March 3, Tuesday, 2020 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. The head of the World Health Organization has expressed concern about the coronavirus outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, Iran, and Japan, but insisted that the outbreaks can be contained.
  2. Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange have started rebounding on Tuesday, following assurances by major central banks.
  3. U.S. presidential hopefuls are getting ready for Super Tuesday.

March 2, Monday, 2020 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kimberly Gale, Ms. Eriko Kojima

  1. The Bank of Japan governor has released a statement to try and calm investors’ worries amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  2. The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in mainland China hs exceeded 80,000.
  3. China has put into effect new rules to expand the scope of its control of the internet to the transmission of information that disrupts economic and social order.