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Japanese PM Calls Global Economic Collapse ‘Once-In-A-Century Crisis’
By Associated Press
05.14.20 | 9:29 am
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)
Many People In Japan Defy Stay-At-Home Appeals
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
04.30.20 | 9:24 am
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Japanese Officials Puzzled By Outbreak On Docked Cruise Ship
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
04.23.20 | 9:49 am
Japanese Scientist Is ‘Very Pessimistic’ Olympics Will Happen Next Year
By STEPHEN WADE
04.20.20 | 9:30 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)
Japan Expands State Of Emergency For The Entire Country
By Associated Press
04.16.20 | 9:16 am
Japanese Prime Minster Under Fire For ‘Stay Home’ Message
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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)
Japan’s Coronavirus State Of Emergency Isn’t A Lockdown. So What Does It Mean?
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan Declares Monthlong State Of Emergency In Tokyo, Six Other Areas
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
04.07.20 | 9:16 am
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