Finance Minister Aso Taro toward a reinvestigation.
She also said she will risk her life to realize a new probe, as her husband sacrificed his to leave such important notes.
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