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JAPAN
Mar 10, 2020

Student workbooks flying off shelves amid Japan's coronavirus school closures

Student workbooks are flying off bookstore shelves in response to the emergency school closures requested by the government to slow down the coronavirus outbreak.
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2020

Some schools in Japan planning to reopen despite coronavirus outbreak

Municipalities nationwide are beginning to break with the government's request to close schools in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak, with some opting to reopen schools earlier than planned after briefly closing their doors.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020

Japan's first whole genome-sequencing service for 'precision medicine' eyed for June launch

Japan's first whole genome-sequencing service for public use will be launched as early as June.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020

Japanese family hopes death of kin from virus won't be in vain, and will share medical data with experts

The bereaved family of a Japanese man in his 80s who died from the new coronavirus has agreed to share data about his infection with medical experts in the hopes of establishing treatments.
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BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2020

Coronavirus could cost airlines over $110 billion; Flybe collapses

The coronavirus epidemic could cost commercial airlines up to $113 billion (¥12 trillion) in revenue this year, an industry body warned Thursday, more than three times a projection it made just two weeks ago as the virus continues to spread around the world.
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BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2020

Japan's Seven & I drops plan to buy U.S. convenience store chain

Seven & I Holdings Co. has dropped its plan to acquire U.S. convenience store chain Speedway LLC, informed sources said.
SUMO
Mar 5, 2020

Health risks in spotlight as Spring Basho nears start

The Japan Sumo Association is proceeding with the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, but has decided, in light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, that it will be held behind closed doors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2020

Delta announces rash of Japan-U.S. flight cuts over coronavirus epidemic

Delta Air Lines said Wednesday that it will reduce flights between Japan and the United States as demand drops from the novel coronavirus outbreak.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2020

Almost 99% of Japan's public elementary schools shut as COVID-19 spreads

In line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's request last week that schools nationwide close their doors following the COVID-19 virus outbreak, 98.8 percent of all municipally run elementary schools have started extraordinary breaks, education ministry data has shown.
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BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2020

Japan's largest drugmaker working to develop virus treatment, Dow Jones reports

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is developing an experimental therapy for the novel coronavirus with the goal of making it available in 9 to 18 months, the nation's largest drugmaker said.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2020

Food suppliers hit by sudden school closures due to virus crisis in Japan

Government-requested nationwide school closures aimed at tackling the new coronavirus are impacting suppliers of ingredients for school lunches across the nation, with some facing the need to dispose of food already purchased.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2020

JR East sees drop in revenue due to coronavirus, with worse to come

East Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday that a decline in passenger traffic due to the spread of the novel coronavirus is projected to have pushed down its revenue from railway operations by some ¥11 billion in February.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2020

Beijing to quarantine travelers from Japan, South Korea, Iran and Italy amid coronavirus outbreak

All travelers entering Beijing from the coronavirus hotspots of South Korea, Japan, Iran and Italy will have to be quarantined for 14 days, the Deputy Secretary General of the Beijing Municipal Government, Chen Bei, said on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2020

Japan panel proposes record low catch quota for flying squid

An advisory panel proposed setting the annual catch quota for Japanese flying squid at 57,000 tons, the lowest ever, for the 2020 fishing year starting next month.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
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