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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2020

Hong Kong parents want refunds as costly schools shut for months over protests and coronavirus

The emails are piling up, office queries need attention, and Jackie Yang's kids won't leave her alone.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2020

Critics ask 'Where's Abe?' as coronavirus spreads in Japan

As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders, critics are asking, "Where's Abe?"
Japan Times
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."
JAPAN / Society / the argument: Fukushima water crisis
Feb 25, 2020

Releasing radioactive water would further damage Fukushima's reputation

The Argument is a feature dedicated to promoting dialogue and deeper understanding of contentious issues by introducing various viewpoints.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 25, 2020

History repeats as consumption tax hike pushes Japan toward recession

Housewife Matsuko Mitsui had been meaning to buy a new air conditioner for years, but it took the looming consumption tax hike in October to spur the 64-year-old to finally make the purchase.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2020

Rise in COVID-19 cases in Japan prompts travel advisory revisions

At least nine governments have called on their citizens to refrain from nonessential visits or to exercise increased caution during trips to Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

Hun Sen's political gamble: The COVID-19 epidemic

Cambodia's leader is playing a high-stakes game by downplaying fear of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2020

WHO should demand more of China

The coronavirus poses a global health risk that's more important than appeasing a major donor to the agency.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2020

There's no silver bullet for climate change

Planting trees is good, but cutting emissions is better.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 22, 2020

Delicacies and the devout in northern Tsuruoka

Still off the beaten tourist trail, Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, is a untapped wealth of natural splendor, mysticism and fresh, organic cuisine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2020

Virus deals new blow to Cambodian city bound to China

An influx of Chinese that some Cambodians once resented for bringing noise, dust and chaos to the port of Sihanoukville is the cause of more pain now that it has gone into reverse.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2020

COVID-19's economic hit is all in your mind

Psychology can be more powerful than facts when it comes to an epidemic's impact
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2020

Tokyo commuters set for Olympic crush as many firms rule out telework

When Emi Tanimura failed to find a day care slot for her newborn daughter, the need to avoid long periods away from her job at communications firm Sunny Side Up made it necessary to take what is a radical step in Japan; she started working from home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 18, 2020

Rare release of Xi's speech on coronavirus puzzles top China watchers

China's elite politics are a black box, and the country's leaders like to keep it that way. That's what makes the events of this weekend so perplexing — even to seasoned China watchers.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020

Health hotlines in Japan flooded with coronavirus test requests

As the new coronavirus threatens to spread through Japan, hotlines for virus-related consultations are being flooded with requests from concerned people who want to be tested.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 17, 2020

Climate change to open up 'frontier' farmland, but experts urge caution

Kenya’s livestock herders planting chile peppers, Pakistan’s mountain farmers rearing fish and tropical fruits being grown in Sicily — farmers around the world are already shifting what they grow and breed to cope with rising temperatures and erratic weather.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 16, 2020

Long road ahead in push for globalized education

From the economic boom of the '70s and '80s to the collapse of the bubble economy and the ensuing 'lost decade,' Bruce Stronach — Dean of Temple University Japan (TUJ) — has witnessed Japan undergo several significant transformations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020

News outlets weigh whether new virus will affect Olympics

Since mid-January, the name on the lips of increasing numbers of TV news announcers and commentators has been "Bukan," which is how the Chinese city of Wuhan is pronounced in Japanese.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2020

Bicycle lanes are moving everyone forward

Embracing the cycling culture, and investing accordingly, can help cities counter obesity, rising car use and pollution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020

Kawasaki, known for poverty and pollution, confronts gentrification

Surrounded by bustling downtown streets, shopping malls and high-rises, Kawasaki Station and its vicinity are, on the surface, a paragon of urban development.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2020

A Wuhan student's account of surviving coronavirus infection

For one coronavirus patient in Wuhan, the central Chinese location where the virus outbreak first emerged, the journey from infection to recovery was a nightmare scenario that entailed multiple hospital visits, symptoms so severe he thought he would die and quarantine under police watch.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2020

At least 19 children reported hurt by shelling at school in Myanmar's Rakhine state

At least 19 children were wounded when at a elementary school was hit by shelling in Myanmar's Rakhine state, a lawmaker and a military spokesman said on Thursday.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight