Monetary policies will have to be considered as the spread of the novel coronavirus presents “the biggest uncertainty for Japan’s economy,” Bank of Japan (BoJ)...
Since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, the International Olympic Committee has been faced with the arduous task...
Amid the expanding threat from the respiratory-like ailment caused by the novel coronavirus, China has been engaging in acts designed to provoke Japan, Taiwan, and...
I live near one of the top five sightseeing spots in Kyoto. For the last 10 years or so, when I go out during the day,...
The number of people confirmed with the novel coronavirus has been increasing daily around the world. More than 60,000 cases have been confirmed, and 1,370...
A novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic originating from the central Chinese city of Wuhan is spreading fast. As the epidemic has expanded within China, multiple cities...
A novel coronavirus has managed to spread like wildfire — both physically and in people’s imagination — since early in the New Year. It has...
English language coverage of the coronavirus issue shows once again the poor quality of English language reporting on Japan — reporting that is biased, incompetent,...
On January 22, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reiterated her call for Taiwan to be recognized as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO). That...
Japan will evacuate “by every means” its nationals who are in Wuhan City, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus in China’s Hubei province. This was...
(Third of 5 Parts) Part 1: INTERVIEW | From Hiroshima to the World: Tadashi Yanai on the Secrets of UNIQLO’s Success Part 2: INTERVIEW |...
Sunday, January 19, marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States that...