Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak:


(Osaka)

As of 10 p.m., Monday, April 13 (Japan time)

List of shops closed in Tokyo following emergency declaration

As of 10 p.m., Sunday, April 11 (Japan time)

 

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Useful resources for foreign residents and visitors in Japan

  • NEW! AMDA Medical Information Center’s “Multilingual Consultation Service Regarding COVID-19”
    (April 10~May 20, 2020)
    – Available in English, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends and national holidays. Also available in Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, Spanish, Vietnamese and Portuguese on designated weekdays. Check schedule here.
    03-6233-9266 
    – Available in English and Chinese on weekdays only, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    090-3359-8324 
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s COVID-19 info
    https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/flow/
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s 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
(Kobe)