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Feb 28, 2020

Companies shifting toward cage-free eggs

I read the article "Free-range eggs from Tottori help crack regional revitalization" in the Feb. 16 edition with great interest.
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BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2020

Huawei to build first European 5G factory in France to soothe Western nerves

Huawei will build its first European manufacturing plant in France, the chairman said on Thursday, as the Chinese telecom giant seeks to ease worldwide concerns stoked by U.S. charges that Beijing could use its equipment for spying.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2020

'Are you real?' Putin quashes rumors he uses a body double

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged he was offered the chance to use a body double to make appearances in public for security reasons, but said he declined the offer and never used one.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2020

Russia conducts first ship-based hypersonic missile test, TASS reports

Russia successfully test-launched its Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a military vessel for the first time early last month, the TASS news agency said on Thursday, citing two military sources.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2020

Xi Jinping's coronavirus crucible

The COVID-19 epidemic presents an opportunity for Japan and other countries to rebalance their bilateral relations with China.
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JAPAN
Feb 27, 2020

Riken institute develops test to detect coronavirus within 30 minutes

The Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health and the government-affiliated research institute Riken said Thursday that they have developed a technology that can detect the COVID-19 coronavirus in only 10 to 30 minutes.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 27, 2020

Huawei and ZTE equipment use must be reported under FCC order

The Federal Communications Commission told U.S. telephone companies to report details on their use of equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., Chinese gear-makers accused by the Trump administration of posing a risk of espionage.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 27, 2020

Russia suspends South Korea flights and Iranian visas over coronavirus

Russia said on Wednesday it would suspend flights to and from South Korea from March 1 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, except those operated by national carrier Aeroflot and a subsidiary, Aurora.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 26, 2020

B. League to postpone games until March 11 because of coronavirus

The B. League made the difficult decision to put its regular season on hold from this weekend through March 11 amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the pro basketball circuit announced Wednesday.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Feb 26, 2020

J. League chairman Mitsuru Murai faces another test in COVID-19

Mitsuru Murai knows a thing or two about tough decisions.
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Feb 26, 2020

COVID-19 fears hit live music in Japan

With fears over the COVID-19 outbreak increasing, a slew of overseas artists have cancelled live shows in Japan, while others are determined that the show must go on.
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WORLD / Society
Feb 26, 2020

In night of violence, Greeks try to block access to island migrant camp building sites

Police in riot gear threw teargas and fired water cannon at Greek islanders as they tried to prevent access to construction sites for new migrant detention centres by setting fires, hurling flares and blockading the gates.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2020

First Iraqis catch coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover

Iraq shut schools and universities on Tuesday and told citizens to avoid mass gatherings, as it rushed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from its neighbour Iran, hit by what appears to be the worst outbreak outside of China.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 25, 2020

COVID-19 crisis could get much worse

Failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a global recession, which would have an outsize impact on Japan.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2020

Japan rolls out policies aimed at containing mass infection

The health ministry on Tuesday rolled out a basic set of policies on handling COVID-19 infections as the government tries desperately to curb the spread of the disease within the limited window available.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 25, 2020

Amid COVID-19 outbreak, J. League postpones all matches until March 15

The J. League on Tuesday announced the postponement of all four of its competitions as the COVID-19 outbreak continued to have wide-reaching effects on the sports world.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2020

South Korea's Moon says situation 'very grave' as mass virus tests begin

South Korean health authorities said on Tuesday they aim to test more than 200,000 members of a church at the center of a surge of new coronavirus cases as President Moon Jae-in said the situation was "very grave."
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2020

Japanese asset manager SBI Holdings leads funding boost for Taiwanese crypto-security firm CoolBitX

Financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc. has led a group of investors participating in a Series B, $16.75 million funding round for CoolBitX, a Taiwanese blockchain security company offering services to help crypto-exchanges comply with more stringent international standards for the collection of user...
Feb 25, 2020

JR East Group Offers Vegan and Muslim-friendly Sweets!

TOKYO, February 25, 2020 – JR East Group (TOKYO:9020) operates the Shinkansen and other trains over a network of railways that cover half the main island of Japan.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 25, 2020

Let's discuss a drug scandal

Singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara is in hot water for alleged drug possession. What do you think needs to be done to deter people from using drugs?
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2020

Lawyer for U.S. says Julian Assange put lives at risk but his side claims he's target of Trump war on journalists

Julian Assange is wanted for crimes that put at risk the lives of people in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who had helped the West, some of whom later disappeared, said a lawyer acting for the United States in its bid to extradite him.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2020

U.S. considering responses to China's 'egregious' expulsion of American journalists

The United States is considering a range of responses to China's "egregious act" of expelling three U.S. journalists last week, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday.

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