TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing steps to cushion the blow of nationwide school closures as infections of the coronavirus spread wider across the Asian country.
His abrupt calls on Thursday for schools to shut down prompted Japanese parents, along with teachers and businesses, to scramble to find new ways to live and work.
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