Le Premier ministre s’accorde un satisfecit pour sa lutte contre l’épidémie mais a tout de même annoncé lundi la prolongation jusqu’à la fin du mois de mai de l’état d’urgence.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday evening justified extending the state of emergency nationwide until May 31 but vowed to gradually relax some restrictions to resuscitate the economy.
Conférence de presse du Premier ministre Abe (04/05/2020)
Faible nombre de cas mais hôpitaux saturés, pic dépassé mais écoles qui referment, confinement national mais à la carte… L’Archipel envoie des signaux contradictoires.
The government has decided to allow the reopening of parks, museums, libraries and other public facilities in areas with high coronavirus counts and to ease its request for slashing social contact, a senior official said Sunday.
Japan is considering extending the nationwide state of emergency until the end of May in a bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, government sources said Thursday.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, of his intention to extend the state of emergency currently due to be effective through next Wednesday.
Japan is facing its “most critical time” if the state of emergency imposed over the coronavirus epidemic is to be lifted as soon as possible, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday as he called for a further reduction in person-to-person contact.
Compte-rendu et une vidéo de la 30e réunion du quartier général de la lutte contre les nouveaux coronavirus publié sur le site du Bureau du Premier ministre du Japon.
Conférence de presse du Premier ministre Abe (21/04/2020)
Japan’s Cabinet on Monday approved a reworked fiscal 2020 supplementary budget to finance universal cash handouts, expanding the size of a record economic package plan to 117.1 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion) aimed at cushioning the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Conférence de presse du Premier ministre Abe (17/04/2020)
Le gouvernement japonais a décidé d’étendre les mesures d’urgence à l’ensemble du territoire et d’attribuer une somme de 100 000 yens (environ 800€) par personne pour tous les citoyens au Japon.
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 urgent action, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under pressure to hand out more cash.
Thousands of homeless “net cafe refugees” in Japan risk being turfed out onto the streets as the coronavirus pandemic forces the sudden closure of their uniquely Japanese 24/7 comic book havens.
Alors que la progression du coronavirus s’accélère, le gouvernement japonais reste essentiellement préoccupé par l’impact économique de la crise. A Tokyo, malgré l’état d’urgence, la vie continue presque normalement.
