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NEWS: Bandai Namco Entertainment, Love Live! Events Canceled Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns

What is omitted in this article, strangely, is that the JP Government made an announcement Wednesday morning to the public to not hold large events the next two weeks...???! How can you cover Japan news on events and not report this? (Or mention the fact that while Wednesday's concert in Tokyo Dome was cancelled, Perfume did the same show on Tuesday in Tokyo Dome? LOL.)
https://twitter.com/jijicom/status/1232511125574516737

This is the reason behind all the cancellation starting from today for the next two weeks

If you really want to fearmonger, some venues have reported that covid-19 patients have visited them, that prompts cancellation as well.

You should start calling it SARS-CoV-2. That's the official name now.

The policy statement is an extension of one the Tokyo Metropolitan Government made last Friday, which ANN reported:

animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-22/ghibli-museum-closes-on-february-25-march-17-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus-concerns/.156751

Egan Loo wrote:

The policy statement is an extension of one the Tokyo Metropolitan Government made last Friday, which ANN reported: animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-22/ghibli-museum-closes-on-february-25-march-17-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus-concerns/.156751

Read your own reporting versus what NHK and others are saying. I think there is a misunderstanding on your end.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200226_28/
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/02/26/anime-events-and-concerts-get-canceled-in-japan-as-new-measures-against-the-coronavirus-come-into-effect
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/02/4d5ff5744493-urgent-abe-asks-big-event-organizers-to-mull-cancelations-for-next-2-weeks.html
https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/japan-pm-abe-to-request-cancellation-delay-downsizing-of-sports-cultural-events-20200226

omoikane wrote:

Egan Loo wrote: The policy statement is an extension of one the Tokyo Metropolitan Government made last Friday, which ANN reported: animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-22/ghibli-museum-closes-on-february-25-march-17-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus-concerns/.156751 Read your own reporting versus what NHK and others are saying. I think there is a misunderstanding on your end. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200226_28/ https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/02/26/anime-events-and-concerts-get-canceled-in-japan-as-new-measures-against-the-coronavirus-come-into-effect https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/02/4d5ff5744493-urgent-abe-asks-big-event-organizers-to-mull-cancelations-for-next-2-weeks.html https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/japan-pm-abe-to-request-cancellation-delay-downsizing-of-sports-cultural-events-20200226

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government already asked big event organizers on Friday to mull cancelations for the next three weeks:

https://www.seisakukikaku.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/news/pdf/event.pdf

My understanding was that the policy release from last week deals with events sponsored by Tokyo government, and only asks private events to reconsider.

The announcement from Wednesday comes directly from Abe, on TV, and is a direct ask to private events.

But I am not "the most trusted source" of any kind so I recommend you get someone who knows Japanese enough to report on Japanese government news items to confirm.

It is very odd that you state this is simply a continuation when none of the mainstream sources reported it as such.

omoikane wrote:

My understanding was that the policy release from last week deals with events sponsored by Tokyo government, and only asks private events to reconsider. The announcement from Wednesday comes directly from Abe, on TV, and is a direct ask to private events. But I am not "the most trusted source" of any kind so I recommend you get someone who knows Japanese enough to report on Japanese government news items to confirm. It is very odd that you state this is simply a continuation when none of the mainstream sources reported it as such.

Both the Tokyo Meropoltian Government's policy statement on Friday and the Japanese national government's proposed policy statement on Wednesday "urged" events to "consider." In both cases, it's non-binding. In the case of the Wednesday one, it has yet to be formalized.

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13165755

Egan Loo wrote:

omoikane wrote: My understanding was that the policy release from last week deals with events sponsored by Tokyo government, and only asks private events to reconsider. The announcement from Wednesday comes directly from Abe, on TV, and is a direct ask to private events. But I am not "the most trusted source" of any kind so I recommend you get someone who knows Japanese enough to report on Japanese government news items to confirm. It is very odd that you state this is simply a continuation when none of the mainstream sources reported it as such. Both the Tokyo Meropoltian Government's policy statement on Friday and the Japanese national government's proposed policy statement on Wednesday "urged" events to "consider." In both cases, it's non-binding. In the case of the Wednesday one, it has yet to be formalized. http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13165755

There are a number of things, from what you have written here and in the articles you linked, that are probably worth reexamining by you. The articles I have linked explains all the differences, other than that you seem to equate a Tokyo metro policy (city-level) to a statement by the Prime Minister (national). Yes, it's not binding, read the links I have provided, they explain everything in English.

I think the Crunchyroll article that I linked is an example of responsible reporting on the event cancellations since this Wednesday morning Japan time. The way you have written it is borderline misleading by omission.