JAPAN GOVT. TO IMPOSE STRICTER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN 4 PREFECTURES

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• Japan Govt. to impose stricter COVID-19 restrictions in 4 prefectures.
• Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Aichi in central Japan will impose stricter COVID-19 restrictions.
• Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato is set to finalize...

JAPAN GOVT. TO EXTEND COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY BY TWO WEEKS ON FRIDAY

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• Japan govt. to extend COVID-19 state of emergency by two weeks on Friday.
• The extension to March 21 comes as health experts have warned that a premature exit could lead to a resurgence in infections.
• Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chib...

CONDOMINIUM SALE LISTINGS IN TOKYO FELL BY 26.2 PERCENT; APRIL-SPETEMBER

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• Condominium sale listings in Tokyo fell by 26.2 percent; April-September.
• The condominium sale for the first half of fiscal 2020 was the lowest.
• Around September, however, the number rose to 5.0 percent.
• The r...

DEFENSE MINISTRY OF JAPAN TO SEEK A NEW BUDGET OF $51.8 BILLION FOR FISCAL 2021

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• Defense Ministry of Japan to seek a new budget of $51.8 billion for fiscal 2021.
• The ministry will make a budget request by the end of September.
• The new unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force will be headquartered at the...

PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER IN SAITAMA PREFECTURE REFUSED TO OFFER TRANSPORT TO COVID-19 PATIENT

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• Public Health center in Saitama prefecture refused to offer transport to COVID-19 patient.
• Earlier the prefectural government mentioned that it would provide transport for such patients from April.
• The patient is in his ...

SOFTBANK STARTUP OYO REDUCING OUTLETS IN JAPAN

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• Coronavirus pandemic is causing harm to tourism industry in Japan.
• Oyo Hotels is closing many of its regional outlets in Japan.
• Support from SoftBank is also not able to rescue Oyo from losses.

One of the larges...

JAPAN PAYING NIGHT CLUBS TO SHUT

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• Coronavirus cases are increasing in Japan.
• To prevent the infection from spreading, Japanese government despite opening up the economy, Japanese government wants to close the places where crowded gatherings are possible.
• Japanese...

JAPAN PREPARES FOR RISE IN COVID-19 CASES

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• Japan is anticipating the rise in the cases of coronavirus cases this weekend.
• Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura says that there is no need to declare emergency.

Yasutoshi Nishimura, Economy Minister of Japan is leading the cha...

JAPAN'S BASEBALL LEAGUE UNCERTAIN ABOUT ITS FUTURE

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• The 2020 season of Nippon Professional Baseball has started.
• Due to the threat of COVID-19 infection, fans are not in the stadiums to watch the show.
• Sports events can be watched only on TV or internet.

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