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Debate Mounts Over Japan’s Approach to Ship Quarantine Due to Coronavirus

Arielle Busetto February 19, 2020

More than 440 passengers disembarked the Diamond Princess cruise ship at Yokohama...

As in SARS, is China Avoiding Responsibility in Dismal Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak?

Haiying Yang February 18, 2020

After the 1894-1895 Sino-Japanese War, then-German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) trumpeted the racist ideology...

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List of Affected, Rescheduled Events As Coronavirus Outbreak Enters ‘New Phase’ in Japan

Arielle Busetto February 18, 2020

Tokyo is canceling several major events in the next few weeks, as China’s...

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Japan’s 1st Coronavirus Death Prompts Special Government Measures, Event Cancellations

Arielle Busetto February 15, 2020

The number of people confirmed with the novel coronavirus has been increasing daily...

[Speaking Out] New Epidemic Shows Need for Emergency Clause in Constitution

Akira Momochi February 13, 2020

The number of people confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus that...

History Repeating Itself? Moves Afoot for Xi Jinping’s Ouster

Xi Jinping’s Official Visit Will Create Momentum for China But Few Benefits for Japan

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun February 13, 2020

“Long live the great, glorious and correct Communist Party of China!” These words of...

[Speaking Out] Amid Coronavirus Disaster, China Keeps Bullying Taiwan

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun February 10, 2020

A novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic originating from the central Chinese city of Wuhan...

Japan Should Host A Yearly Conference on Disaster Resiliency for Indo-Pacific Youth

Robert D Eldridge, PhD February 7, 2020

We are in the middle of earthquake season now. Yes, there is such a...

Coronavirus’ ‘Butterfly Effect’ Will Have A Major Impact on East Asian and Global Economies

Duncan Bartlett, Diplomatic Correspondent February 7, 2020

One of the passengers aboard a luxury liner being held in Yokohama Bay says...

Novel Coronavirus: How the Worldwide Emergency Impacts Japan

Arielle Busetto February 6, 2020

A novel coronavirus has managed to spread like wildfire — both physically and...

[Mythbusters] Cliché Journalism Infects Foreign Reporting on Japan

Earl Kinmonth February 5, 2020

English language coverage of the coronavirus issue shows once again the poor quality...

Director-General of WHOTedros takes part to a news conference after a meeting of the Emergency Committee for Pneumonia due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV in Geneva

EDITORIAL | Amid Spread of Coronavirus, WHO Should Stop Blocking Taiwan’s Membership

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 27, 2020

On January 22, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reiterated her call for Taiwan to...

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