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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2020
China plant-closing cascade may cost automakers 1.7 million cars
Forget about clinging to hopes that China, the world's largest car market, will recover from its unprecedented two-year slump anytime soon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2020
Russia halts trains to China and may deport foreigners with coronavirus
Russia said on Monday it may deport foreigners who test positive for coronavirus as Russian military planes flew in to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese province at the epicenter of the outbreak that has killed 361 people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2020
Chinese woman detained for hiding virus contact history, Xinhua reports
A 36-year-old woman in China's northern municipality of Tianjin was detained by police on Monday after "deliberately concealing" her contact with someone from a coronavirus-stricken area, according to Xinhua news agency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2020
Brazil to declare emergency and quarantine nationals returning from China
Brazil will declare a national health emergency to prepare for the return of Brazilian nationals at the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in China, Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2020
Air transit hub UAE to suspend China flights, excluding Beijing
The United Arab Emirates, a major international transit hub, on Monday suspended flights to and from China, except for Beijing, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2020
WHO virus team may go to China this week and include U.S. experts
A WHO-led international team of experts could go to China as early as this week to investigate the coronavirus outbreak, as agreed between the WHO chief and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and could include U.S. experts, a WHO spokesman said on Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2020
U.S. manufacturing rebounds but construction spending falls
U.S. factory activity unexpectedly rebounded in January after contracting for five straight months amid a surge in new orders, offering hope that a prolonged slump in business investment has probably bottomed out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2020
U.S. whipping up panic over virus, China says, as Pakistan resumes flights
China accused the United States on Monday of whipping up panic over a fast-spreading coronavirus with travel restrictions and evacuations as Chinese stocks plunged on the first day back from the extended Lunar New Year holiday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020
The geopolitical consequences of the coronavirus outbreak
Will China be forced into 'hibernation' amid the epidemic?
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020
Wuhan isn't China's Chernobyl
Comparisons between Beijing's handling of the coronavirus and the Soviet response to the world's worst nuclear disaster are tempting, but misguided.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
Abe pressed to do more as coronavirus fatalities in China surpass SARS toll
Both opposition and ruling party lawmakers have chided the government, saying that its initial response has been slow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
Hong Kong medical workers strike to urge border closure with mainland China to block virus
Hundreds of medical workers went on strike in Hong Kong on Monday to demand the government shuts the border with mainland China to prevent the spread of a coronavirus and ease pressure on a stretched health sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Online mask prices surge in Japan amid coronavirus scare
As a shortage of face masks continues in Japan amid the spread of the new coronavirus originating in China, their prices are shooting up on online flea markets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 3, 2020
Xi has lots at stake as Chinese officials point fingers over coronavirus
Since taking power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has effectively made himself "chairman of everything." The coronavirus scare is showing all the risks involved with that strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Coronavirus forces world's largest telework experiment
Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, working from home is no longer a privilege, it's a necessity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
U.S. flight rules on China visits will pose new airline challenges
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued rules on Sunday to implement new restrictions on Americans who have recently visited China to address the threat of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
Trump says U.S. has 'shut down' coronavirus threat; China shuns U.S. help
The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fast-moving coronavirus while offering help to China, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance.
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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