By HIROKI KOIZUMI/ Staff Writer
April 8, 2020 at 17:49 JST
Hanako Jimi, a parliamentary secretary of the labor ministry, listens to a call from a woman who is seeking tougher measures to prevent pregnant women from catching the new coronavirus. (Hiroki Koizumi)
Hundreds of pregnant women whose employers are forcing them to work or denying telework requests have asked the labor ministry to step in to protect them from novel coronavirus infections. [Read More]
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
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