Olympic Torch Relay To Start As Planned

Olympic torch relay to start as planned

The International Olympic Committee has decided to start discussions with Japanese organizers about the future of the Tokyo Games, including the possibility of a postponement. The IOC plans to reach a decision within four weeks.

But the sources say the Olympic torch relay will start in Fukushima Prefecture next Thursday as scheduled.

Start Of Cherry Blossom Season Declared In Tokyo

Start of cherry blossom season declared in Tokyo

Japan's Meteorological Agency has declared the start of cherry blossom season in Tokyo.

Agency officials confirmed on Saturday afternoon that at least five blossoms had opened on the benchmark tree of the Somei-yoshino variety at Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo.

Start Of Japanese Pro Baseball Season Postponed

Start of Japanese pro baseball season postponed

Japan's professional baseball season will start later than scheduled amid fears of the new coronavirus outbreak. The season was due to open on March 20.

Representatives of 12 pro baseball clubs met in Tokyo on Monday and unanimously decided to delay the start of the season and aim to open in April.

Kono: Msdf Ship To Start Operating In Middle East

Kono: MSDF ship to start operating in Middle East

Japan's Defense Minister Taro Kono says a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer will start operating in the Middle East as soon as Wednesday.

The government dispatched the destroyer Takanami and aircraft to the Middle East for an intelligence gathering operation to safeguard commercial ships with links to Japan. The Takanami left the Yokosuka base, near Tokyo, on February 2.

Passengers Start To Disembark Diamond Princess

Passengers start to disembark Diamond Princess

Passengers aboard a cruise ship south of Tokyo are finally starting to go home, after spending two weeks in quarantine. NHK World's Haruka Nouchi filed this report from Yokohama Port.

NOUCHI: It's been a busy morning at Yokohama port.

Passengers Start Disembarking Quarantined Cruise

Passengers start disembarking quarantined cruise

Passengers aboard a virus-stricken cruise ship are finally on dry land. Those who served out a 14-day quarantine aboard the Diamond Princess have begun disembarking, with Japanese officials expecting 500 people to do so by the end of Wednesday.

The first group of passengers were required to test negative for the new coronavirus. They also could not have any symptoms.

Diamond Princess Disembarkation To Start Wednesday

Diamond Princess disembarkation to start Wednesday

Japan's health minister says people on board the Diamond Princess who test negative for the new coronavirus will be able to leave the quarantined cruise ship from Wednesday.

Katsunobu Kato told reporters on Tuesday morning that throat swabs of all passengers have been collected as of Monday and lab test results will be available by Wednesday.

Chrome To Start Protecting Users From Insecure Downloads

Chrome To Start Protecting Users From Insecure Downloads

However, we get that not everyone is so tech savvy where they can distinguish a suspicious website from a legitimate one, which is why companies like Google are trying to do their part as well. Google has recently announced in their next update to Chrome (coming this April), they will start warning users of insecure downloads.

According to Google, “File types that pose the most risk to users (e.g., executables) will be impacted first, with subsequent releases covering more file types. This gradual rollout is designed to mitigate the worst risks quickly, provide developers an opportunity to update sites, and minimize how many warnings Chrome users have to see.”