Koike said she wants abe to use tokyo asas a reference for deciciding whehether to declcla state of emergency. Translator tokyo is on the brink of an explosive e increas of infections. We are trying to prevent a a situation like thahat and tryin to prevent further spread on various levels. This is done by the state. Its needed now. There are more than 2,200 confirmed cases across japan, not including 712 cases from the diamond princess cruise ship. A total of 77 people have died, including 11 from the cruise ship. One of the main concerns among officials is the coronavirus spreading through cluster infections. One such case is three University Students who returned to japan from europe on march 14th and have tested positive for the virus. They likely spread the virus to more than 30 people across at least ten prefectures by attending gatherings and traveling to their hometowns for spring break. The rising concerns are compelling Large Companies to encourage their employees to work remo
Advisory panel of experts to ask for their opinions about expanding the zone. Translator infection has been spreading from urban to rural areas due partly to people moving. We need we need to urgently take measures to minimize the movement of people during the long holiday period from late april to early may. f< governments plan. Officials plan to hold a Task Force Meeting later on thursday to officially expand the declaration. It would allow governors across japan to take various measures to fight the virus. More than 9,000 people have teststed positive in the countr. That does not include 712 cases linked to the diamond princess cruise ship, which was quarantined in yokohama in february. More than 190 people have died, including the 13 from the ship. Tokyo has reported more than a quarter of all confirmed infections in japan. Officials announced 149 new cases on thursday. Prime minister abe shinzo is proposing more relief to help deal with the pandemics economic fallout. Hes planning
Two weeks will be banned from entering japan until there are exceptional circumstances. The government will advise japanese citizens to avoid all nonessential travel abroad especially to countries named in the new measures. The Ruling Liberal Democratic Party has also put together a draft stimulus package to cope with the Economic Impact of the pandemic. It says that the measures are larger than those taken in japan during the 2008 financial crisis. It proposes about 20 trillion yen or about 186 billion in fiscal spending. It says the government should establish a system of subsidies totaling about 9. 3 billion to help small and mediumsized businesses as well as freelancers. The draft also says households that lose out on income should receive Financial Assistance based on their size, but it doesnt mention how much. The government plans to finalize the emergency stimulus package as early as next week. Japan and the World Health Organization will cooperate on the development of vaccicin
Officials are pushing ahead with a plan to scale back Nuclear Power and take more energy from green sources. Japans Prime Minister and his Coalition Government have moved a step closer to enacting a key package of security bills. Lawmakers in the lower house have approved legislation removing one more hurdle to the final passage. The bills would expand the role of the selfdefense forces and allow japan to exercise the right to collective selfdefense. The full lower house convened on thursday for the vote. Opposition lawmakers walked out in a show of protest. They said they couldnt vote on legislation that was rammed through. But the governing coalition of the Democratic Party and komeito has a twothirds majority in the chamber. They got additional votes from other supporters of the legislation. The bills will now go to the upper house where the debate could heat up. Opponents are intensifying their criticism and planning their next moves. If members of the upper house dont vote on the
Put new regulations in place following the crisis at Fukushima Daiichi in 2011. The number one reactor at sendai plant in kagoshima is the first to come online under the requirements. But many people are opposed to the restart. Some of them held a rally to voice their concerns. Translator im worried this will rush other restarts to stop the concerns over the Nuclear Accident at fukushima. Reporter others are showing support. They believe restarting the plant is the only way to revitalize the local economy. Translator ive seen many shops around here go out of business. I hope they will open up again. Reporter the disaster in fukushima forced japan to rely on other sources of energy. By may 2012 all of japans 54 reactors were offline. Some plant operators decided to scrap older facilities, including the ones at Fukushima Daiichi. That leaves a total of 43 reactors in japan, and sendai is the only one in operation. At Fukushima Daiichi, water passed over the reactor core and was turned in