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JAPAN
Mar 17, 2020

Abe turns vague on timing as coronavirus leaves Tokyo Olympics in doubt

The comments come after a poll showed almost two-thirds of Japanese voters thought the Olympics should be postponed due to the pandemic.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2020

Japan-wide academic achievement test canceled as coronavirus spreads

Education minister Koichi Hagiuda said Tuesday the nationwide academic achievement test that was set for April 16 will not be held, following mass school closures in response to the new coronavirus epidemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2020

You don't have to be Asian to wear a face mask in an epidemic

The social ritual of wearing face masks may play a role in sustaining humane sentiments of solidarity, decency and cooperativeness in such crises.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2020

Taking stock of disaster losses five years after the Sendai world conference

The 'decade of action' starting this year will reveal how successful or not the Sendai Framework has been in reducing disaster losses.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2020

Crisis makes China's model look better

The democratic world survived 2008's crash, but it might not be so fortunate this time.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2020

The world is at war

All countries should be following China in confronting the coronavirus directly with all available resources, and they should take a lesson from Germany in managing the economic fallout.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2020

Globalists may soon become extinct

The disruptions caused by the spread of the coronavirus mean supply chains will be moved closer to home rather than in foreign lands.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2020

Classrooms become the latest COVID-19 casualty

Online learning — a wonderful workaround during a contagion — is an educational experiment in a world where teachers are no longer considered authority figures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 17, 2020

Iran temporarily frees 85,000 prisoners — including political ones — amid outbreak

Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners, a spokesman for its judiciary said Tuesday, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2020

New Chinese rocket fails on maiden launch

A new Chinese medium-lift rocket, part of a family of launch vehicles meant to support most of China's launch missions in future, failed on its debut flight, the official news agency Xinhua reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2020

Coronavirus puts primaries in chaos as governor closes Ohio polls

The already topsy-turvy Democratic presidential contest is being upended again by the coronavirus, as states weigh whether to delay balloting and prevent in-person voting.
Figure Skating
Mar 17, 2020

Retired ice dancer Chris Reed dies of heart attack at age 30

Former ice dancer Chris Reed, who represented Japan for more than a decade, died on Saturday of a heart attack in Detroit, according to a published report. He was 30.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2020

Business mood in Japan plunges to decade lows on coronavirus woes

Business confidence plunged to decade lows in March as the spreading coronavirus outbreak stoked fears of a global recession and sent stock markets tumbling, according to the Reuters Tankan survey.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 17, 2020

Hitachi exec Toyoaki Nakamura nominated for Bank of Japan board

The government on Tuesday nominated Toyoaki Nakamura, an executive at Hitachi Ltd., to join the Bank of Japan's nine-member Policy Board.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2020

Vanishing YouTube videos: Google expects AI errors as coronavirus empties offices

YouTube could see a jump in videos erroneously taken down for content policy violations as the company relies more on automated software during the coronavirus pandemic, Alphabet Inc's Google warned on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2020

In bid to slow coronavirus, Canada shuts borders to foreign nationals

Canada closed its borders to all foreign nationals except U.S. citizens and permanent residents on Monday, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging people to limit social contact to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2020

Docomo and Hokkaido university plan 5G-based system to monitor cows

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, NTT Docomo Inc. and others plan to develop a system to monitor dairy cows using fifth-generation, or 5G, wireless networks, aiming for commercialization in 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 17, 2020

Tax cut emerging as option in Japan to combat coronavirus impact

The government will consider various measures, including tax cuts, to deal with deepening financial damage from the coronavirus outbreak, economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Tuesday amid growing debate on the possibility of cutting the consumption tax.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Mar 17, 2020

'All is well': In Italy, triage and lies for coronavirus patients

The fight against death pauses every day at 1 p.m.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Mar 17, 2020

In Nagoya, scramble for hospital beds highlights coronavirus challenge for aging Japan

To free up beds, patients requiring nonurgent surgery will likely be asked to wait, and others may be discharged earlier than usual, experts said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2020

Now made in Mexico: Japan auto suppliers shift China production after virus shock

In the Chinese coastal province of Jiangsu, where supply chains have been severed by the coronavirus outbreak, one auto supplier has already shifted production of parts for Mazda Motor Corp. to a site 13,000 kilometers away, in central Mexico's Guanajuato state.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2020

Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus worries

Amazon.com Inc. says it will hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs during the coronavirus outbreak.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2020

Amid outbreak, Japan firms are revoking informal job offers

Cancellations of informal job offers are increasing as companies grow more concerned about the impact on their earnings from the spread of the coronavirus.

Longform

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