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CORONAVIRUS | It will also work to enhance other social distancing measures amid a rise in coronavirus cases among workers.

CORONAVIRUS | They are finding cause to pause the reopening of their economies.

Cooperation in the industry was raised when Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Hiroshi Oka visited her today.

CORONAVIRUS | The move is the latest effort by Tokyo to support an economy on track for its deepest slump in postwar history.

The downbeat findings came after data showed Japan slipped into its first recession in four and half years last quarter.

The cruise ship has certificates and documents it has been disinfected and given a clean bill of health by the Japan Quarantine Authorities.

CORONAVIRUS | The package features cash payouts of 100,000 yen per citizen, says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

CORONAVIRUS | Experts say rats may be expanding their search for food on quiet streets once crowded with humans.

CORONAVIRUS | I am not saying Japan should or shouldn’t host the Olympics, but it would be difficult to do so, says Yoshitake Yokokura.

CORONAVIRUS | Public broadcaster NHK says total infections onboard Costa Atlantica are around 150, about one-quarter of the ship’s 623 crew members.

CORONAVIRUS | Lack of gear and rise in cases linked to hospitals are pushing its medical system to brink of collapse.

CORONAVIRUS | This comes as the Yomiuri newspaper reported that the number of infections in Tokyo topped 1,000.

CORONAVIRUS | The Japanese gov't has been resisting calls to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak.

CORONAVIRUS | The IOC, however, has officially maintained its position that the games will proceed as planned.

CORONAVIRUS | The Japanese broadcaster said the passenger was not Japanese.

CORONAVIRUS | This follows sharp rises in infections in South Korea, Italy and Iran over the weekend.

CORONAVIRUS | Japan is facing growing questions about whether it is doing enough to stop the spread of the flu-like virus.