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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2020

Over 1,400 Japan Post workers improperly sold insurance products, probe finds

The Japan Post Holdings Co. group said Thursday it had confirmed Japan Post Insurance Co. products were sold improperly by 1,447 post office workers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2020

Japan's opposition ramps up attacks on Abe's administration over handling of COVID-19 outbreak

Health minister Katsunobu Kato was put on the defensive Wednesday as he drew heavy flak from opposition lawmakers over the government's response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2020

Japan rolls out policies aimed at containing mass infection

The health ministry on Tuesday rolled out a basic set of policies on handling COVID-19 infections as the government tries desperately to curb the spread of the disease within the limited window available.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2020

Japan sees first business failure linked to coronavirus

A hotel in Aichi Prefecture will file for bankruptcy due to a steep fall in customers amid the coronavirus outbreak, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2020

Japan and Australia economies already feeling impact from COVID-19

Asia's biggest economies are already feeling the brunt of new coronavirus COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020

Health hotlines in Japan flooded with coronavirus test requests

As the new coronavirus threatens to spread through Japan, hotlines for virus-related consultations are being flooded with requests from concerned people who want to be tested.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Feb 16, 2020

Coast guard ship deal highlights growing Japan-Philippine security ties

Earlier this month, Japan and the Philippines inked a contract for the delivery of vessels that would constitute the largest in the Philippine Coast Guard. Though this was just one of many developments in the Japan-Philippine defense relationship, it is not without significance for their security ties...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020

Japan Atomic accused of altering data about fault under Tsuruga reactor

The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday accused Japan Atomic Power Co. of modifying the original geological data used to determine whether a fault under the Tsuruga power plant's controversial No. 2 reactor is active or not.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020

From Tokyo to Wakayama to Okinawa, Japan on edge as COVID-19 spreads

Japan was on high alert Friday due to the rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide, including that of two taxi drivers and a doctor, as well as the nation's first death blamed on the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020

As quarantine nears end, clearing coronavirus-hit ship is daunting task for Japan

With thousands to be tested before the quarantine ends on Wednesday, the outgunned health ministry is mum about the idea of an extension.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2020

Japan not among allies exempted from tighter U.S. investment rules

The United States on Thursday put into effect tougher screening rules on investments from abroad that initially exempt some of its close allies but not Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020

Japan faces COVID-19 test kit shortage as infections on ship rise

Daily reports of new COVID-19 cases on the Diamond Princess, quarantined near Yokohama with thousands trapped aboard, have raised a question: Why can't Japan test all passengers at once?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020

Discrimination in Japan on the rise as coronavirus fears grow

Verbal attacks against Chinese and Japanese alike are expected to climb during the epidemic if preventive action isn't taken.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2020

Universities in Japan take precautions in response to coronavirus outbreak

Universities are scrambling to deal with the threat of infections from the coronavirus outbreak wreaking havoc in China and around the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 8, 2020

Japan's rail employees take to social media to air frustrations over work

On the surface, Japan’s train station employees might appear deferential, profusely apologizing for the slightest delay and helpfully guiding passengers through the intricacies of the various transport hubs dotting Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 7, 2020

Japan carmakers brace for supply and demand nightmares due to coronavirus

As many of them know, 'it's impossible to manufacture cars without China.”
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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