カテゴリー: Japan
Passengers on the Diamond Princess are experiencing fear, uncertainty and dark humourCoronavirus – latest updatesIt began as an expensive, luxury cruise around east Asia, but for the 2,666 passengers onboard the Diamond Princess, the holiday of a lifet…
Dr Li Wenliang died in Wuhan. Meanwhile UK confirms third case and 10 more people on stricken cruise ship off the coast of Japan are diagnosed with virusThird person in UK confirmed as having coronavirusDeaths reach 563, with fresh cases on stricken cr…
Toshiro Muto ‘seriously worried’ about spread of virus with 170 days to goA senior Olympic official in Japan has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could “throw cold water” on preparations for Tokyo 2020, although organisers insist that there are no …
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters have been placed in quarantine after cases of coronavirus were confirmed onboard. About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on the Diamond Princess cruise liner anc…
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters have been placed in quarantine after cases of coronavirus were confirmed onboard. About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on the Diamond Princess cruise liner anc…
Infected passengers removed from Diamond Princess and taken to hospitalCoronavirus death toll passes 490 – latest updatesThousands of people face spending the next fortnight stuck on a luxury cruise ship quarantined off the Japanese port of Yokohama, a…
News comes as Hong Kong says it will quarantine all people coming from mainland ChinaHow to protect yourself from coronavirusThe death toll from coronavirus has passed 550, it was confirmed on Wednesday, as Chinese media reported that a baby had been d…
Chinese national from Wuhan is a member of same tour group associated with Queensland’s three other casesAustralia’s 14th case of coronavirus was confirmed by Queensland health on Wednesday evening as Peter Dutton flagged that Australians being evacuat…
Organisers says they are not considering cancelling the Games after incorrect assertion spreads online Tokyo Olympic organisers have been forced to confront rumours the coronavirus outbreak could lead to the cancellation of the Games, less than six mon…
Build-up of contaminated water from wrecked nuclear plant has been sticking point in clean-up likely to take decadesA panel of experts advising Japan’s government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant has…
WHO prepares to meet to decide whether to declare outbreak a global emergencyCoronavirus outbreak – latest updatesChina has reported its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus deaths, as countries struggled to evacuate citizens still trapped in the cit…
Hundreds leave Wuhan as confirmed cases in China reach almost 6,000 and first cases reported in Middle EastCoronavirus crisis – latest updatesJapan and the US have airlifted hundreds of their citizens from Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak,…
Man referred to prosecutors over mail dating back to 2003 found at home in KanagawaA Japanese former postal worker faces possible charges after police discovered he stockpiled a mountain of mail at his home, reportedly saying it was “too much bother” t…
Scheme to ship snow to Tokyo to keep spectators comfortable during summer Games in doubt after lowest falls for nearly 60 yearsA lack of snow in parts of Japan that are normally blanketed at this time of year is forcing ski resorts to remain closed and…
Shinjiro Koizumi’s move raises hopes that more new fathers will be emboldened to stay home with their babiesShinjiro Koizumi’s break from his job as Japan’s environment minister began on Friday when his wife, the TV personality Christel Takigawa, gave …