Coronavirus: ACCJ Member Health & Safety / Important Updates to Events and Meetings Calendar

UPDATED: March 23, 2020 at 10:45pm
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The ACCJ takes member health and safety seriously and is closely following developments related to the coronavirus. We are in close contact with the U.S. Embassy-Tokyo and will continue to provide updates to members and our community partners in the days and weeks to come. 

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Important Updates to ACCJ Events and Meetings Calendar

ACCJ Meetings and Events ​​

• In light of recent announcements from the Japanese Government, we are implementing our events contingency plan from Monday, March 2. This plan requires the suspension of physical gatherings of people through March 31 or until the government signals otherwise.

ACCJ speaker and networking events: 

• Events scheduled between now and March 31 are being postponed or cancelled. Please check the Events calendar for the most up-to-date information on events. No members will incur cancellation fees relating to these cancelled or postponed events.
• ACCJ working committee meetings: ACCJ is working to ensure remote participation options for working meetings. Committee Leaders will communicate shortly with Committee members on the status of working meetings scheduled between March 2 and March 31. 

For events past March 31 and before April 15:

• We continue to strongly encourage Committees and Councils to hold virtual events and continue to engage members by providing information and creating a virtual network for our members to interact.
• Decisions regarding further calendar dates will be reviewed weekly and communicated to members. 

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ACCJ Activates Business Continuity Network

As a service to members, ACCJ has activated its Business Continuity Network to facilitate sharing of knowledge and best practices among member companies during this period of health and business challenges.  
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ACCJ is hosting regular tele-conferences among HR and Business Continuity specialists at member organizations, and is sharing call summaries and periodic COVID-19 survey results with members. The ACCJ Business Continuity Network will evolve as needed based on member input as the current situation continues to develop.

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Member Survey: Best Practices Relating to COVID-19

Between February 14-17, the ACCJ surveyed member companies to gather information on best practices in response to the Coronavirus.

​Survey results can be accessed in the Member Data Center. 
​Contact membership@accj.or.jp for questions. 

See details below on how to access this document. 
1. Log into the ACCJ Member Data Center 
2. Go to the vertical menu on the left side of the page and click "Documents"
3. Click on the “Download” button next to “Novel Coronavirus Response: Key Findings from a Survey of US Companies in Japan”

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Resources

We encourage regular hand-washing and ask all members to use their best judgement during this time of elevated health risk. Please refer to the CDC's site to learn more about preventive measures.   

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/summary.html

World Health Organization's Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) advice for the public:
​https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

Embassy website with notices for U.S. citizens:
https://jp.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/
 
Facebook for U.S. Citizens Services:
https://www.facebook.com/ACSTokyo/

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare information on Coronavirus (in English):
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/newpage_00032.html

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare information on Coronavirus (in Japanese):
新型コロナウイルス感染症について
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000164708_00001.html

Tokyo Metropolitan Infectious Disease Surveillance Center (in Japanese):
東京都感染症情報センター　
 http://idsc.tokyo-eiken.go.jp/diseases/2019-ncov/

JTA- Medical Institution Search Tool (English):
https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/eng/mi_guide.html

Coronavirus in Japan
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/coronavirus-japan

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