TOKYO (Kyodo) — Antibody tests for the novel coronavirus suggest a 0.1 percent infection rate in Tokyo, health minister Katsunobu Kato said Tuesday, as the government seeks to better grasp the scale of the pandemic’s spread in Japan. The health ministry began earlier this month testing for coronavirus antibodies in […]
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Coronavirus latest: Nightlife cases spur Tokyo resurgence worries
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,854,514, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 431,543. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Tokyo fires up plans to scout Hong Kong talent for financial hub
TOKYO — Plans to boost Tokyo’s status as an international financial center moved forward Friday with a draft proposal from the ruling party, but attracting Hong Kong talent looking to leave the territory may prove to be a challenge. “It’s important for us to revive Tokyo as a finance center,” said Seiji Kihara, a member […]
Tokyo Gov. Koike announces reelection bid
TOKYO — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced her reelection bid on Friday, the day after the Tokyo Municipal Government decided to lift all coronavirus-related restrctions on business on June 19, as the capital faces the challenges of hosting the Olympic Games next year. Koike, the first female leader of Tokyo, […]
Vietnam to resume flights to Guangzhou, Taiwan, Seoul and Tokyo
HANOI — Vietnam said on Thursday it is preparing to resume international flights to China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Laos in a bid to sustain growth, with the first flights set for early July, according to sources. “Regarding the reopening of international flights, ministries will first select some locations […]
Tokyo set to drop all coronavirus business restrictions on June 19
TOKYO — The Tokyo metropolitan government is set to lift all business restrictions on June 19 after the capital on Thursday rescinded its “state of alert” warning of a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections. Immediately after the state of emergency was lifted last month, Tokyo issued its first alert […]
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo weighs ending alert and allowing karaoke
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,350,698, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 415,277. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Tokyo 2020 organizers weigh 200 proposals for simplified Olympics
TOKYO — The Summer Games hosted by Japan will not be “done with grand splendor,” organizers said Wednesday night, setting up an Olympics next year that will fall short of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s original hope of holding them “in their full form.” About 200 proposals to simplify the games […]
Slimmed down Tokyo Olympics under consideration, Gov. Koike says
TOKYO — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Thursday that simplifying some aspects of the 2020 Summer Olympics is now under consideration, as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has already caused the Games to be postponed for a year which has led to serious cost overruns. “We will look closely at what should […]
Tokyo issues first coronavirus alert amid infection flare-up
TOKYO — New coronavirus cases in Japan’s capital surged past 30 on Tuesday, one day after schools, shopping malls and gyms were allowed to reopen, prompting the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to issue its first alert under a new warning system. While the alert does not immediately reverse the recent easing […]