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Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 16, 2020
The plumbing behind world's financial markets is creaking — loudly
The coronavirus panic is jolting stock markets, with steep drops in major indexes grabbing the public's attention. But behind the scenes, there is less understood and potentially more worrying evidence that stress is building to dangerous levels in crucial arteries of the financial system.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2020
South Korea reports 74 new COVID-19 infections, including church cluster
South Korea reported 74 new coronavirus infections Monday, slightly lower than the previous day, health officials said, taking the tally of cases to 8,236, with 75 deaths.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2020
Fraudulent lenders on social media exploit virus crisis in Japan
Authorities are warning consumers about a growing number of fraudulent lenders who are attempting to use the ongoing COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to prey on borrowers via social media.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2020
Britain set to isolate over-70s as coronavirus deaths rise to 35
Britain will isolate older people "within weeks" and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government said as it stepped up measures that have so far been less stringent than elsewhere in Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2020
Fed slashes rates and central banks pull out stops to cushion coronavirus blow
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed rates back to near zero, restarted bond buying and joined with other central banks to ensure liquidity in dollar lending to help put a floor under a rapidly disintegrating global economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 15, 2020
Sunrockers split series with Northern Happinets; Jets-Brex canceled after game official has fever
The Sunrockers Shibuya pulled ahead late and finished strong in an 84-79 victory on Sunday over the Akita Northern Happinets in a game that was a near replica of the series opener.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 15, 2020
Japanese Cabinet minister says virus may be worse for economy than 2008 financial crisis
The effect of the new coronavirus on the economy could be worse than the 2008 financial crisis, economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 15, 2020
'Social distancing' in a pandemic: What does it mean in practice and for society?
As fears over COVID-19 grow and health authorities worldwide urge or even force people to isolate themselves, "social distancing," or shakai kyori senryaku in Japanese, has become a buzz phrase online.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 15, 2020
Australia to impose 14-day self-isolation for all international arrivals
Australia will impose 14-day self-isolation on international travellers arriving from midnight Sunday and ban cruise ships from foreign ports for 30 days, mirroring restrictions in nearby New Zealand aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 15, 2020
Taiwan reports six new coronavirus cases in largest single-day rise, all imported
Taiwan reported six new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, all imported and marking the biggest daily rise in infections, in people who had returned to the island from countries including Spain and Japan, bringing its total tally to 59.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2020
Former Chinese property exec who criticized Xi over virus handling is missing, friends say
An influential former Chinese property executive who called President Xi Jinping a "clown" over a speech he made last month about the government's efforts to battle the coronavirus has gone missing, three of his friends said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 15, 2020
South Korea reports 76 new coronavirus cases as airport checks widened
South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new coronavirus cases and three more deaths, a fall in new cases to double-digits for the first time in over three weeks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 14, 2020
Brex outplay Jets as B. League resumes season after long layoff; Kawasaki-Hokkaido game canceled
In a clash of title-chasing rivals, the Utsunomiya Brex outplayed the Chiba Jets on Saturday afternoon as the B. League held its first games since Feb. 17 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2020
Abe seeks to calm a nervous nation, vowing new steps amid coronavirus outbreak
In a nationally televised news conference, Abe aimed to placate concerns about newly enshrined powers to declare a state of emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 14, 2020
The panic buying of toiletries: It's like 1973 all over again
Where are all the masks? And where's the toilet paper? Nikkei Business (Feb. 28) suggested that panic buying in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, which also occurred in eastern Japan following the catastrophic earthquake of March 2011, may be influenced in part by people's collective memory — particularly...
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 14, 2020
Social media helps Japan's embattled parents connect over schools' closure
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recommendation that all elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan close through the end of their April spring break in order to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus caught nearly everyone in the country off guard when the news broke in late February.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2020
As Japan scales down events due to COVID-19, Ehime Prefecture sticks to hanami tradition
The ever-growing outbreak of COVID-19 is prompting some municipalities to urge cancellations of hanami parties, the annual Japanese tradition of picnicking and carousing while enjoying the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms that start gracing parks and riversides once spring arrives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2020
Coronavirus tally may be tip of iceberg as sick go untested
Nizana Brautmann found out her 6-year-old son had been exposed to coronavirus via a note on the locked door of his Berlin day care center on Monday morning. It told parents to take their kids home and wait.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.

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