A deadly outbreak of a new strain of the coronavirus has claimed another victim in China.
The Japanese government has adopted a set of measures to deal with the new coronavirus after Japan's first case was confirmed last week.
Japan's Justice Minister is planning to ask her advisory panel to debate legal revisions to prevent bail-jumping.
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Key words : outbreak another victim global health
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A deadly outbreak of a new strain of the coronavirus has claimed another victim in China.
More than 200 people have been infected so far and there are fears the number could jump as authorities confirmed the virus can pass from human-to-human.
The outbreak began in Wuhan.
Health officials there announced an 89-year-old man died this week, bringing the death toll to four. They say he was hospitalized after complaining of breathing problems earlier this month.
The majority of the cases have been reported in the city.
But authorities confirmed the virus has spread to other parts of China ... including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong province.
Fourteen medical personnel have also reportedly tested positive.
There have been four cases outside of the country as well ... two in Thailand, one in Japan and one in South Korea.
China's state-run media says President Xi Jinping has told state bodies to take steps to contain the spread of the disease ahead of one of China's busiest travel periods.
The Lunar New Year holidays begin Friday ... and officials are stepping up measures at train stations ahead of then.
In 2003, another strain in the coronavirus family spread quickly after the Lunar New Year. SARS killed nearly 800 people worldwide.
A media outlet affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party urged the government to be transparent.
The Global Times said in an editorial, "In the early moments of SARS, there was concealment in China. This must not be repeated."
The World Health Organization is paying close attention.
It announced it will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to declare the outbreak a global health crisis.
Key words : Japanese government deal with
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The Japanese government has adopted a set of measures to deal with the new strain of coronavirus that emerged from China after Japan's first case was confirmed last week.
A man who returned from Wuhan, China, was confirmed last Thursday as the country's first patient.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and relevant ministers met Tuesday to discuss the issue. The ministers agreed that quarantine officials will thoroughly screen people coming from high-risk areas to prevent entry of the virus into Japan.
When suspected patients are confirmed, all samples are to be tested by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Authorities will also keep track of people who were in close contact with those infected.
The government says it will coordinate with other countries and relevant organizations, and gather information from the World Health Organization and other health groups. It says the public will be promptly updated on any new information about the virus.
Prime Minister Abe said sustained person-to-person infections have not yet been confirmed, but vigilance is needed because the number of patients continues to rise in China. He told the ministers to keep abreast of the outbreak and other related developments.
Key words : Kato
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Health Minister Katsunobu Kato has disclosed plans to step up measures at ports of entry from China to prevent the spread of infections caused by a new strain of the coronavirus.
Questionnaires about symptoms will be distributed to passengers arriving on flights from Wuhan, China, where the deadly outbreak began.
Announcements will be made on flights from Shanghai, asking passengers to inform staff if they have a fever or other symptoms.
Kato told reporters after a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that the World Health Organization is set to hold an emergency meeting on the outbreak.
He said he intends to take the results of the meeting into account and work with relevant offices according to the changing risks to ensure that thorough preventive measures are in place.
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Key words : justice minister advisory
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Japan's Justice Minister Masako Mori is planning to ask her advisory panel to debate legal revisions to prevent bail-jumping.
The move comes after former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled Japan last month as well as other cases of escapes.
Mori told reporters on Tuesday that escapes should not happen as they cause public concern and undermine trust in the criminal justice system.
Mori said she will have the advisory panel debate a wide range of issues such as ways to prevent escapes and procedures to securely and swiftly take people into custody.
Mori plans to refer the issue of revising criminal laws to the panel next month.
The panel is expected to discuss expanding the application of the law governing escapes, which currently only covers jailbreaks.
It will also debate the use of GPS devices to monitor and track people released on bail.
The justice minister also plans to ask the panel about revising laws to use more information technology in civil cases.
Key words : Japanese government decided subsidies
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The Japanese government has decided it will not to give subsidies this fiscal year ending March to a university where a large number of foreign students have gone missing.
Tokyo University and Graduate School of Social Welfare has lost contact with more than 1,600 foreign students, including enrollees from Vietnam and Nepal, over the past three years.
An auxiliary organ of the education ministry, the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, handles the subsidies to private universities.
Its officials say it will not disburse subsidies to the troubled university, citing poor management, including unpreparedness in receiving foreign students.
Government subsidies are usually granted to all private colleges and universities in Japan and are a valuable source of financial support for schools.
Key words : Canadian court determine extradition
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A Canadian court has begun a hearing that will determine whether to extradite Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the US or not.
The Chinese tech giant's chief financial officer was arrested in Canada in December 2018 at the request of the US, which accused her of violating sanctions against Iran. She was later indicted by the US Justice Department on fraud and other charges.
Meng is living in Vancouver after being released on bail.
Canada has an extradition treaty with the US. But a person won't be extradited unless the crime the person is accused of is judged to be an offence in Canada.
Meng was present in the hearing that began on Monday.
Her defense team insisted that Meng should not be extradited because her alleged conduct was not illegal in Canada.
Meng's case is seen as a symbol of the US-China trade conflict, including the struggle for dominance in advanced technology.
The hearing is expected to last a few more days.
Key words : south decided
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The South Korean government says it has decided to send troops to the Strait of Hormuz to safeguard its citizens and vessels in the region.
The country's defense ministry announced on Tuesday the move will involve temporarily expanding the area of activity of the roughly 300-member unit currently in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia. This would not require parliamentary approval, so the troops will be able to begin their new mission immediately.
The ministry made clear the unit would operate independently without joining a US-led coalition, but would cooperate when necessary. Two officers will be sent to the coalition as liaison personnel.
Seoul has been cautious on the matter in light of the tensions between the US and Iran.
A defense ministry source says both countries have been notified of the decision to send troops. The source says the US welcomed the decision, while Iran expressed its understanding for the move.
Observers say Seoul's decision could affect talks between South Korea and the US on the cost of maintaining US forces in the country and South Korea's cooperation with North Korea.
Key words : myanmar
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A panel set up by Myanmar's government has not found evidence of genocide against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.
The independent inquiry commission was launched in 2018 to look into allegations that Myanmar's security forces committed abuses against the Rohingya.
The 4-member panel includes two foreigners. One is Kenzo Oshima. He is a former Japanese ambassador to the United Nations.
The commission's final report was submitted to President Win Myint and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday in the capital, Naypyidaw.
The contents of the entire 461-page report have not been disclosed yet. But the commission has released a summary.
It says there are reasonable grounds to believe that members of the security forces were involved in war crimes and serious human rights violations, during a crackdown on the Rohingya militias in 2017.
The summary says those crimes include the killings of innocent villagers and the destruction of their homes. The report calls for the people involved to be investigated further.
But it says there is insufficient evidence to argue the crimes were carried out with the intent to destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
Myanmar is accused of genocide. A case was filed against the country at the International Court of Justice. UN investigators have been denied entry into the country.
Myanmar's government is expected to argue that the latest report is trustworthy, as it allowed panel members to conduct an on-site investigation.
Key words : lawmaker arrested on suspicion
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A Japanese lawmaker who was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from a Chinese company has also admitted to receiving thousands of dollars' worth of luxury brand goods.
Lower House member Tsukasa Akimoto was arrested last month on suspicion of receiving about 27,000 dollars from a Chinese firm called 500.com in 2017.
At the time, Akimoto was a Cabinet Office state minister in charge of integrated resorts, which include casinos. 500.com was seeking to enter the resort business.
Akimoto was served a fresh arrest warrant last week on suspicion of having 500.com cover more than 13,000 dollars' worth of travel expenses when he was invited to visit the company's headquarters in Shenzhen and a casino in Macao in December 2017.
Sources with knowledge of the case say that while in Macao, Akimoto visited a luxury brand shop with executives of 500.com, and received items the company purchased.
Akimoto's lawyer says the lawmaker has admitted to accepting the items, and explained that he planned to buy them himself, but the company gave them to him as gifts.
Akimoto claims it's social protocol, not bribery.
Tokyo prosecutors are investigation whether the gifts amount to bribery.
Key words : defense ministry launched
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The Defense Ministry has launched an environmental survey on an island in southwestern Japan where it plans to relocate US military exercises.
About 20 people, including ministry officials, arrived at Mageshima island in Nishinoomote city, Kagoshima prefecture, on Tuesday morning. The ministry says they will first study the island's wildlife and vegetation.
They are then expected to observe weather conditions and measure the topography. This information will be necessary when considering the construction of facilities such as a runway.
Soil boring tests to confirm the foundation and ground water studies are also planned.
The island measures just over eight square kilometers and lies about 12 kilometers to the west of Tanegashima island.
The ministry has reached a basic agreement with a developer that owns most of Mageshima to purchase it for about 146 million dollars.
The government plans to relocate the US carrier aircraft landing exercises there from their current setting on the Pacific island of Ioto , in the Ogasawara island chain.
Nishinoomote Mayor Shunsuke Yaita visited the Defense Ministry last week to submit questions about the basis of calculations to determine the land price. But he did not clearly state his position on the relocation of the drills.
Defense Minister Taro Kono said in a news conference on Tuesday that the relocation of the exercises was crucial for the US to maintain their forces in a state of readiness.
Kono also said that he will explain carefully to the regional authorities about the relocation.
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