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China Expels Foreign Journalists: The Disease of Autocracy Tries to Cover Up An Inconvenient Truth

Hiroshi Yuasa March 3, 2020

It may be natural for an authoritarian regime to cover up an inconvenient...

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EXCLUSIVE | Xi Jinping’s State Visit to Japan Likely to Be Delayed Until Autumn

The Sankei Shimbun March 2, 2020

The governments of Japan and China are considering delaying Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state...

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INTERVIEW | WHO’s Exclusion of Taiwan Caused Delays in Coronavirus Prevention, Says Vice President Chen Chien-Jen

Yasuto Tanaka March 2, 2020

Chen Chien-Jen, vice president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and a renowned...

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Shinzo Abe Calls for Temporary Closure of Public Schools Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

JAPAN Forward February 27, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, February 27, called for a temporary closure of...

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Amid Cancellation Speculation, IOC Preparing As Planned for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Says Japan

JAPAN Forward February 27, 2020

Japan’s Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Seiko Hashimoto, said on Wednesday,...

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Novel Coronavirus Brings Uncertainty to Japan’s Economy, Says Bank of Japan Governor

The Sankei Shimbun February 27, 2020

Monetary policies will have to be considered as the spread of the novel...

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Beyond China, Cases of Coronavirus Infection See A Spike in Europe and Asia

Arielle Busetto February 27, 2020

Over the weekend of the third week of February, the spread of the...

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EDITORIAL | On Emperor’s Birthday, A Prayer for Japan’s Unity, Security, and Prosperity

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun February 26, 2020

Emperor Naruhito turned 60 on February 23, a birthday considered a landmark age in...

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There is No Such Thing as ‘No Risk’ in Our Coronavirus World

Nobuo Ikeda February 26, 2020

All around us we see events being canceled due to the novel coronavirus...

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Coronavirus Crisis Becomes Sword Hanging Over Tokyo 2020 Games

Duncan Bartlett, Diplomatic Correspondent February 25, 2020

Since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global health emergency by the World Health...

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EDITORIAL | Not the Time for China to Take Provocative Acts Around the Senkakus Islands

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun February 22, 2020

Amid the expanding threat from the respiratory-like ailment caused by the novel coronavirus,...

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China Influences WHO Amid Coronavirus Crisis, and Guess Who’s Partly Responsible for That

Kumiko Takeuchi February 21, 2020

I live near one of the top five sightseeing spots in Kyoto. For the...