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AGENCY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 8, 2021
The need to digitalize Japanese society as a whole
Japan must take action to ensure its future digital agency doesn't get lost under the rest of the government's apparatus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 7, 2021
How Japan can become a data powerhouse
The country's new digital agency must take a lead in forming Japan's data infrastructure and global data rule-making, while benefiting the people.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 5, 2021
The battle to modernize Japan
In a country of fax machines and fragmented central administration, Suga's vision of a digital agency looks hard to achieve.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 25, 2020
Foreign detainees let go temporarily amid pandemic have nowhere to go
Many have been left without means of support, as they are prohibited from working and are not eligible to receive any administrative assistance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2020
Amnesty calls on Japan to set detention limits for foreigners
Japan is considering allowing foreign nationals applying for refugee status to be released and providing financial support to help them cover basic living costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2020
Government determines framework of new digital agency
By centralizing work related to computer system management at ministries and agencies, the government aims to cut operating costs by 30% by fiscal 2025.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2020
Ryukyuan dancer and tea master among new Japan cultural envoys
Tea master Sotatsu Ota, 63, is known for his expertise in tea and wagashi, or traditional Japanese sweets, and in the cultural aspects of Kyoto.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2020
Eased work rules are lifeline for foreign ex-students stuck in Japan
While a decision this week by immigration authorities didn't make big headlines, it was a ray of hope for thousands of students keen to work and unable to return home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2020
Fake residence cards proliferating as more non-Japanese overstay
Investigators acted on 748 cases of possession, forgery and other offenses involving residence cards in 2019 alone, according to the National Police Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 17, 2020
A brave new world after COVID-19 subsides?
The future alone can unveil its secrets — in its own time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 16, 2020
A digital agency would crown Japan's IT strategy
Prime Minister Suga aims to put his own stamp on policy by erasing the government's lag in digitization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2020
Getting 'Suganomics' on track: Three points to gauge PM's progress
The new Japanese government will be successful if early and small successes can be achieved to give it momentum.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2020
Foreign travelers to Japan plummeted 75% in first half of 2020
The drop is the first since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated the Tohoku region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2020
Suga’s daily schedule may carry key insights for stock investors
Shares in GMO Internet Inc., a tech conglomerate, jumped as much as 5.5 percent Thursday after founder and CEO Masatoshi Kumagai tweeted that he'd had dinner with Suga.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Sep 30, 2020
Japan looks to My Number cards to unlock country's digital transformation
Increased uptake of the controversial cards and an expansion of their associated services are seen by the government as key to achieving digitalization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2020
Japan plans to release asylum seekers facing long-term detention
Under the new measures, the agency is also considering providing financial support for those who are released to help them cover basic living costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2020
Japan to loosen border enforcement measures to allow in new arrivals
The country will start allowing entry for long-term residents and international students, regardless of where they come from, reports say.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 31, 2020
A costly waiting game for inbound foreign workers
While some permanent residents and students are slowly trickling back into Japan, businesses are waiting to hear if new hires can join their ranks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2020
Japan to allow stranded foreign technical interns to switch jobs
The Immigration Services Agency said around 24,200 foreign trainees were stuck in the country as of Friday, and the number of such interns is expected to grow.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 21, 2020
Japan may allow in all stranded foreign residents from September
Japan has faced criticism for its failure to lift the ban on legal residents, which stands in stark contrast with the practices of the rest of the G7.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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