Japan urged its citizens on Wednesday to stay home, as media reports warned that as many as 400,000 of them could die of the coronavirus without ...
to add a ¥100,000 payment to every citizen on top of a US$1 trillion economic stimulus package that includes a ¥300,000 payment to households whose income has fallen because of the pandemic.
Other allies calling for action include Toshihiro Nikai a leading member of Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Japan said on Wednesday that the number of foreign visitors in March plummeted by 93 per cent compared to last year. Abe has identified tourism as an economic growth driver.The US military extended a public health emergency to all of its bases in Japan. Since Apr 6, the emergency had applied only to the eastern Kanto region which includes Tokyo.
It gives commanders the authority to enforce compliance with health measures on anyone accessing US bases, including thousands of local residents who work as engineers and service personnel.
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