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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 22, 2020

Designing for good: Creators in Japan respond to the coronavirus

From face shields to social distancing apps, made-in-Japan creativity has got you covered.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2020

Tests confirm 11 'unnatural' deaths in Japan were related to coronavirus: report

Police reported last month the deaths of 11 people deemed to be unnatural before tests showed the victims had been infected with the coronavirus, media outlets reported Tuesday.
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BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2020

Japan internet providers say they can handle coronavirus-driven surge

Internet traffic in Japan has spiked as more homebound workers and students rely on video meetings and streaming content amid the COVID-19 outbreak, raising the question of how much this will affect access to networks that may until now have been taken for granted.
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Rugby
Apr 17, 2020

Michael Leitch says Japan must become 'One Team' to beat coronavirus

“One Team,” the slogan used by Japan's Brave Blossoms at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, was selected as the 2019 buzzword of the year.
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JAPAN
Apr 15, 2020

Cardboard boxes replace hotel rooms at Narita as Japan struggles with returnees

Travel restrictions are keeping Narita Airport — Japan’s gateway to the world — eerily quiet. Over the past week or so, the usual bustle from international travelers has been replaced with something else: cardboard beds.
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JAPAN
Apr 14, 2020

Japan to cut lawmakers' pay by 20 percent amid virus crisis

Senior Japanese ruling party and opposition officials agreed Tuesday to reduce lawmakers' salaries by 20 percent for a year as part of efforts to overcome the novel coronavirus crisis.
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JAPAN
Apr 12, 2020

Japan's Cabinet ministers to skip overseas trips during virus-curbed Golden Week

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet are expected to cancel any overseas trips planned for Golden Week because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources familiar with the situation said.
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JAPAN
Apr 12, 2020

Japan to reconsider possibility of using hospital ships as pandemic rages

The government will reopen its investigation into whether to build hospital ships for use during disasters, officials at the Cabinet Office said.
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JAPAN
Apr 6, 2020

Parents in Japan worry as kids head back to school in virus pandemic

As the clock counts down towards the start of a new school semester, parents and guardians across the country face a uniquely unenviable choice: whether or not to send their children back to school as Japan grapples with COVID-19.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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