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Company / Others
Mar 2, 2020

Manuel Rodrigues

Date of publication: Mar 02, 2020Manuel RodriguesGeneral Managerhttps://sarment.com/?v=24d22e03afb2
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020

Virus shuts down facilities offering low cost kids' meals in Japan

A growing number of kodomo shokudō (children's cafeterias) that offer free or low-priced meals to children, including those from poor families, have suspended operations amid the spread of COVID-19.
Company / Others
Mar 2, 2020

Jorge Calvo

Date of publication: Mar 02, 2020Jorge CalvoDeputy Dean & Professor StrategyGlobis University Graduate School of Managementhttps://www.globis.ac.jp
Japan Times
Company / Others
Mar 2, 2020

Jon Walsh

Date of publication: Mar 02, 2020Jon WalshDirectorBusiness Growhttp://www.businessgrow.net
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2020

Japan's Luminous Cruising blames coronavirus as it files for bankruptcy

A cruise ship company in Kobe was effectively bankrupted by the coronavirus crisis on Monday after filing for protection from creditors under the corporate rehabilitation law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2020

Asian factories slammed by virus as China's PMI drops to record low

Asia's factories took a tumble in February under the weight of the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak, with a severe plunge in activity in China driving down output across the region.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 2, 2020

A three-legged calico brings joy to an Osaka couple's home

After being featured in The Japan Times Adopt Me! column in October 2018, a beautiful calico cat named Leggy has now found a home with Shiori Hamasako and her husband, Morgan Ruler.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2020

CDC teams race to catch up to spread of coronavirus in U.S.

The experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention huddled in a room with Bela Matyas, health officer of Solano County, California. They had a raft of questions about a milestone case in the spread of the coronavirus: the first U.S. victim with no known connection to travel in Asia....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020

Limited virus testing in Japan masks true scale of infection

Japan is becoming a center of concern as the coronavirus spreads globally, with the country's official infection tally suspected to be the tip of the iceberg of a much wider outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020

All passengers and crew leave virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship

All 3,711 passengers and crew members of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined at Yokohama port due to COVID-19 infections, disembarked from the vessel Sunday, the health ministry has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2020

Fresh out of power, 94-year-old Mahathir plots comeback in Malaysia

Mahathir Mohamad may be at least temporarily out of power, but the 94-year-old leader isn't going down without a fight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2020

In bid to mend Pacific ties, Australia legislates greater recycling use

Australia will require government departments to use more recycled products, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as Canberra looks to repair ties with Pacific island nations despite a refusal to step up efforts on global warming.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2020

A kiss is just a kiss — except when it spreads a virus

King Henry VI of England banned kissing in 1439 to battle the plague. As the world confronts the coronavirus spreading from China, some health authorities are again urging people to refrain from physical displays of affection.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2020

Negative U.S. yields in sight as virus spurs recession bets

With a flurry of fresh COVID-19 cases and early signs of how severe the hit on the global economy could be, seasoned strategists are now warning that U.S. growth could come to a halt this year and that some Treasury yields may drop below zero — possibly as soon as this week.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 2, 2020

Knockout games with a twist

Nioh 2 has really demonic players; One Punch Man is late to the game, but in a good way; and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon ditches the trainers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Mar 2, 2020

Anime's evolution in lands down under

For the past quarter century, fans of Japanese pop culture in Australia and New Zealand have been served almost exclusively by a single distributor: Madman.
Japan Times
Mar 2, 2020

“Toyama Media Art International Triennale 2020”

We are calling for entries of video works!
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2020

'Moment of truth:' Pete Buttigieg drops out of Democratic race two days before Super Tuesday

Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, saying he no longer saw a change of winning, the day after fellow moderate Joe Biden won a big victory in South Carolina.
PRESS / Publications
Mar 2, 2020

『英語の複数と冠詞 ネイティブの感覚を読む』発売

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2020

Air pollution vanishes across China's industrial heartland amid virus lockdown

China's lockdown measures to minimize further coronavirus infections have created one unexpected benefit — a dramatic improvement to the nation's air quality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2020

Mainland China reports sharp drop in new coronavirus cases

Mainland China had 202 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday, the country's National Health Commission said Monday, sharply down from 573 cases a day earlier.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 1, 2020

March 2, 2020

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?