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PRINCESS 2

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 25, 2020
80% of Diamond Princess coronavirus patients had mild or no symptoms
The SDF report is believed to be one of the largest analyses of symptoms caused by the new virus to be compiled in Japan, according to the Defense Ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2020
Over 400 cruise ship visits canceled at Japan ports due to COVID-19
At least 443 port calls by cruise ships at major ports from February to December have been canceled, with many ship operators halting services amid fears over COVID-19, a Kyodo News tally showed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2020
Japan's Princess Aiko graduates from high school
Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, attended a graduation ceremony at Gakushuin Girls' Senior High School on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2020
Crew members on coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess had close contact with infected passengers
“Crew members did not limit their movements, and interacted with passengers who had tested positive for the virus,” a crew member says.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2020
Cruise ship turned away twice over COVID-19 fears to dock in Singapore
Singapore will allow cruise ship Costa Fortuna to dock in the city-state on Tuesday, authorities said, after it was turned away from ports in Malaysia and Thailand over coronavirus fears.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2020
Cruise ship hit by coronavirus outbreak bound for Oakland, California
The cruise ship Grand Princess, held at sea and barred from returning to San Francisco last week due to a coronavirus outbreak aboard the vessel, has been directed to the nearby port of Oakland, the cruise line said on Saturday, presumably to be placed under quarantine.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 8, 2020
U.S. couple quarantined on Diamond Princess who captivated Twitter with Japanese COVID-19 adventure head home
An American couple whose cruise ship quarantine and Tokyo dining became a Twitter phenomenon are finally on their way home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020
Cancer patient on infected Grand Princess cruise ship faces potential chemotherapy delay
Among the 2,400 passengers stranded off California's coast on a cruise ship carrying at least 21 people infected with the new coronavirus, few aboard likely have more to lose than Kari Kolstoe, a retiree from North Dakota with stage-4 cancer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020
Trump administration may discourage travelers from taking ocean cruises
The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to four officials familiar with the situation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2020
Coronavirus testing now covered by Japan's national insurance
The move streamlines the process a bit but whether it will raise Japan's low testing rate to neighboring levels is unclear as test kits and equipment remain scarce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2020
Japan's Luminous Cruising blames coronavirus as it files for bankruptcy
A cruise ship company in Kobe was effectively bankrupted by the coronavirus crisis on Monday after filing for protection from creditors under the corporate rehabilitation law.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2020
Hokkaido coronavirus patient dies, bringing Japan's toll to 12
A Hokkaido man in his 70s has died after being infected with COVID-19, the local government said Sunday, bringing the domestic death toll to 12.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 28, 2020
U.S. CDC aggressively evaluating whether coronavirus survives on surfaces, chief says
Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that his agency is aggressively evaluating how long coronavirus can survive and be infectious on surfaces.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2020
Crew of virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship to start disembarking
Some crew members aboard the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama port due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, disembarked Thursday, the government said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2020
Japan's opposition ramps up attacks on Abe's administration over handling of COVID-19 outbreak
Health minister Katsunobu Kato was put on the defensive Wednesday as he drew heavy flak from opposition lawmakers over the government's response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2020
More than 400 Philippine citizens from virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship arrive home as number of infected rises to 80
The Philippines said Tuesday that the number of its citizens who had tested positive for the coronavirus on a cruise ship docked in a Japanese port had risen to 80, as more than 400 others arrived back home.
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
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.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’
For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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