Japan creates task force to deal with coronavirus impact on auto industry

A woman wearing a mask walks past a quarantine notice about the outbreak of coronavirus in China at an arrival hall of Haneda airport in Tokyo. (Kim Kyung Hoon/REUTERS)

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TSUYOSHI INAJIMA

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Bloomberg

February 20, 2020 11:38 AM

TOKYO -- Japan’s auto industry and government are setting up a joint council for automakers and suppliers as they face disruption due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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