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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2020
Duterte poised to shake up the regional security order
Following through on his threat to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) could upend regional security arrangements — although not necessarily for the worse.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2020
Japan and the U.S. should co-develop an anti-ship cruise missile system
In the face of growing Chinese maritime capabilities, the U.S. and Japan cannot simply sit idle.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2020
How Xi's 'controlocracy' lost control of the coronavirus
The high-tech dictatorship kept a lid on information, allowing the virus to spread.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020
New coronavirus cases lowest since January but experts disagree over peak
China on Wednesday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending weight to a prediction from its senior medical adviser that the outbreak could be over by April.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 12, 2020
Taiwan says it didn't need China's permission for WHO meeting on COVID-19
Taiwan's presence at a World Health Organization meeting this week on the new coronavirus was the result of direct talks between the island and the body, and did not require China's permission, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020
Second plane carrying Canadian evacuees from China's Wuhan arrives at Canada base
A second plane, carrying 185 Canadian evacuees from the coronavirus-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan, has landed at an air-force base in Trenton, Ontario, the Canadian government said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
Some coronavirus patients in Japan in serious condition, sources say
Several patients who have tested positive in Japan for the new coronavirus from China are in a serious condition with very severe symptoms, including some who have difficulty breathing, informed sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
Japan may expand China travel ban as outbreak grows in Zhejiang province
The government is considering expanding the coverage of its entry ban to also include foreign nationals who have been to the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang in response to the spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus originating in the country, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020
Virus outbreak may be over in China by April, says doctor who battled SARS epidemic
The coronavirus outbreak is hitting a peak in China this month and may be over by April, the government's senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, in the latest assessment of an epidemic that has rattled the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2020
With virus outbreak, China showcases micro drone surveillance
China remains dependent on using humans to watch other humans. That, however, is changing very quickly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2020
Nissan to become first Japanese carmaker to halt domestic plant operations over coronavirus outbreak
Nissan Motor Co. plans to halt operations at a plant in southwestern Japan for two days this month due to disruptions to parts supplies from China amid the new coronavirus outbreak, sources have said, becoming the first Japanese automaker to halt domestic plant operations over the crisis.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
Japan plans to send fifth coronavirus evacuation flight to China
The government plans to send a fifth chartered flight to Hubei province in China as early as this week to evacuate its nationals and their family members from the center of the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 11, 2020
China's Xi warned officials that efforts to contain coronavirus outbreak could hurt economy
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned top officials last week that efforts to contain the new coronavirus had gone too far, threatening the country's economy, sources said, days before Beijing rolled out measures to soften the blow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2020
Some Japanese manufacturers restart operations in China after coronavirus suspensions
Some Japanese manufacturers are resuming operations in China after suspensions caused by the new coronavirus outbreak, while others are putting off restarts due to concerns about supply chain conditions or the lack of available workers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020
As Asia panics over coronavirus, Singapore wins praise for its approach
As governments in Asia struggle to reassure their populations over the coronavirus, public health experts say Singapore's approach in communicating to the public is providing a model for others to reduce panic, rumors and conspiracy theories.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020
Advance team of WHO experts arrives in China to probe coronavirus
An advance team of World Health Organization medical experts arrived in China on Monday to help investigate the coronavirus outbreak, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020
Countries rush to build diagnostic capacity as coronavirus spreads but live samples elude
A week ago, only two laboratories in Africa could diagnose the novel coronavirus that originated in China and is rapidly spreading around the world. As of Sunday, the World Health Organization (WHO) expected every nation in Africa to be able to diagnose the disease.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Struggling Nissan considers closing two plants in Kanagawa
Automaker Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama
Closing the gap between what you learn and what you say in Japanese
A few tweaks to the conversations you learn in your Japanese class will help you sound like a native when you step out the door.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.

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