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JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020

Japan may expand China travel ban as outbreak grows in Zhejiang province

The government is considering expanding the coverage of its entry ban to also include foreign nationals who have been to the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang in response to the spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus originating in the country, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2020

Hong Kong protesters, on pause, see virus fueling movement

Prominent activist Ventus Lau stood outside a restaurant this week, handing out surgical masks and asking recipients to shout pro-democracy slogans — including the popular rallying cry "Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times!"
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2020

Coronavirus brings China's surveillance state out of the shadows

When the man from Hangzhou returned home from a business trip, the local police got in touch. They had tracked his car by his license plate in nearby Wenzhou, which has had a spate of coronavirus cases despite being far from the epicenter of the outbreak. Stay indoors for two weeks, they requested.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2020

Amazon pulls out of major Barcelona telecom conference over coronavirus concerns

Amazon.com Inc. has pulled out of this month's Mobile World Congress because of the coronavirus outbreak, in another blow to one of the telecom industry's biggest gatherings, which attracts over 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, Spain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 8, 2020

Examining the cold hard facts of dependency

Everybody's hooked on something. What's life without its little pleasures? Mere struggle for survival. Smokers crave nicotine, coffee-drinkers caffeine, gamers games. The pursuit of happiness takes many forms. Society approves of most, frowns on others. Some it bans outright.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 7, 2020

Coronavirus pushes robots to front lines of China's hospitals

The deadly coronavirus outbreak, which has pushed the Chinese medical community into overdrive, has also prompted hospitals to more quickly adopt robots as medical assistants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2020

Chinese rage over death of doctor who raised alarm over coronavirus

A Chinese doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognized died of the virus on Friday, triggering a wave of public mourning and rare expressions of anger towards the government online.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2020

Cabin fever on the Diamond Princess: Inside the virus-hit cruise ship off Japan

For one American couple, what was supposed to be a weeklong trip in Japan has been abruptly replaced by two weeks confined to their room aboard a quarantined cruise ship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 5, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak likely began with bats, an omen for next epidemic

Somewhere in China, perhaps in the southern Yunnan province, there's a cave that may hold the mysterious origins of the deadly coronavirus that's infected thousands, cut off millions of Chinese from their jobs and families and wreaked havoc in global financial markets.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2020

Defending against the coronavirus

Sometimes strong mandatory but temporary measures are needed to protect the collective interests of a democracy.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020

China culls 18,000 chickens after H5N1 bird flu cases in Hunan province

A city in China's central Hunan province reported that it had culled almost 18,000 chickens after an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in statement on its website Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2020

Coronavirus garners headlines, but there's another virus stalking America

A second wave of seasonal influenza is taking hold in the U.S. and elsewhere, just as health officials are on high alert for new cases of the novel coronavirus. Many of the symptoms are the same, but when it comes to immediate risk, people should fear the flu more.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 31, 2020

Whether it's coronavirus or the common cold, learn these Japanese terms before heading to the doctor

WIth concerns over a new strain of coronavirus hitting Japan, it's a good time to review the basic language for visiting a hospital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2020

In a world first, Australia scientists to develop lab-grown coronavirus to aid vaccine efforts

A team of scientists in Australia said on Wednesday they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of the new coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help quicken the creation of a vaccine.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2020

How Japan's designated infectious disease system works

The government is set to ramp up preventive measures against cases of pneumonia caused by the deadly new coronavirus, which originated in China, by classifying it as a legally designated infectious disease.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2020

China names HIV drugs as part of treatment plan for Wuhan virus

China is using AbbVie Inc.'s HIV drugs as an ad-hoc treatment for pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus while the global search for a cure continues.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2020

Kyoto University team gets OK from ministry for plan to transplant iPS-derived cartilage into knee joints

An expert panel of the health ministry on Friday approved a clinical research program proposed by a Kyoto University team to transplant cartilage made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to damaged knee joints.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2020

How lessons learned from SARS could apply to the coronavirus outbreak

With the arrival of the Lunar New Year, Japan and other international destinations are bracing for an annual influx of tourists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2020

Wuhan virus lockdown casts economic cloud over Chinese manufacturing hub

Wuhan's status as a transport and manufacturing hub have fueled its economic rise and drawn comparisons with Chicago's role as a pivotal city in the center of a giant economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2020

The next pandemic will come — here's how to prepare for it

We should practice what we learned from SARS in 2003.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 21, 2020

Deadly coronavirus finds a breeding ground in China's food markets

Leaning over a metal cage stuffed with live hens in Shanghai, Ran looked for just the right specimen for her chicken soup. The 60-year-old was shopping at one of China's wet markets, where sales of freshly slaughtered, unpackaged meat have become the focus of an investigation into an outbreak of a potentially...
Japan Times
Brazil report 2020
Jan 21, 2020

Canon Medical Systems do Brasil commits to providing health care equipment made for life

Promoting good health care in Brazil is a gargantuan task, but with companies such as Canon Medical Systems do Brasil, the road to a better medical system is within arm’s reach.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

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