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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2020

What to expect if COVID-19 has you working from home

The biggest challenges to quarantined work may be mental and physical
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020

COVID-19 creates two co-presidents in the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump is a great campaigner but a poor crisis manager.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2020

China loses a skirmish in fight for global influence

Beijing aims to increase its global influence by attaining leadership positions in international organizations.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2020

Japan tightens border controls over COVID-19, but power to quarantine limited

A health ministry official confirms that under current law, the government can only request that people submit to a quarantine voluntarily.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2020

Nine years on, Fukushima nuclear plant lawsuits await high court rulings

High courts in Japan have been hearing a number of damages claims filed by those who evacuated due to the unprecedented nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture nine years ago.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2020

Amid strained ties, Fukushima fears grow anew in South Korea

Concerns over radiation from the defunct Fukushima No. 1 power plant remain strong in South Korea nine years after the March 2011 triple core meltdown triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2020

Tohoku land-reutilization project breathes new life into 3/11 danger zones

Towns and cities in the three Tohoku prefectures damaged most by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami are moving forward with plans to reuse abandoned land plots under a group relocation program aimed at disaster prevention.
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JAPAN
Mar 9, 2020

Olympic torch relay faces cool welcome from nuclear evacuees in Fukushima No. 1 town

Dressed in protective plastic coveralls and white boots, Yuji Onuma stood in front of the row of derelict buildings that included his house, and sighed as he surveyed his old neighborhood.
SPORTS
Mar 9, 2020

NPB to delay start of regular season due to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak

Nippon Professional Baseball has made the decision to postpone the start of its regular season as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the league announced on Monday afternoon.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2020

Cruise ship turned away twice over COVID-19 fears to dock in Singapore

Singapore will allow cruise ship Costa Fortuna to dock in the city-state on Tuesday, authorities said, after it was turned away from ports in Malaysia and Thailand over coronavirus fears.
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BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Mar 9, 2020

Japan's GDP contraction revised to 7.1%, fueling recession fears amid coronavirus crisis

The data show that the economy was already in a highly fragile state when the virus started to slam exports, supply chains, tourists and shoppers.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 9, 2020

Asia's stuck-at-home millionaires boost trading at private banks

Asia's super rich suddenly have lots of time on their hands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2020

Apple's Tim Cook expands U.S. remote working offer to many global employees

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook is offering employees at most of its global offices the ability to work from home, calling the coronavirus outbreak an "unprecedented event" and a "challenging moment."
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2020

Japan's reconstruction minister vows to assist small firms hit by 3/11

The government will put particular focus on small and midsize companies in its provision of recovery assistance following the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters, Cabinet minister Kazunori Tanaka said Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 9, 2020

Design innovations in Kyoto's textile industry pave the way forward

The contrasting worlds of contemporary designer Mae Engelgeer and Hosoo, a historical Japanese textile company, overlap to ethereal effect at 'Colortage,' an exhibition of new approaches to fabrics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 9, 2020

Eco-friendly gift-giving in a society that's overwrapped

We're all trying to do our best to help the environment, but some efforts may take more than just buying something with the word 'eco' attached to it.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 9, 2020

Stockpiling food and keeping up appearances in Hokkaido's schools

English teachers in Hokkaido, which apart from the Diamond Princess cruise ship has been hit hardest with coronavirus cases in Japan, struggle to make sense of measures taken at their schools.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 9, 2020

'Justice for all' means getting Mikio a real home

Rescued as a tiny kitten, Mikio has been at the shelter nearly his entire life. And that's despite the fact he was featured on these pages nearly two years ago.
Company / Others
Mar 9, 2020

John W. Carlson III

Date of publication: Mar 09, 2020John W. Carlson IIIManager, Government AffairsAbbViehttps://www.abbvie.co.jp/
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CULTURE / Art
Mar 9, 2020

A sea change for Japanese sculptors

'Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2020' in Western Australia, brings together eight Japanese sculptural works, including Harayuki Uchida's new 2.5-ton stainless-steel kinetic 'Merry Gate.'

Longform

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