Key words : scrambling disney
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Authorities in China are scrambling to contain the deadly new strain of coronavirus. The virus has so far killed 56 people in China, and it is spreading rapidly around the world.
Officials in the province of Hubei say 52 of the dead are from there. Its capital, Wuhan, is the city worst affected by the virus. Heath officials say nearly 2,000 people in China have been infected. More than 300 are in serious condition.
State-run media say travel agencies have canceled all group tours to other countries, starting with those scheduled for Monday. China Central Television says this was done at the request of the Chinese government.
Hotels in Japan are concerned about mass cancellations. One hotel manager in Tokyo says he's watching the situation closely, as Chinese tourists usually account for half of its reservations.
President Xi Jinping held an emergency meeting with Communist Party leaders on Saturday, which is New Year's Day on the traditional lunar calendar.
Xi described the situation in the country as "grave."
He ordered "party committees and governments at all levels" to make prevented the virus from spreading their top priority.
They set up a new task force under the direct control of the party's leadership. Senior party officials are being sent to Hubei Province, where the outbreak started.
The disease continues to spread around the world.
44 people in 13 countries have been confirmed infected. In South Korea, officials say the country's third patient was confirmed on Sunday. Most of the infected people are tourists from Wuhan or those who visited the city.
Hong Kong Disneyland shut its gates beginning on Sunday. The one in Shanghai has been closed since Saturday.
Key words : Trump resume
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Lawyers for US President Donald Trump have begun their defense in his impeachment trial, saying the president "did absolutely nothing wrong."
Trump has been charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine. The Senate trial will decide if he should be removed from office.
White House counsel Pat Cipollone is leading the defense team. He criticized Democrats on Saturday for the way they presented their arguments over a telephone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which is at the center of the impeachment.
Cipollone argued that Democrats showed only the parts of the transcript that are convenient for them.
He also said Democrats are "asking you not only to overturn the results of the last election," but "they're asking you to remove President Trump from the ballot in an election that's occurring in approximately nine months."
The defense has 24 hours over up to three days to make its case. But it spent only about two hours on Saturday, as there are fewer TV viewers on weekends.
Defense arguments are scheduled to resume on Monday.
Key words : Kim aunt
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North Korean leader Kim Jon Un's aunt, Kim Kyoung Hui, has made her first public appearance in more than six years.
The ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun carried a photo on Sunday showing Kim Jon Un and his relatives watching a theater performance on Saturday to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
The photo shows Kim Kyoung Hui, who is the late leader Kim Jong Il's younger sister, applauding while seated between leader Kim's wife and sister.
It was her first media appearance since September 2013. Her husband, former senior official and Kim Jong Un's mentor, Jang Song Thaek, was executed in the same year after being accused of attempting to overthrow the state.
During the period she was not seen in public, it was believed she was in bad health or possibly dead.
Observers say the report of her public appearance may be intended to show strong ties among Kim Jong Un's family members.
Key words : softbank received
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Japanese investigators say an arrested former employee of Tokyo-based telecommunications giant SoftBank Corporation admitted he received personal benefits from a Russian official.
Forty-eight-year-old Yutaka Araki allegedly accessed the company's confidential information on a corporate server in February last year. He was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of violating a law aimed at preventing unfair competition.
Araki told police that he passed the information on to an official in his 50s at Russia's Trade Representation in Japan.
Investigators say Araki repeatedly met with the official at places like restaurants in the Tokyo area and cited Araki as saying he received money for his personal use.
Police say a former official at the Trade Representation is also suspected of involvement. That person has already returned to Russia.
Police are asking Russia through diplomatic channels to make the two available for questioning.
Police say the confidential information was about equipment such as telecommunications base stations.
Police say telecommunications are regarded as important infrastructure and that information related to them is a major target of spying activity.
Key words : south woman 19 years
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A South Korean woman has visited the station in Tokyo where her son was killed 19 years ago while attempting to save a man who had fallen onto the tracks.
The 26-year-old student, Lee Su-hyon, and a Japanese photographer jumped from the platform at JR Shin-Okubo station to try to save the man on January 26, 2001. All three were hit by a train and killed.
On Sunday, Lee's mother, Shin Yoon-chan, left flowers in front of a memorial for the victims. Lee's parents used the donations they received to set up a scholarship program that has helped about 960 South Koreans to study in Japan.
Shin asked for help to improve bilateral relations that have deteriorated over the wartime labor issue, saying this would have been her son's wish.
Key words : coffee shops
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About 50 coffee shops across Japan are donating part of their sales to Australia, where wildfires have burned forests and farm land totaling 170,000 square kilometers, or about half the size of Japan.
More than 30 people have died since last September.
A coffee shop in central Tokyo that uses Australian coffee beans set up a donation box about a week ago.
It started donating 50 yen, or about 45 cents, for every cup of coffee sold on Sunday to a charity in Australia.
The owner, Tomomasa Shibata, lived in Sydney until 10 years ago. He called on coffee shop owners across Japan to join the effort.
About 50 coffee shops in 15 prefectures are taking part and donating part of their Sunday sales.
Shibata says he is worried about his friends in Australia, and that he wants the initiative to spread further.
A customer in her 20s who visited Shibata's coffee shop said global warming is said to be one of the causes of the wildfires, and that she bears part of the responsibility.
She said she wanted to help somehow.
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