JAPANESE GOVERNMENT LIFTS EMERGENCY IN OSAKA, KYOTO AND HYOGO

The government of Japan has decided to lift the state of emergency for prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo and will soon take a decision regarding Tokyo and Hokkaido.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has stated that the government is lifting the state of emergency declaration impos...

OSAKA REPORTS ZERO NEW CASES OF COVID-19

After combating with dreadful coronavirus relentlessly, the prefecture of Osaka recorded no new cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday. This was for the first time in the period of more than two months.
Along with Tokyo and other six prefectures, Osaka is still under the state of emerge...

OSAKA GOVERNOR UNHAPPY WITH GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

A decision to extend Japan’s state of emergency was taken by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his government. With this decision, specific guidelines were issued in order to prevent people from getting out and curbing the spread of coronavirus. While this decision to extend the state of emerge...

COVID-19: OSAKA MAYOR SAYS MEN SHOULD GROCERY SHOP AS WOMEN TAKE EXTRA TIME

One of the statement given by the Mayor of Osaka, Japan has sparked a controversy. Recently he had stated that in the times of coronavirus pandemic, men should go for grocery shopping because women take too long which results in overcrowding at supermarkets. Courtesy of this statement, he is faci...

OSAKA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT WILL REQUEST SCHOOL AND BUSINESSES FOR SHUTDOWN

Highlights

• The schools and businesses in Osaka and Fukuoka will be requested for closure till May 6, 2020

• Essential good stores like supermarkets, medical stores will be excluded from the list of businesses that will be closed

• This decision is re...