I have yet to find a single, definitive list of all closures and event cancellations across Japan (if such a list is even possible, given the number sites and attractions!).

The Japan National Tourism Association) (JNTO) website https://www.japan.travel/en/news/coronavirus/

In order to contain the spread of infections, some festivals and events may have been canceled or postponed. Also, theme parks such as Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and Universal Studios Japan, museums and galleries have been temporarily closed.

Temporary closure of attractions in Japan can be found in the [table below](https://www.japan.travel/en/news/coronavirus/#anchor) https://www.japan.travel/en/news/coronavirus/#anchor or **JNTO official TripAdvisor account @VisitJapan** . As this list may only include major facilities, we recommend you also visit relevant official websites or contact the **Japan Visitor Hotline (050–3816–2787)** for regular updates on the latest information. [Chatbot](https://webchat.bebot.io/JapanNationalTourismOrganization) https://webchat.bebot.io/JapanNationalTourismOrganization may also be useful to find direct contact details for each organization.

Information regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) :

http://japan.kantei.go.jp/ongoingtopics/_00011.html from the English website of the Prime Minister and His Cabinet. Hopefully, news from the March 10 and March 13 events will be posted here…

NHK's Coronavirus news website in Japanese (more information than English site) at https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/special/coronavirus/data/

NHK, Japan's version of BBC, CBC, or PBS, has an English site at NHK World https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

Centre for Disease Control, Japan Traveler View https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/japan includes updates on COVID-19

Here is the Google SOS Alert: COVID-19 return, with links to official sources of information in Japanese and English https://g.co/kgs/rFctEG

The official Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website in English, which includes ministry press conferences, some basic info about symptoms and procedures, and a a couple of tables rating countries by number of cases (last updated February 28). https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/newpage_00032.html

And information from the Hokkaido government office for foreign residents http://www2.hiecc.or.jp/soudan/emg/index.html?lang=en

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@tokyoaaron you are attempting to a good thing and should be given some respect for that but the issue remains that your repeated posts are obsessed, excessively long and rambling, spurious in science and technical factual content in several places, reposting of out of date media links that no longer have relevance and in themselves are factually skewed or incorrect, heavy reliance on random media headline catching articles that tend to sow an atmosphere of general fear and often sensationalist in nature, which are against what many government advisories are requesting not to happen and calm the public.

There is also a lot of good information but it should really be trimmed and limited to official information.

Hi Ali0211,

thanks for the comments.

One thing I've noticed about discussion boards such as these: people come here for different reasons. Some want data-based information; others first-and, subjective accounts.

Of course, no-one wats false or misleading information.

IBut it's also not fair to criticize without being specific.

Can you explain, please, or provide specific examples for:

obsessed?

spurious in science and technical factual content?

out of date media links that no longer have relevance and in themselves are factually skewed or incorrect?

random?

"sow an atmosphere of general fear and often sensationalist in nature": first, this forum is a place of opinion a smuch as fact, which you should know if you have been following the debates/arguments which regularly occur in the threads

"against what many government advisories are requesting not to happen and calm the public?" First, specifically show where I am trying to cause panic in the public. Second, it is not anyone's duty to "tow the government line," so to speak, iof they do not feel it represents the truth or is not in the best interest of others. Heck, in America you're allowed to disagree just because you want to! (I'm not saying it's always a good thing, but it is a right).

Quick point: I don't think this thread is appropriate dfor this discussion. If you - or others - would like to PM some constructive criticism or useful information re: my Coronovirs posts, I will be happy to receive them.

However, this pin was started to share valuable information regarding a crisis which is unfolding around us almost faster than we can track. Let's stay focused on the purpose of this thread. Feel free to post your own facts and informed opinions on this thread.

Peace and Respect,

Aaron

(Note: So far - this breaking news - no word on the new state of emergency bill having provisions which would specifically affect travelers. However, keep in mind that the government already has the power to quarantine travelers to Japan, as it is continuing to do to travelers from parts of China and Korea.

Also please note: the bill which is expected to finish passage by Friday (the next two steps are approval by Abe's own LDP party) does NOT necessarily mean these policies will go into immediate effect.

Word on the street here in Tokyo is, that people expect the current state of affairs, including b=venue and event closures, to continue for at least another week.

The upshot: the government will have far more potential control over the daily lives of people in Japan than previously. No additional bans or quarantines of travelers tied directly to passage of the bill).

As expected, the government has started the process of approving/extending (depending on who you ask) the power of prime Minister Abe to declare a state of emergency re: Coronavirus in Japan.

If Abe were to declare a state of emergency, local governments would have the power to:

- order people to remain indoors

- mandatory closure of schools and event facilities (so far, such closures have been voluntary)

- take control of food and medicine distribution

- temporarily occupy private land without owner's permission (use a hospital as a hotel?)

Here are some guidelines for evaluating the reliability of information posted on the internet: https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content

I would also consider the format of how the information is posted on the internet. If the format is designed primarily to get you to click to later pages so you can see more advertisements, that is generally not a good sign.

Good one, Bargainhunter. Thank you for posting.

When I seek accurate info re COVID-19, I go to reputable health organizations, well known medical/scientific journals, universities and cinnical trial sites, but never a travel forum where anybody can act like an expert and write whatever he pleases.

I'm not saying tokyoaaron2's posts are inaccurate because I don't bother reading them, thus I don't know the contents of his posts. One thing I know is that I'm not at all about his credentials and qualifications. I advice everyone to seek info elsewhere but here.