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FILE - In this file April 27, 2020 photo, a station passageway is crowded with commuters wearing face mask in Tokyo. Under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, people have been asked to stay home. Many are not. Many still have to commute to their jobs despite risks of infection, while others continue to dine out, picnic in parks and crowd into grocery stores with scant regard for social distancing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) FILE - In this file April 27, 2020 photo, a station passageway is crowded with commuters wearing face mask in Tokyo. Under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, people have been asked to stay home. Many are not. Many still have to commute to their jobs despite risks of infection, while others continue to dine out, picnic in parks and crowd into grocery stores with scant regard for social distancing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
NEWS
Many People In Japan Defy Stay-At-Home Appeals
04.30.20 | 9:24 am
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NEWS
Japanese Officials Puzzled By Outbreak On Docked Cruise Ship
04.23.20 | 9:49 am
NEWS
Japanese Prime Minster Under Fire For ‘Stay Home’ Message
04.13.20 | 9:22 am
Fewer than usual people at Shibuya Scramble Crossing is seen Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency yesterday for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Fewer than usual people at Shibuya Scramble Crossing is seen Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency yesterday for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
NEWS
Japan’s Coronavirus State Of Emergency Isn’t A Lockdown. So What Does It Mean?
04.08.20 | 9:31 am
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) declares state of emergency during a meeting of the task force against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, 07 April 2020. Prime Minister Abe declared a state of emergency in Japan amid increase of infection cases. /// Dear all, I will be sending 7 pictures of: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declares state of emergency during a meeting of the task force against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, 07 April 2020. Bests, Franck -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franck Robichon Chief Photographer Japan epa (european pressphoto agency) Jiji Press Bldg 13F 5-15-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0061 JAPAN tel: 81-3-5565-5574 fax: 81-3-6368-6126 mobile: 81-90-9670-0569 epa european pressphoto agency b.v. phone: 49 69 244 321 842 fax: 49 69 244 321 849 email: robichon@epa.eu for non-personal email please use: japan@epa.euepa european pressphoto agency b.v. am hauptbahnhof 16 60329 frankfurt Germany president CEO: Joerg Schierenbeck commercialreg.noB 28280 Frankfurt Please visit our website: www.epa.eu The information contained in this email is intended only for the person or the entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, the use of this information or any disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. If you received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) declares state of emergency during a meeting of the task force against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, 07 April 2020. Prime Minister Abe declared a state of emergency in Japan amid increase of infection cases. /// Dear all, I will be sending 7 pictures of: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declares state of emergency during a meeting of the task force against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, 07 April 2020. Bests, Franck -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franck Robichon Chief Photographer Japan epa (european pressphoto agency) Jiji Press Bldg 13F 5-15-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0061 JAPAN tel: 81-3-5565-5574 fax: 81-3-6368-6126 mobile: 81-90-9670-0569 epa european pressphoto agency b.v. phone: 49 69 244 321 842 fax: 49 69 244 321 849 email: robichon@epa.eu for non-personal email please use: japan@epa.euepa european pressphoto agency b.v. am hauptbahnhof 16 60329 frankfurt Germany president CEO: Joerg Schierenbeck commercialreg.noB 28280 Frankfurt Please visit our website: www.epa.eu The information contained in this email is intended only for the person or the entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, the use of this information or any disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. If you received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEWS
Japan Declares Monthlong State Of Emergency In Tokyo, Six Other Areas
04.07.20 | 9:16 am
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NEWS
Japanese Prime Minister To Declare State Of Emergency
04.06.20 | 9:35 am
NEWS
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WORLD NEWS
Over 150 Dead In Japan After Floods, Many Out Of Power
07.10.18 | 9:06 am
Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump and an adviser to her father, speaks during the 2017 World Assembly for Women (WAW!) in Tokyo on Nov.3, 2017. Ivanka will have dinner with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on same day and is considering shopping in the Gizna district on next day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images ) Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump and an adviser to her father, speaks during the 2017 World Assembly for Women (WAW!) in Tokyo on Nov.3, 2017. Ivanka will have dinner with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on same day and is considering shopping in the Gizna district on next day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
NEWS
Ivanka Trump: Harassment Of Women At Work Can’t Be Tolerated
11.03.17 | 7:18 am
A man rides a bicycle past a public TV screen broadcasting news of North Korea's launch of  missile, in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. South Korea's military said North Korea fired an unidentified missile Friday from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A man rides a bicycle past a public TV screen broadcasting news of North Korea's launch of  missile, in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. South Korea's military said North Korea fired an unidentified missile Friday from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
NEWS
Authorities Say No Damage From N. Korean Missile Test Over Japan
09.15.17 | 7:08 am
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