Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak:
Photo taken Oct. 13, 2020, shows sailfish at the Aquamarine Fukushima aquarium in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)
As of 10:35 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14 (Japan time)
- The parent company of All Nippon Airways Co. plans to acquire 400 billion yen ($3.8 billion) in loans from five Japanese banks as the airline operator's earnings have sharply deteriorated under the novel coronavirus, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
- Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies are expected to agree Wednesday to extend their debt relief for developing countries hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, conference sources said.
As of 11 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13 (Japan time)
- All Nippon Airways Co. is seeking to cut monthly wages and other benefits by 5 percent from January at the latest, as part of sweeping cost-cutting measures to cope with the coronavirus pandemic that has depressed demand for air travel, sources familiar with the plan said Tuesday.
- Japan is considering an additional economic stimulus package focusing on boosting consumption dampened by the novel coronavirus pandemic, government sources said Tuesday.
- The Japanese government said Tuesday it will give additional subsidies to certain travel agencies, who fear the money they have been allocated under a program aimed at spurring domestic tourism battered by the coronavirus pandemic could dry up.
- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday returned to the campaign trail after recovering from the novel coronavirus, hoping to turn around his faltering re-election fight just weeks before the Nov. 3 presidential poll.
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Photo taken Oct. 13, 2020, in the Fukui Prefecture town of Echizen in central Japan shows the prefecture's new brand fish Echizengarei Kiwami. Among flathead flounder landed in Fukui, female fish weighing 800 grams or more with a high fat content can be certified as the brand fish. (Kyodo)
Useful resources for foreign residents and visitors in Japan
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Tokyo Coronavirus Support Center for Foreign Residents (TOCOS)" multilingual hotline
- Available in Simple Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali, Indonesian, Tagalog, Thai, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Khmer, and Burmese, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays except national holidays.
0120-296-004 (toll free) - AMDA Medical Information Center's "Multilingual Consultation Service"
- Available in Simple Japanese and English, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Also available in Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese on designated weekdays. Check schedule here.
03-6233-9266 - Tokyo Metropolitan Government's COVID-19 info
https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/flow/ - Tokyo Metropolitan Government hotline
- Available in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
0570-550571
- Available via fax for those with hearing impairments
03-5388-1396 - Japan National Tourism Organization's "Guide for when you are feeling ill"
- Multilingual clinic/hospital search available in English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/eng/mi_guide.html - JNTO's "Japan Visitor Hotline"
- Available in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese 24 hours a day
050-3816-2787
+81-50-3816-2787 (from overseas)
http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/001328767.pdf - Japan's health ministry hotline
- Available in Japanese only, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
0120-565653 - World Health Organization's "Q&A on coronaviruses"
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses
