Japan banks ask customers to refrain from non-urgent branch visits amid virus

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese banks are asking retail customers to refrain from non-urgent visits as bank branches continue to be busy despite calls for social distancing and a state of emergency to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the banking lobby head said.Japan does not have a mandatory lockdown, but has declared a state of emergency, urging people to cut person-to-person contacts by 70% to 80% and work from home as much as possible. While the total visitor numbers of three major banks -..