The National cancel shows in Japan after coronavirus outbreak

Japanese public broadcaster NHK has devised a range of programming and technological responses to the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted normal life and forced millions of people to live and work from home.

Japanese company Toei is launching a designated YouTube channel to give fans access to classic Tokusatsu genre shows from the 1960s to the 1990s, it announced Wednesday.

HBO Max's upcoming crime thriller Tokyo Vice has joined the growing list of major Hollywood productions to hit pause in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The series, helmed by four-time Oscar nominee Michael Mann, had been shooting on location in Tokyo since March 5.

Japanese melodic punk band WANIMA was one of the first major-label J-pop groups directly affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country, when one of the first reported cases was a fan who had attended its early February concert in Fukuoka.

Treefort Music Fest is the latest U.S. music festival to be impacted by developments surrounding COVID-19. Festival organizers have announced the five-day music event, which takes place across multiple venues in Boise, Idaho, will now be moved from March 25–29 to September 23–27. Artists set to the play original dates included Chromatics, Japanese Breakfast, Built to Spill, Tennis, Georgia, and others. Festival organizers say lineup changes and additions “will be announced as needed.”

Disney and Pixar’s animated fantasy adventure “Onward” led international box office charts, but the rapid spread of coronavirus has impacted moviegoing overseas.

Slipknot is the latest act to put shows on ice due to fears over the fast-spreading coronavirus. The masked metalers announced on Wednesday (March 4) that they were postponing a tour of Asia that included stops at the Singapore Rock Fest (March 24), Hammersonic Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 27) and the Amoranto Stadium in Manila, Philippines (March 29).

"While decisions like this are not easy, the safety and well-being of the band's fans always comes first"

Ralph Lauren is the latest fashion brand to cancel its show due to the coronavirus. 

As concerns over the coronavirus outbreak grow, so have the number of TV, film, and other entertainment productions impacted amid travel restrictions and health advisories. More than 90,000 cases have been reported so far in over 66 countries including China, Iran, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

“No Time to Die” will be postponed until November, the James Bond sequel’s backers announced on Wednesday.