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Toyota Motor Corp will slash global production for September by 40% from its previous plan, the company said on Thursday, becoming the last major automaker to cut output due to critical shortages of semiconductors.
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Reuters 1 minute read Commuters wearing face masks arrive at Shinagawa Station at the start of the working day amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2021 .REUTERS/Kevin Coombs TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Japan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measures, releasing the names of three people who broke quarantine rules after returning from overseas. The health ministry said late on Monday the three Japanese nationals named had clearly acted to avoid contact with authorities ...
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Worries policy shift risks more deaths Japan Medical Association urges nationwide emergency TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The head of the Japan Medical Association called on Tuesday for a nationwide state of emergency to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases in Olympics host city Tokyo and elsewhere, Kyodo news agency said, as worries grow about a strained healthcare system. The call by JMA President Toshio Nakagawa followed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's announcement that only COVID-19 patients who are seriously ill and those at risk of becoming so will be hospitalised, while others isolate at home,...
Article content TOKYO — Three prefectures around Japan’s capital of Tokyo are set to ask the government to call a state of emergency there on Thursday, said Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is spearheading efforts to battle the coronavirus. Tokyo is under a state of emergency even as it hosts the Olympic Games, though curbs are slightly less restrictive in the surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Three regions near Tokyo to ask for state of emergency on Thursday -minister Back to ...
By Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021 | 9:50 PM TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s cabinet ministers shared a strong “sense of urgency” over Tokyo’s record-high number of daily COVID-19 cases, the government’s top spokesman said on Wednesday. The number of newly reported COVID-19 cases hit a record 2,848 in the Olympic host city on Tuesday, according to Tokyo Metropolitan Government. “The government will cooperate with Tokyo and the Olympics organisers to achieve safe and secured games,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a regular press briefing when asked if the Gam...