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JAPAN

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2020
Prosecutors to examine Nagasaki Catholic priest's alleged 'indecency'
Police have turned over to prosecutors their case on alleged "forced indecency" by a priest assigned to the Archdiocese of Nagasaki, according to informed sources.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
Abe pressed to do more as coronavirus fatalities in China surpass SARS toll
By Satoshi Sugiyama
Both opposition and ruling party lawmakers have chided the government, saying that its initial response has been slow.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 3, 2020
The Kawai scandal and the race to succeed Shinzo Abe
By Eric Johnston
Hiroshima-based Liberal Democratic Party Diet member Anri Kawai admitted in January to receiving ¥150 million from LDP headquarters prior to the July 2019 Upper House election. Kawai, a novice in national politics, is also the wife of disgraced former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai, who was forced...

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
Hong Kong medical workers strike to urge border closure with mainland China to block virus
Hundreds of medical workers went on strike in Hong Kong on Monday to demand the government shuts the border with mainland China to prevent the spread of a coronavirus and ease pressure on a stretched health sector.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 3, 2020
Australian leader Scott Morrison to feel the political heat as parliament resumes
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Tuesday front parliament for the first time in three months as he seeks to repair his standing with voters angry by his response to the country's bush fire crisis and a scandal over sports funding.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 3, 2020
Xi has lots at stake as Chinese officials point fingers over coronavirus
Since taking power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has effectively made himself "chairman of everything." The coronavirus scare is showing all the risks involved with that strategy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
U.S. flight rules on China visits will pose new airline challenges
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued rules on Sunday to implement new restrictions on Americans who have recently visited China to address the threat of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
Trump says U.S. has 'shut down' coronavirus threat; China shuns U.S. help
The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fast-moving coronavirus while offering help to China, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
North Korea says it is free of new virus amid travel restrictions
North Korea has had no cases of the new coronavirus that is spreading in neighboring China, a health ministry official said on state media on Sunday.

WORLD

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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
Somalia declares locust plague emergency, appeals for funding
Somalia declared the worst desert locust invasion in a quarter-century a national emergency that's posing a major threat to an already fragile food situation.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Online mask prices surge in Japan amid coronavirus scare
As a shortage of face masks continues in Japan amid the spread of the new coronavirus originating in China, their prices are shooting up on online flea markets.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Japan's WTO petition over South Korea shipbuilding signals renewed tensions
By Kanga Kong
Japan has filed fresh dispute proceedings at the World Trade Organization against South Korea over alleged shipbuilding subsidies, a sign that bilateral tensions may be resurfacing after a period of apparent calm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2020
Japan's Nidec betting on electric cars and acquisitions to triple sales: sources
By Norihiko Shirouzu
Nidec Corp. plans to more than triple its revenue over the next five years by focusing on electric vehicle powertrains and buying specialists in motor technologies, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Coronavirus forces world's largest telework experiment
Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, working from home is no longer a privilege, it's a necessity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2020
Nissan's Brexit scenarios include closing European plants, report says
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. has drafted a contingency plan to focus on its Sunderland plant in the U.K. and cut European production if a hard Brexit leads to tariffs on car imports from the continent, the Financial Times reported, citing two people involved in the discussions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Johnson ready to walk away from EU talks without formal trade deal
Boris Johnson plans to say he's prepared to quit talks over the U.K.'s future trade relationship with the European Union if he doesn't get what he wants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Financial market website Zero Hedge knocked off Twitter over coronavirus 'bioweapon' story
Twitter Inc. has banned financial market website Zero Hedge from the social media platform after it published an article linking a Chinese scientist to the outbreak of the fast-spreading coronavirus last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 3, 2020
Hong Kong economy to see more weakness due to virus outbreak
The risk of further contraction in the Hong Kong economy, which was buffeted by anti-government protests last year, has increased due to the coronavirus epidemic, Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday.

Opinion

COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020
Huawei and the realities of the 5G world
By Brad Glosserman
The real test is how countries adapt to the realities of a 5G world, a world in which Huawei is just the most obvious and immediate risk.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2020
Defending against the coronavirus
By Kuni Miyake
Sometimes strong mandatory but temporary measures are needed to protect the collective interests of a democracy.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020
The geopolitical consequences of the coronavirus outbreak
By Ridvan Bari Urcosta
Will China be forced into 'hibernation' amid the epidemic?
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020
Trump's bogus Middle East peace plan
By Daoud Kuttab
The U.S. president's peace plan is a shameless ploy to violate international law, Palestinian human rights and basic principles of fairness.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020
Wuhan isn't China's Chernobyl
By Clara Ferreira Marques
Comparisons between Beijing's handling of the coronavirus and the Soviet response to the world's worst nuclear disaster are tempting, but misguided.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020
A climate change lesson from Scotland's little ice age
By Tatiana Schlossberg
Countries will be more resilient if they stick together.

LIFE

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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 3, 2020
It's never too late to add updates
By Brian Ashcraft
The DualShock 4 gets extra buttons; Persona 5 faces a Dynasty Warriors makeover; while Street Fighter V remains a champ of fighting games.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 3, 2020
Japanese manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge honored in France
Japanese manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge was honored at the Angouleme International Comics Festival in France on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Feb 3, 2020
GeeXPlus brings anime YouTubers to Japan
By Roland Kelts
One Japanese major publisher and producer is seeking to capitalize on YouTube influencers with a highly unusual approach: inviting non-Japanese anime YouTubers to live and produce content within Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 3, 2020
The battle of ukiyo-e: Hokusai vs. his pupils
By Martin Laflamme
Refusing to be bound by tradition or convention, Hokusai bent rules and sought inspiration from all corners — but how did such audacity influence his own students and followers?

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 3, 2020
Japanese society warms to asylum-seekers despite the government's cold shoulder
By Jesse Chase-Lubitz
Hilmneh Tegegn came to Japan from Ethiopia 11 years ago seeking refugee status here and seemed to do everything right. After more than a decade of waiting, he finally got a visa — to the United States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Feb 3, 2020
The shyest cats will always offer an open heart
Frostini is a pretty fellow who came to ARK when he was still tiny, almost seven long years ago. He was extremely timid at first, a trait that can have dire consequences at a shelter.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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