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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

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JAPAN
Jun 21, 2020
Tokyo reports 35 COVID-19 cases, exceeding 30 for fourth straight day
The single day number of infections continues to trend relatively high as Japan wrapped up the first weekend since restrictions on cross-prefectural travel were completely lifted Friday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2020
Air conditioner giant Daikin gets lift from coronavirus and climate change in Japan
Surging interest in ventilation and how air conditioners can curb the coronavirus is doing wonders for the company's stock price.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 21, 2020
Pandemic leaves Indian cooks in Japan dependent on bosses and the state
When your life revolves around your work, a shutdown makes things extra hard.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2020
Fujitsu brings hand-washing AI to COVID-19 fight in Japan
The artificial intelligence program was developed based on thousands of hand-washing patterns that can help it detect when people aren't using soap.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2020
Pandemic pushes Japan to accelerate development of fiber-optic broadband networks
Japan plans to complete its national fiber-optic networks by March 2022 to meet the urgent need for online education, medical and other services amid the coronavirus pandemic, government officials have said.
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JAPAN
Jun 20, 2020
Japanese travelers emerge on first weekend after lifting of final virus advisories
People began traveling en masse again in Japan on Saturday, a day after the government lifted its last-remaining inter-prefectural travel advisories.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2020
NPB fans feeling impact of COVID-19 as season gets underway
Japanese baseball fans likely won't be able to attend games until at least July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2020
Part-time remote work could provide key to boosting Japan's local economies
A website based in Gifu Prefecture is matching up urban workers' business acumen with rural projects' needs.
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JAPAN
Jun 20, 2020
Tokyo reports 39 new coronavirus cases Saturday
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 39 COVID-19 infections on Saturday, marking more than 20 new reported cases for three straight days in the capital.
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JAPAN
Jun 20, 2020
Pandemic prevents six new ambassadors from presenting credentials to Emperor Naruhito
The pandemic is delaying their meetings with the emperor, so they technically remain ambassadors-in-waiting.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2020
Japan Airlines to raise ¥500 billion as it struggles in pandemic
The airline has already borrowed u00a5200 billion from financial institutions but says it expects demand to start recovering this month.
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JAPAN
Jun 19, 2020
Tokyo reports 35 new coronavirus cases Friday
The cumulative number of new coronavirus infections in the capital now stands at 5,709, media reports quoted Tokyo Metropolitan Government sources as saying.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jun 19, 2020
Five Miyagi beaches to stay closed in summer due to coronavirus
Two of the beaches are located in a residential district where many elderly people live, prompting coronavirus concerns.
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 19, 2020
No smooth sailing for health centers key to Gifu’s COVID-19 response
Nurses were inundated with calls, some abusive, as they tried to trace people who may have been exposed to the virus.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 19, 2020
Traditional Hiroshima Shinto dance in peril due to coronavirus
Orders from local kagura communities — themselves grappling with the economic fallout of the pandemic — have stopped coming in.
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SPORTS
Jun 19, 2020
Survey finds Japanese fans willing to wait for sports to resume
Over half of those who responded to the Waseda University poll approved of NPB and the J. League's decision to restart their seasons behind closed doors.
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JAPAN
Jun 19, 2020
Japan's coronavirus contact-tracing app launched amid privacy concerns
'It does not collect personal data at all. People can use it without worry,' Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in urging its use to curb the pandemic.
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JAPAN
Jun 19, 2020
Freedom of travel restored across Japan as coronavirus fears ease
Friday's opening up of the prefectures paves the way for a recovery in tourism as the government seeks to revitalize the struggling sector.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2020
Peach Aviation reopens all domestic routes as Japan lifts restrictions
Low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. resumed services on all 22 domestic routes Friday, as Japan lifted the last remaining travel restrictions after claiming to have checked the spread of coronavirus.
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JAPAN / Society
Jun 19, 2020
Japan's re-entry ban threatens scholarships, admission and graduation for foreign students
Many students from developing countries heavily depend on financial aid, and it is often the only way they can pursue higher education.

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