Over the weekend an i. T. Firm said foot traffic in tokyo remained unchanged from a week earlier. Thats based on mobile phone data gathered with users consent. But there are far fewer visitors in Tourist Spots outside the capital compared to the november 23rd long weekend. The number of people was down 38 in china town south of to tokyo. People are also getting prepared for the new year holiday season. A shrine is selling new years lu lucky charms earlier than usual. I thought it would be better to visit now than over new ye s years. It will be so crowded and we need to be mindful of others. We cant aany infections from shrine, so i want people to visit between december and february so we dont see crowds over new years. Officials reported 1,425 new cases across the countrien on monday. More than 149,000 people in japan have been infected since the pandemic began. Over 2,100 people have died. The price tag of the tokyo listens and paralympics continues to rise after the games were postp
People in southwestern japan are on high alert for what could be one of the worst storms in decades. Typhoon neoguri is bearing down on okinawa and ka garb show prefectures. More than 500,000 people have been advised to find safe shelter already weather officials are warning of heavy rain, high winds, waves and storm surges. Authorities have advised around 590,000 residents throughout okinawa prefecture to evacuate. Officials are telling people to head to emergency facilities or stay inside structures that can withstand strong winds. 19 people have been injured. One man was blown over by strong winds and broke his wrist. The Okinawa Electric Power Company says nearly 100,000 households are without electricity. Airlines have canceled all flights to and from okinawa. Ferry services between the islands have been halted. The typhoon has also forced Public Schools to close. Officials say the storm could affect people in other parts of japan as well. Translator we need to be extremely cautio
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan for May rose 42.9 percent from a year earlier to 1,009, making it the first time in about 11 years that the monthly figure exceeded the 1,000 mark, as many indebted firms struggle to recover after the coronavirus pandemic, a credit research company…