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Tag: MV Diamond Princess

Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

Japanese fret as foreigners fly out

by Bradley K. Martin February 17, 2020February 18, 2020

As hundreds of Americans and Canadians flew the coop – the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess – their departure seemed to be a signal for their Japanese hosts to notch up their own concerns about the coronavirus. “From Tokyo to Wakayama to Okinawa, Japan on edge as COVID-19 spreads” was the headline on a Japan […]

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