Japan extends virus state of emergency until May 31
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared an initial month-long state of emergency for Tokyo and six other regions on April 7, later expanding it to cover the entire country. "He told me they…
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Essential workers taking risks despite harassment during virus crisis
Workers providing essential services in Japan during the coronavirus crisis are not only facing a higher risk of infection than most but are also often being treated poorly by those they are helping.…
Traditional Japanese seal system hampers telework for some
A reliance on paper filing systems in parts of Japan's business world is forcing employees to go into work to put their unique seal on documents. To do this they use tiny traditional stamps…
Taxi firm fires entire workforce; says drivers better off collecting unemployment
By SoraNews24Tokyo-based car-hire firm Royal Limousine has seen its fortunes completely reversed in the span of a few months. Seeing the writing on the wall, Royal Limousine decided to…
Japan to keep hospital beds for severely ill; use hotels for mild coronavirus cases
Local municipalities will pay for the hotels rooms, with costs to be funded by a fiscal 2020 supplementary budget, Kyodo news service reported. Until now Japan has been hospitalizing all coronav…
Japanese mothers struggle to cope after virus shuts schools
She was lucky — her employer agreed to let them temporarily share an executive office with another mother and child. “I was shocked by the news of the school closures, and thought, what should I…
60 more people confirmed with coronavirus on cruise ship in Yokohama
The cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, is seen at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, on Monday. Sixty additional people on a cr…
JR East to test anti-groping app on rush-hour trains
East Japan Railway Co (JR East) will soon begin trials of an anti-groping smartphone app it has developed, enabling users to notify train conductors of instances of molestation so announcements …
10 passengers on cruise ship docked in Yokohama test positive for coronavirus
An ambulance which is believed to be carrying a person who was transferred from cruise ship Diamond Princess after 10 people tested positive for coronavirus, is seen at a maritime police base in Yoko…
McDonald’s in Akihabara gets sendoff from rival Burger King branch
Business is a competitive endeavor. If you and a another company are offering similar products or services, every sale they make is one you don’t. But that doesn’t mean there’s never room for re…