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Japanese panel of experts approve plan to declare emergency due to surge i
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 23 (ANI): The Japanese panel of experts on Friday approved a plan to bring Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures under state of emergency due to rise in COVID-19 infections.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay begins in Fukushima
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Fukushima [Japan], March 25 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay kicked off in Fukushima on Thursday. It will travel through all of the country's 47 prefectures over the next 121 days before arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on July 23.
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Japan mulls lifting coronavirus state of emergency as strain on healthcare
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 17 (ANI): Japanese officials are thinking about lifting the coronavirus state of emergency currently in place for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures, as the strain on the healthcare system is easing, reported NHK World on Tuesday.
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Japan may extend COVID-19 emergency in 10 prefectures until March 7
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan is planning to extend the state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic in 10 prefectures, including Tokyo, until March 7, Japanese media reported on Monday, citing sources.
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Japanese PM declares state of emergency in 7 Prefectures after surge in CO
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 13 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in seven additional prefectures, including Osaka and Aichi, due to the spike in coronavirus infection in the country.
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Japan's PM set to expand virus emergency to western Japan amid resurgence
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to expand a state of emergency declared over the COVID-19 pandemic for the Greater Tokyo area to include Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures as the virus is also continuing to surge in western Japan, sources
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Japan to expand state of emergency to Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo after surge in C
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 11 (ANI): Owing to a surge in coronavirus cases, the Japanese government on Monday started preparations to expand a state of emergency to three prefectures namely Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo.
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Japan's economy to shrink if state of emergency declared in Tokyo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's economy will take a sizable hit if a state of emergency is declared in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, media reported Wednesday citing analysts.
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COVID-19: Japan govt considering declaring emergency in Tokyo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 4 (ANI): Japanese government is preparing to declare another state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures, due to the spike in coronavirus infections in the country, Kyodo News reported citing a source on Monday.
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Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 3,000-mark
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan logged a record of 3,037 daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday, surpassing 3,000 for the first time as Tokyo and several other prefectures marked records in a single day amid a resurgence of infections.
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Olympic torch relay to start its journey on March 25
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday announced that the Olympic Torch Relay will start its journey on March 25, 2021, from the J-Village National Training Centre in Fukushima Prefecture, and then traverse all 47 prefectures across Ja
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Japan order evacuation of over 1.1 million people due to Typhoon Haishen
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 07 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 1.1 million people living in Japan's four southwestern prefectures were ordered to immediately evacuate on Monday due to Typhoon Haishen, which has been raging across northeast Asia over the weekend, the NHK broadcaster reported.
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