In the winter of 2002–2003, the deadly SARS coronavirus exploded out of China’s “wet-blood” wildlife markets. SARS infected over 8,000 people worldwide and killed almost 800....
About five years ago, I contributed a story titled “Anticipating the Cycle of the 3rd Disruptive Revolution” (Daisan no Garagarapon Kakumei ga Okoru Shuki) to...
China, the source of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is stepping up its efforts toward normalization by ending the lockdown of Wuhan in Hubei province, and...
As COVID-19, the Wuhan virus, spreads around the world, it is important to remember that this is not a natural disaster, but quite possibly a...
The Olympic torch “relay” kicked off in Athens on March 12, held for the first time in history without spectators, but debates intensify over whether...
Chen Chien-Jen, vice president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and a renowned epidemiologist, sat down with the Sankei Shimbun’s Taipei bureau chief Yasuto Tanaka...
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)...
Over the weekend of the third week of February, the spread of the novel coronavirus has taken a new turn. The total COVID-19 cases in...
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,...
After the 1894-1895 Sino-Japanese War, then-German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) trumpeted the racist ideology of “Yellow Peril,” sounding an alarm across Europe. He fomented fear by...
