Tag: Shinzo Abe
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Tokyo reports highest daily COVID-19 cases since emergency lifted
The death toll in Japan from the pneumonia-causing virus currently stands at a total of 985 people, according to the Ministry, with the figure including those from the cruise ship.
June 28, 2020 -
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announces to ease more COVID-19 restrictions from June 1
However, places like karaoke bars and "hostess bars", considered most prone to infections, will continue to be closed for an indefinite duration.
May 29, 2020 -
‘Need to be vigilant’: Japan PM Shinzo Abe lifts Coronavirus emergency
The Prime Minister also warned that people would have to adapt to a "new normal" and continue to avoid the "three Cs" -- closed spaces, crowded places and close contact.
May 26, 2020 -
Japan to extend coronavirus emergency to May 31 as infections near 15,000 mark
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared an initial month-long state of emergency for Tokyo and six other regions on April 7, later expanding it to cover the entire country.
May 4, 2020 -
Japan likely to extend nationwide emergency until May end as it reports 14,305 Coronavirus cases
The nationwide death toll from the virus has now increased to 468, including those from a cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama near Tokyo.snsns
May 1, 2020 -
Impossible to hold Olympics until COVID-19 is contained: Shinzo Abe
Earlier, Tokyo Olympics chief had warned the event will have to be scrapped in case of further delay.
April 29, 2020 -
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike calls to extend state of emergency as COVID-19 deaths reaches 100
Japan has had about 400 deaths so far nationwide, 100 of them in Tokyo.
April 29, 2020 -
Abe confronts corona
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced cash payouts to citizens. Alarmed by the rising deaths and the spectre of the collapse of the medical system, Japan is scrambling to expand testing with drive-through facilities and general practitioners are helping to collect samples. It conducted about 52,000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in March, or just 16 per cent the number carried out in South Korea. This strategy made it difficult to trace the disease as it spread in Tokyo and other big cities.
April 27, 2020 -
Japan PM Shinzo Abe to declare nationwide emergency as COVID-19 cases surge
The death toll now stands at 194, including those from a cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama near Tokyo, the latest figures showed.
April 16, 2020 -
Mr Abe’s emergency
Despite Shinzo Abe's bold declaration of the stimulus package, this is no answer to the livelihood crisis. The package is unlikely to assuage public anxiety, despite the Prime Minister's admission that the economy is facing the greatest crisis since the end of World War II. Where Mr Abe seems to have erred is that concerns were raised even two months ago over the repercussions of the coronavirus crisis on the Japanese economy, but Mr Abe delayed in taking timely action.
April 16, 2020 -
‘Who do you think you are?’ Shinzo Abe faces netizens’ fury after sharing stay at home video
The number of novel coronavirus infections in Japan reached 7,370 with 123 deaths on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins data tracker.
April 13, 2020 -
The Japan model
Chiefly, Governors of States can ask residents to refrain from going out, but the request is not mandatory.
April 10, 2020 -
Japan PM Shinzo Abe declares state of emergency over Coronavirus pandemic
The declaration will give prefectural governors more power to take preventative measures to curb the continued spread of the virus, the cases of which have been steadily increasing, particularly in urban areas.
April 7, 2020 -
Japan to declare state of emergency by tomorrow, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Japan will ban entry to foreigners from 73 countries and ask everyone arriving from abroad to quarantine themselves for two weeks as it struggles to contain the coronavirus.
April 6, 2020 -
Tokyo Olympics to happen beyond 2020 but not later than 2021 summer: IOC Chief
The IOC had earlier not given a specific date while announcing the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 25, 2020 -
No ideal but postponed Tokyo Olympics can be celebration of humanity, says IOC chief
Thomas Bach announced the decision to reschedule the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 after holding a teleconference call with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday.
March 25, 2020 -
‘Wise & great,’ Donald Trump praises decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics 2020
Donald Trump had earlier suggested that the Tokyo Olympic Games amid the global crisis caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
March 25, 2020