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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

JAPAN
Jan 25, 2020
Japan braces for Chinese New Year tourist influx as concerns over coronavirus grow
Authorities bolster health screenings at airports and urge companies to clamp down on business travel as throngs of Chinese tourists land in Japan wearing masks.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2020
How lessons learned from SARS could apply to the coronavirus outbreak
With the arrival of the Lunar New Year, Japan and other international destinations are bracing for an annual influx of tourists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2020
Plenty of challenges ahead for Tokyo as six-month countdown to Olympics begins
Friday marked six months until the opening of the 2020 Olympic Games, and although Tokyo has received praise for its preparations to host the world's biggest sporting event, the road up until now has also had its fair share of potholes and speed bumps, and there's plenty still to be done.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 23, 2020
Coronavirus spotlights Japan contagion risks as Olympics loom
An outbreak of a new virus in China has raised fears of a global pandemic, forcing Japan to confront the possibility of a deadly contagion and disruption as it prepares to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2020
Firms in Japan struggle to prepare for coronavirus as Chinese New Year holiday looms
As Japan readies to welcome a rush of Chinese visitors during the Lunar New Year holidays, hotels and other commercial facilities consider measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
A year after going private, structural reforms bearing fruit for Toshiba
Toshiba's Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Koji Ikeya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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