2020年5月 – Tomoyasu Website 2026

May 29, Friday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline

Japan’s jobless rate ticked up in April as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will authorize the right for business operators to deny entry to anyone who does not wear a mask or face coverning.
The South Korean government says it will step up measures in and around Seoul to stop the further spread of coronavirus infections following a surge in confirmed cases.

China’s congress has adopted a resolution to create national security legislation for Hong Kong. The step has unleashed a new wave of protests in the territory and drawn a sharp rebuke from the United States.
The mayor of Kitakyushu City in southwestern Japan has warned of a huge second wave of coronavirus infections there. A total of 22 new cases were confirmed in Kitakyushu between Saturday and Wednesday. The route of infection for 17 of those remain unknown.
Japan prides itself on having one of the smallest homeless population of all advanced nations. The majority of them are more than 60 years old—but under the economic impact of the coronavirus young people who have lost their jobs have also started appearing on the streets.

Police in Kyoto, western Japan, have arrested a suspect in last year’s deadly arson attack on Kyoto Animation’s studio. They say the suspect has admitted that the allegations against him are true.
The Japanese government’s second supplementary draft budget will amount to 31.9 trillion yen, or about 296 billion dollars. The draft budget is for this fiscal year, which ends next March. The planned budget is designed to help the country deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Anger is spreading in Britain after a chief adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson was found to have traveled hundreds of kilometers amid the country’s lockdown. Dominic Cummings reportedly drove more than 400 kilometers from London with his family in late March to visit his parent’s home.

Japan is slowly opening up for business again. Tuesday marks the first day since the lifting of the state of emergency, put in place in April for the coronavirus.
The World Health Organization has suspended trials of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible coronavirus treatment due to safety concerns.
Hotels in Berlin are reopening in response to the easing of coronavirus restrictions in the German capital. On Monday, the city’s hotels were allowed to welcome tourists again ahead of the summer holiday season.

The Japanese government has lifted the state of emergency in the last five of the country’s 47 prefectures. The prime minister said it showed the strength of what he called “the Japan Model,” a reference to the public’s adherence to stay-at-home policies without the threat of penalties.
The United States says it will ban people from entering the country if they had been in Brazil in the last two weeks as coronavirus cases surge in the South American nation.
Demonstrators in Hong Kong have taken to the streets to protest Beijing’s plan to impose national security regulation on the territory. Police say they have arrested at least 180 people on suspicion of illegal assembly and other charges.

The biggest political event of the year in China is finally underway. The National People’s Congress was delayed by two more months due to the coronavirus. In recognition of the pandemic’s impact, Beijing has decided not to announce an economic growth target for the year.
Japanese Justice Minister Mori Masako has apologized for the behavior of a top prosecutor who admitted gambling on mahjong during the state of emergency.
China has announced a plan to create a law to authorize its direct involvement in maintaining security in Hong Kong, where antigovernment protests are continuing.

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is lifting the coronavirus-related state of emergency in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo. The declaration remains in place for Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba and Hokkaido.
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to have a big impact on Japan’s trade figures. The country’s exports in April declined 21.9 percent from the same month last year, marking the steepest fall in over 10 years.
The Japanese government says it is trying to confirm reports that the chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office played mahjong for money. Kurokawa Hiromu is the chief.

The Japanese government is considering lifting the state of emergency for Osaka and surrounding areas on Thursday.
Sources say a Japanese third party committee assessing the clinical trials of Avigan says it is too early to determine whether the drug is an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients. Avigan is an anti-flu drug developed by a Japanese company.
A cargo flight from the Chinese city of Wuhan has arrived at Narita Airport near Tokyo as production resumed at factories in the coronavirus-hit city.

The annual assembly of the World Health Organization has started, and is being held by video conference amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged 2 billion dollars of international aid over two years to help with the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Xi was delivering a speech via video at the opening of the World Health Organization’s annual assembly on Monday.
The leaders of Germany and France have proposed a fund of 500 billion euros, or about 543 billion dollars, to help the European Union recover from the coronavirus crisis. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron held telephone talks on Monday to discuss the EU economy, which has been hit hard by the outbreak.

Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi has said the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is expected to worsen, following the announcement that the country’s GDP has plunged two quarters in a row.
Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University in the United States shows there are now close to 4.7 million confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide. The United States had the most at 1,477, 815. It was followed by Russia at 281, 752, Britain at 244,603, Brazil at 233,648, Spain at 230,698, and Italy at 225,435.
The Brussels Times reported that the healthcare workers expressed frustration over the government’s handling of the crisis and want improved working conditions related to salaries and staff shortages. Belgium has a population of about 11.5 million and more than 55,000 coronavirus infection cases.