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COVID 19

JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2020
Two new cases of COVID-19 hit Kanto area
Two fresh cases of the new coronavirus known as COVID-19 were reported in the Kanto region on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 17, 2020
From SARS to COVID-19, cities plagued by inequality bear brunt of outbreaks
As the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus, becomes the latest urban center to face a deadly disease outbreak, city planners and physicians say such densely packed hubs are particularly vulnerable and may need a redesign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2020
China battery recycler GEM to make disinfectants in virus ground zero
China's GEM Co. Ltd., best known as a recycler of batteries for electric vehicles and producer of cobalt chemicals used in them, said on Sunday it had been given a four-month licence to make disinfectant in coronavirus-hit Hubei province.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2020
Six more people — five in Tokyo, one in Aichi Prefecture — test positive for coronavirus
As Japan grapples with the expanding new coronavirus outbreak, six more people — five in Tokyo and another in Aichi Prefecture — tested positive Sunday for the deadly virus, local authorities said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 16, 2020
Tourism hit from coronavirus will carry into 2021, travel experts say
Even as infections of the novel coronavirus seemed to be slowing at one point last week, the effects of the epidemic on the global tourism industry were accelerating rapidly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2020
How to stop the next global outbreak of disease at its source
China's appetite for wildlife needs to be treated as a public health threat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2020
Singapore plans massive budget stimulus to counter virus threat
Singapore is set to deliver a strong budget this week to offset the damage to the economy from the coronavirus, with analysts predicting the biggest deficit in almost two decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 16, 2020
Canada and Hong Kong to evacuate passengers from virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship
Canada and Hong Kong are planning to charter planes to evacuate their citizens onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama, the two governments said in separate statements Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2020
North Korea's Kim back in public amid virus outbreak
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 22 days amid an outbreak of coronavirus, state media reported on Saturday, to visit a national mausoleum and mark the anniversary of the late leader Kim Jong Il's birth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2020
China reassures Japan that Xi visit still on despite virus outbreak
Japan and China have agreed to continue preparations for a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping in April despite speculation the trip may be postponed as Beijing struggles to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 16, 2020
China's Xi details hands-on approach in virus fight from early January
China released a two-week-old speech showing President Xi Jinping was leading the national effort to contain the coronavirus, in an apparent effort to quell public anger over the handling of the outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2020
Top diplomats from Japan, U.S. and South Korea agree to back China's efforts to stop coronavirus
The top diplomats of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Saturday agreed to support China's efforts to contain a deadly new coronavirus as the outbreak poses increasing health risks and threatens to undermine the global economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2020
China reports slight fall in new COVID-19 cases as France confirms first death outside Asia
The number of new cases of a coronavirus in China fell slightly on Sunday, more than three weeks after the outbreak's epicenter was locked down, and a Chinese tourist died from the virus in France, the first fatality in Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 16, 2020
Japan may lose $1.29 billion in tourism revenue due to COVID-19 outbreak
Japan could lose $1.29 billion in tourism revenue in the January-March period due to international flight restrictions stemming from the new coronavirus outbreak, according to an estimate by a U.N. agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020
Eight more COVID-19 infections confirmed in Tokyo as Japan sees spate of domestic transmissions
As Japan struggles with a daily increase in the number of domestic cases of the COVID-19 virus, eight people in Tokyo are found to be infected.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020
News outlets weigh whether new virus will affect Olympics
Since mid-January, the name on the lips of increasing numbers of TV news announcers and commentators has been "Bukan," which is how the Chinese city of Wuhan is pronounced in Japanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 15, 2020
COVID-19 reveals fractured moral impulse of social media
The outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, now officially named COVID-19, has sparked plenty of concern online — some valid, others more hyperbolic in nature. Like many global events in the social media age, the outbreak has also resulted in no shortage of fake news and racism. Both elements have...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020
U.S. to send plane to Japan to evacuate Americans on cruise ship; 67 more infections reported on board
The U.S. government will send a chartered aircraft to evacuate its citizens from the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship which is currently quarantined in Yokohama port.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 15, 2020
COVID-19 tests Osaka's ability to reach East Asia
Since Kansai International Airport opened in 1994, business and political leaders in Osaka have touted the region as the gateway to Asia. Often showing little interest in other parts of the world, they would tell each other in conference rooms, cocktail parties, symposiums and seminars that China and...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2020
Passengers on shunned cruise ship Westerdam call two-week experience 'lovely'
After nearly two weeks cast away in search of a port that would take them, passengers aboard the MS Westerdam cruise ship spoke of an ordeal that was anything but harrowing.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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