Trains full on first day of Japan’s COVID-19 emergency, but some shops shut
TOKYO: Commuters heading to work packed into trains in the Japanese capital on Wednesday (Apr 8), the first day of a...
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Japan declares COVID-19 emergency, prepares nearly US$1 trillion stimulus
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (Apr 7) declared a state of emergency to fight new COVID-19 infections in...
‘Escape from Tokyo’ hot topic in Japan as state of emergency looms
TOKYO: With just hours left on Tuesday (Apr 7) before Japan imposes a state of emergency on Tokyo and six...
Japan to declare state of emergency for about a month: PM Abe
TOKYO: Japan is to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday (Apr...
Japan prepares for state of emergency over virus
TOKYO: Japan's government began preparing on Monday (Apr 6) for the declaration of a state of emergency over the outbreak of...
Japan PM Shinzo Abe could declare state of emergency as early as Tuesday amid COVID-19 outbreak: Report
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency over COVID-19 as early as Tuesday (Apr 7)...
Commentary: Pakistan has a bold, work-in-progress emergency cash transfer plan for the unbanked
LONDON: Cases of COVID-19, the disease associated with the new coronavirus are spreading quickly in Pakistan.But considering that the nation...
As Japan’s COVID-19 cases rise, Tokyo nudges PM Abe to declare state of emergency
TOKYO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday (Apr 3) that Japan declaring a national state of coronavirus emergency would send...
World Bank approves initial US$1.9b in emergency coronavirus funds
WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Thursday (Apr 2) said it had approved an initial US$1.9 billion in emergency funds for coronavirus...
Commentary: Japan hasn’t declared a state of emergency over COVID-19. That’s bad news
OSAKA: A piece of shocking news came a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the reluctant announcement to delay...
With Japan on brink of COVID-19 emergency, Tokyo might keep schools closed till May
TOKYO: Japan remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of new COVID-19 cases accelerates across...
Indonesian President Jokowi announces large-scale social restriction and emergency status to curb COVID-19
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (Mar 31) that he has signed the regulations needed for cities and...
Japan ‘not planning’ a coronavirus emergency but entry bans loom
TOKYO: Japan has no plan to declare a state of emergency from April, its top government spokesman said on Monday...
Jakarta extends state of emergency after surge in coronavirus cases
JAKARTA: Indonesia's capital Jakarta announced a two-week extension of its state of emergency following the nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, its...
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