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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

Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 1, 2020

Coastal town opens up to sailors, cyclists

Onomichi Mayor Yūkō Hiratani shared some of the city's recent efforts to attract more tourists during a recent interview with The Japan Times at his office in the new city hall that opened in January.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 1, 2020

An ongoing pursuit of collaboration, innovation

For Italian Ambassador Giorgio Starace, the partnership between Japanese and Italian companies is a natural fit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2020

The persecution and lonely death of a Uyghur scholar

How Japanese supporters worked to secure the freedom of imprisoned Uighur scholar Tohti Tunyaz is a story worth telling.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2020

Virus quarantine has serious side effects

China will have to deal with the stresses of isolation and the mental-health burdens on doctors and nurses for years to come.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2020

China fails the leadership test for COVID-19

Global leaders must build a reputation for basic truthfulness, good faith and responsible stewardship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2020

South Korea closes churches as coronavirus tally passes 3,700

Churches were closed in South Korea on Sunday with many holding online services instead as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings, with 586 new coronavirus infections taking the tally to 3,736 cases.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2020

Abe uses news conference to battle criticism — and coronavirus

In a rare weekend broadcast, Abe made an unusually emotional appeal for public cooperation and attempted to soften the blow of his government's containment measures.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2020

Birhanu Legese wins Tokyo Marathon title as Suguru Osako sets new national record

Reigning champion Birhanu Legese successfully defended his title while local star Suguru Osako got closer to securing the final spot on Japan's Olympic team with a national-record-setting performance in the men's race at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2020

South Korea launches 'drive-thru' coronavirus testing facilities as demand soars

From inside his car, a driver is checked for any fever or breathing difficulties by medical staff in protective clothing and goggles who lean in through the window at a new drive-thru coronavirus clinic in South Korea.
WORLD
Mar 1, 2020

Italian regional chief sorry for saying Chinese eat 'live mice'

The governor of Veneto, one of the regions worst hit by an outbreak in Italy of coronavirus, apologized on Saturday for criticising China over the contagion and saying Chinese people "eat live mice."
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 1, 2020

Armed conflict response fears linger as MSDF's Middle East mission starts

With the Maritime Self-Defense Force having fully started its information-gathering mission in the Middle East as part of the effort to ensure sea lane safety there, concerns over what its contingent can effectively do to that end—given its operational limits—continue to grip the government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2020

SDF toughens penalties for power harassment and bullying as recruitment lags in Japan

The Self-Defense Forces will introduce on Sunday stricter punishment standards for power harassment and bullying.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2020

How far can Japan go to curb the coronavirus outbreak? Not as far as you may think

What some critics slam as Japan's lax initial response has highlighted the more draconian steps countries other than China are taking to contain the crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2020

Overlooked no more: 'Malay first' Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin takes the reins in Malaysia

Long overshadowed by colorful contemporaries, the man who emerged from a week of turmoil as Malaysia's new prime minister on Sunday is a publicity-shy picture of conservatism.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2020

Kagoshima isle has sights set on brewing its own cup of joe

A project is underway to produce premium coffee from beans grown on Tokunoshima, an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, on a commercial basis.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 1, 2020

A Tokyo prosecutor's delayed retirement spurs more allegations of Abe cronyism

Over the past month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his government once again found themselves the target of allegations of political favoritism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2020

Australia's first coronavirus death confirmed as former Diamond Princess passenger

A former passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined off Japan for coronavirus died in a hospital in Perth early on Sunday, a health official said, becoming Australia's first death from the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2020

Mainland China reports 573 new coronavirus cases for highest daily increase in a week

Mainland China reported 573 new confirmed coronavirus cases as of Saturday, up from 427 the previous day and the highest daily increase in a week, the country's health authority said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2020

Joe Biden projected as big South Carolina winner, blunting momentum of front-runner Bernie Sanders

Joe Biden was projected to score a commanding win in South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday, reviving his faltering White House campaign and halting the surge of national front-runner Bernie Sanders, who appeared headed to a distant second-place finish.
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Mar 1, 2020

Hina Vs Action Figs

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?