As 2020 draws to a close, we take a look back at the stories we’ve read the most. The coronavirus pandemic has been hitting global hard without exception, and our readers were looking forward to our report to stay on top of the latest developments. So, for 2020, the rankings are in two categories – “Coronavirus” and “Topical Stories.” The biggest story we read in 2020 was “Fireball ‘as bright as the full moon’ visible in the night sky over Japan.”
Top 10 Coronavirus
10. Japanese bus driver infected with virus after driving Chinese tourists
A bus driver in his 60s became the first Japanese to catch the virus in Japan. He drove two groups of Chinese tourists from Wuhan in January.
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9. A look at PM Abe state of emergency testing April 7 amid widespread virus spread
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the time declared a state of emergency on April 7 amid signs of widespread disease across Japan. It was then extended to the whole country before the test was taken at the end of May.
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8. Japanese man dies of “virus spread” disease
A 57-year-old man died of the coronavirus novel that went out of drinking at a Filipino pub after he said he wanted to “spread the virus” despite being called by health officials. stay at home.
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7. Japan raises travel warning rate for Cuba, 17 other countries
In June, Japan raised its travel alert for 18 countries, including Algeria and Cuba, to Stage 3, urging any trips to those areas that have seen an increase in coronavirus infections since recently. short.
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(For the latest information, check the Foreign Ministry coronavirus website)
6. The US is raising a travel alert to Japan because of a “community outbreak” of the virus
In February, the U.S. State Department called for “more warnings” when traveling to Japan, raising the warning to level 2 on the four-tier advisory scale amid reports of a new coronavirus that came from China spreads in Japanese communities through unknown infectious routes.
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(For the latest information, check the U.S. State Department passenger information website)
5. 7 countries restrict access from Japan to prevent the spread of new viruses
Seven countries banned entry for Japanese nationals and those traveling from Japan in February in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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(For the latest information, check the Foreign Ministry coronavirus website)
4. Numbers of Wuhan virus patients treated for Xi visit: local doctor
The number of modern coronavirus patients in Wuhan, the center of China’s virus outbreak, was treated in time for President Xi Jinping’s visit in March, a local doctor told Kyodo News .
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3. Japanese customs: a guide in a new world of heroic coronavirus?
(LightRocket / Getty / Kyodo)
Some experts say that customs and social practices in Japan such as wearing a face mask during a seasonal flu revolution, bowing rather than raising hands, and removing shoes could at home to play a role in preventing the spread of the virus, although to some extent it is not yet known.
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2. Japan builds travel advice for 16 countries, region
In July, Japan lifted its travel advice for Palestine and 16 countries, including Nepal, Kenya and Venezuela, warning against going to them amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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(For the latest information, check the Foreign Ministry coronavirus website)
1. Japanese get creative against scarcity of coronavirus emergency mask
Fears of COVID-19 have led to worldwide mask shortages, not only encouraging panic buying but also a wave of crime as spies get their hands on masks for sale at rising prices under fear. Handmade masks were waiting on social media, with Instagrammers posting tutorial videos on how to lift them using handkerchiefs, scarves, or even coffee filters and elastic bands.
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Topical themed stories 10
10. Japanese mathematics finds proof for the solution of number theory
(Photo courtesy of Kyoto University)
Proof by Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki of more than 30 years of problem in number theory has been confirmed after a controversy about his theory that is often cited as something too new and complex to understand.
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9. M6.1 Earthquake off eastern Japan shatters Tokyo
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook eastern Japan mocking buildings in the Tokyo capital and surrounding prefectures. No tsunami alert was issued. The earthquake recorded a 4:47 am earthquake on June 26, at a depth of about 36 kilometers, 5 lower on a seismic intensity scale 7 in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Lower intensity 5 means that people can be scared and feel the need to hold onto something stable.
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8. Daikon radish found growing in concrete in the heart of Osaka disappears
A single daikon radish found growing at the foot of a busy walkway in the heart of the western Japanese city of Osaka went out of sight unnoticed in November. The root vegetable, commonly used in a range of Japanese vessels, was found sinking a few centimeters out of the asphalt with a stalk full of green leaves near the busy JR Osaka Station.
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7. Skating figure: Dead Reed is a former ice dance winner at the age of dead at 30
Celebrity player Chris Reed, a 10-time Japanese ice dance champion and three-time Olympic champion, has died of a heart attack. He was 30.
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6. A balloon-like UFO seen in skies over northeastern Japan
Residents of northeastern Japan saw an unidentified balloon-like object, with some people directing investigations to the police and other local authorities while others took to Twitter to cheer them up.
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5. Full-size Gundam robot moves richly across Yokohama from October
A theme resource with an 18-meter “life-size” moving image of Gundam, a giant robot appearing in a Japanese science fiction animation series, was opened in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The new statue, which features more than 20 moving parts, was erected at the Yokohama Factory Gundam Center after 40 years since the broadcast of the “Mobile Suit Gundam” TV series was celebrated last year.
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4. “Crash Landing on You” star Son Ye Jin overcomes rise in Japan
South Korean actress Son Ye Jin, who played the role of a wealthy heiress who landed in North Korea in a paragliding crash in the hilarious drama “Crash Landing on You,” said in the interview with Kyodo News, she is “horrified” at the big show that romantic comedy has created in Japan.
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3. Japan opposed Indonesia’s policy move over a high-speed rail plan
Japan has been deceived by Indonesia’s sudden policy move on a high-speed rail project, now urging Tokyo to embark on the major infrastructure deal it first lost in China.
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2. Japanese sexual minorities had to use foreign sperm banks
Marriage and childbirth go hand in hand in Japan, perhaps more so than in many other developed countries, but for Rei Kakyoin, an unusually self-proclaimed person, the former was never an option. This feature looked at the legal and other barriers faced by people like Kakyoin, couples in common legal relationships, same-sex partners and others who dream of having a child through insemination. artificial.
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1. A ‘as bright as full-morning’ fireball seen in the night sky over Japan
Social media was abuzz after reports that intense light emitting material was seen falling from the skies over Japan in the early hours of November morning. Takeshi Inoue, director of the Akashi Municipal Planetarium in Hyogo Prefecture, said that while firing stars brighter than Venus are usually referred to as bolides, they are rarely as bright.
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