Sazae-san, the world’s longest-running cartoon, put on hold by coronavirus www.theguardian.com

Re-runs of famous Japanese cartoon bring broadcast until further notice, in first interruption in 45 yearsProduction of the world’s longest-running cartoon has been interrupted by the coronavirus, forcing the broadcast of re-runs for the first time in decades.
The 30-minute episodes broadcast on Sunday nights are very popular, and for many in Japan have come to denote the end of the weekend.
“We will halt broadcast of new episodes of Sazae-san for the time being from May 17 and instead air re-runs,” it announced on Sunday.
It is the first time the network has been forced to air re-runs since 1975, when the economic effects of an earlier oil crisis lingered.
Japan has recorded 15,777 coronavirus cases and 624 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker.