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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020
Abe to hasten legal preparations for declaring state of emergency over COVID-19
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Monday to expedite the enactment of legislation needed to declare a state of emergency, in order to "minimize the impact on Japanese citizens' livelihood" from the rapid spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020
Japan sees rise in harassment, bullying and discrimination linked to COVID-19
Japan is seeing a growing number of cases of harassment, bullying and other forms of discrimination targeting local communities affected by the outbreak of the new virus that causes COVID-19 and those involved in dealing with the situation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2020
How democratic Taiwan outperformed authoritarian China
The free flow of information provides the best defense against the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 2, 2020
Abe has crossed the coronavirus Rubicon
Leaders need deft political skills to survive the COVID-19 crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2020
As COVID-19 spikes, so does global instability
If the virus outbreak dramatically dents global economic growth, perhaps even producing a recession, that will likely raise the political temperature almost everywhere.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2020
CDC teams race to catch up to spread of coronavirus in U.S.
The experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention huddled in a room with Bela Matyas, health officer of Solano County, California. They had a raft of questions about a milestone case in the spread of the coronavirus: the first U.S. victim with no known connection to travel in Asia....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020
Limited virus testing in Japan masks true scale of infection
Japan is becoming a center of concern as the coronavirus spreads globally, with the country's official infection tally suspected to be the tip of the iceberg of a much wider outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020
All passengers and crew leave virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship
All 3,711 passengers and crew members of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined at Yokohama port due to COVID-19 infections, disembarked from the vessel Sunday, the health ministry has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2020
A kiss is just a kiss — except when it spreads a virus
King Henry VI of England banned kissing in 1439 to battle the plague. As the world confronts the coronavirus spreading from China, some health authorities are again urging people to refrain from physical displays of affection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2020
Air pollution vanishes across China's industrial heartland amid virus lockdown
China's lockdown measures to minimize further coronavirus infections have created one unexpected benefit — a dramatic improvement to the nation's air quality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2020
Mainland China reports sharp drop in new coronavirus cases
Mainland China had 202 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday, the country's National Health Commission said Monday, sharply down from 573 cases a day earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2020
Virus quarantine has serious side effects
China will have to deal with the stresses of isolation and the mental-health burdens on doctors and nurses for years to come.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2020
China fails the leadership test for COVID-19
Global leaders must build a reputation for basic truthfulness, good faith and responsible stewardship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2020
South Korea closes churches as coronavirus tally passes 3,700
Churches were closed in South Korea on Sunday with many holding online services instead as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings, with 586 new coronavirus infections taking the tally to 3,736 cases.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2020
Abe uses news conference to battle criticism — and coronavirus
In a rare weekend broadcast, Abe made an unusually emotional appeal for public cooperation and attempted to soften the blow of his government's containment measures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2020
South Korea launches 'drive-thru' coronavirus testing facilities as demand soars
From inside his car, a driver is checked for any fever or breathing difficulties by medical staff in protective clothing and goggles who lean in through the window at a new drive-thru coronavirus clinic in South Korea.
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.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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