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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2020

Coronavirus outcomes range from pandemic to a new flu, experts say

It has already spread wider than SARS in 2003. It may not sweep the globe as swine flu did in 2009 but is more dangerous. It doesn't kill at anywhere near the terrifying pace of Ebola in 2014 but can be passed through the air.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Feb 18, 2020

Sumo meet to be held as part of 2020 Games cultural program

A Kyodo article slams us with some sumo-related vocabulary and information on how the traditional Japanese sport will figure into Olympic festivities.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2020

India's use of facial recognition tech during protests stirs criticism

When artist Rachita Taneja heads out to protest in New Delhi, she covers her face with a pollution mask, a hoodie or a scarf to reduce the risk of being identified by police facial recognition software.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 17, 2020

From SARS to COVID-19, cities plagued by inequality bear brunt of outbreaks

As the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus, becomes the latest urban center to face a deadly disease outbreak, city planners and physicians say such densely packed hubs are particularly vulnerable and may need a redesign.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Feb 17, 2020

Bureaucrats are to blame for copy-happy hotel clerks

With data privacy being a huge issue, you may feel uneasy about hotels photocopying your passport. However, Colin P.A. Jones says the rule is more about bureaucratic culture than privacy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 15, 2020

Virtual idols, anime and a rock 'n' roll spirit: Nakamura Shido II leads kabuki's evolution

The audience, most of whom are in their 20s and 30s, wave glow sticks and holler as the lights go down for the start of the show. Above the stage, a frame of blue lights throbs and pulses like a circuit board before the curtain draws back.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 15, 2020

Unmarried single parents find an unlikely ally in scrap over tax deduction

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party submitted an amendment to the Diet in January to expand the "widow's deduction" to cover single parents who have never been married. This system allows single parents who have lost spouses to death or divorce to deduct a certain amount of money from their taxable income...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 15, 2020

Alvin Cheung: Coffee and keyboards — a perfect combo

Alvin Cheung talks about the caffeine-charged world of entrepreneurism, design and 'coffee terroir.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2020

China counts 2,641 new coronavirus cases and 143 deaths as it struggles to slow spread

More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, the National Health Commission said on Saturday, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were ordered to quarantine themselves for 14 days to try to contain its spread.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020

Japanese panel proposes using red and white flag as tsunami warning

An expert panel of the Meteorological Agency has proposed that a red and white checkered flag be used to swiftly convey tsunami warnings to people with hearing impairments at seaside resorts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2020

China moves on two fronts to ease anger over coronavirus

China took action on two fronts to gain control of the spiraling coronavirus outbreak gripping the country: reporting a dramatic increase in cases and ousting top officials who failed to check the disease's expansion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2020

Cruise passengers shunned over coronavirus to head home after Cambodia reprieve

Passengers on a cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over coronavirus fears cheered and clapped as the vessel finally arrived at a port in Cambodia on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2020

Vietnam quarantines rural community of 10,000 because of coronavirus

Vietnam has quarantined a community of 10,000 people near the capital, Hanoi, for 20 days because of fears the coronavirus could spread there, two local officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2020

CDC confirms 15th case of coronavirus in the United States

U.S. officials reported the 15th case of coronavirus in the United States on Thursday, saying the patient was among those who had been evacuated from Wuhan, China, and placed under federal quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020

Japan faces COVID-19 test kit shortage as infections on ship rise

Daily reports of new COVID-19 cases on the Diamond Princess, quarantined near Yokohama with thousands trapped aboard, have raised a question: Why can't Japan test all passengers at once?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2020

How Xi's 'controlocracy' lost control of the coronavirus

The high-tech dictatorship kept a lid on information, allowing the virus to spread.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2020

Facilities for the elderly bracing for mass COVID-19 infection

Care homes for elderly people are taking full-fledged measures to prevent mass COVID-19 infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020

Virus outbreak may be over in China by April, says doctor who battled SARS epidemic

The coronavirus outbreak is hitting a peak in China this month and may be over by April, the government's senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, in the latest assessment of an epidemic that has rattled the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 11, 2020

China's Xi warned officials that efforts to contain coronavirus outbreak could hurt economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned top officials last week that efforts to contain the new coronavirus had gone too far, threatening the country's economy, sources said, days before Beijing rolled out measures to soften the blow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2020

Paul Singer versus Masayoshi Son: Billionaires playing nice — for now

Paul Singer earned his reputation as a take-no-prisoners brawler by challenging the interests of Argentina's government and South Korea's family businesses. With his latest investment, though, the American activist investor appears to be taking a more collaborative approach.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020

As Asia panics over coronavirus, Singapore wins praise for its approach

As governments in Asia struggle to reassure their populations over the coronavirus, public health experts say Singapore's approach in communicating to the public is providing a model for others to reduce panic, rumors and conspiracy theories.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 11, 2020

Let's discuss the reaction to the coronavirus

A Bloomberg article outlines the problematic reactions of people in Asia toward Chinese tourists and expats as a coronavirus that originated in Wuhan spreads overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2020

Five Turkish soldiers killed in attack by Assad regime forces in northwest Syria

Syrian government forces killed five Turkish soldiers in northwestern Syria on Monday, Turkey's defense ministry said, after Turkey deployed thousands of troops there to stem a Syrian government offensive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2020

China's misguided priorities prove costly

Will the Chinese Communist Party learn from its errors in handling the coronavirus outbreak, or will it revert to its old habits of denial and distraction?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Feb 8, 2020

For chef Yoko Higuchi, honesty is the best policy

Chef Yoko Higuchi knows what it takes to get Fukushima Prefecture's agricultural produce back on the map: honesty. "My customers trust me not only to give them good food, but that it contains what I say it contains, that it comes from where I say it does," she says. "If I lie, I harm them and the people...
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China and Russia start joint military drills in Sea of Japan
Russian and Chinese naval officers take part in a ceremony Thursday ahead of the start of joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, following the arrival of Chinese military vessels in Vladivostok, Russia.
Kamchatka quake may have awakened volcano dormant for 600 years, Russia says
Kamchatka. Krasheninnikov Bay
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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