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COVID 19

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SOCCER
Oct 25, 2020
Japan midfielder Junya Ito tests positive for coronavirus
Japan midfielder Junya Ito has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is currently undergoing quarantine measures, his Belgian first-division team Genk said Saturday.
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WORLD
Oct 25, 2020
Mike Pence chief of staff and political adviser test positive for COVID-19
Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, has tested positive for coronavirus infection this week, bringing the pandemic into the vice president’s inner circle.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 24, 2020
Pandemic pushes Japan's wealthy to spend like there's no tomorrow
Since overseas travel has become virtually impossible, some people have been diverting more of their disposable income into luxury items such as new cars.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 24, 2020
Social media creators take advantage of the subsidized Go To campaigns
The government’s Go To Travel campaign prompted plenty of skepticism ahead of its debut in July. Understandably so — new cases of COVID-19 infections were back on the upswing at that time and the whole push to help support the country’s ailing tourism industry felt far too early. Initial results...
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2020
China defends giving experimental vaccines to thousands
The COVID-19 shot was first give to frontline workers, but has now been rolled out to employees of state-owned companies.
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JAPAN
Oct 24, 2020
Japan weighs ¥10 trillion extra budget to counter coronavirus, report says
The government may extend a domestic travel subsidy system but is unlikely to offer more direct cash handouts to households, the newspaper reported.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2020
U.S. faces half a million COVID-19 deaths by end of February, study finds
More than a half million people in the United States could die from COVID-19 by the end of February next year, but around 130,000 of those lives could be saved if everybody were to wear masks, according to estimates from a modeling study.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 24, 2020
NBA targeting Dec. 22 as start date for upcoming season
The NBA may be back before Christmas and fans could return to games at some point next season, if one plan considered by the league's board of governors becomes reality.
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JAPAN
Oct 24, 2020
Japan Airlines offers discounted coronavirus tests to travelers
Japan Airlines Co. began offering discounted coronavirus tests to travelers Friday after teaming up with a medical institution in Tokyo, in a bid to ease concerns about infections and encourage customers to travel amid the pandemic.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2020
Japan prefers piecemeal approach over big bailout for carrier ANA
The approach marks a stark contrast to the bold moves other countries have made to protect flagship carriers.
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BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2020
Zipair, Japan’s newest low-cost carrier, is hiring around 100 staff
At a time most airlines are shedding jobs, there is one that’s hiring — a new low-cost carrier called Zipair Tokyo Inc.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 23, 2020
‘Demon Slayer’ destroyed box-office records despite the pandemic, but why?
“Demon Slayer” shocked the film industry with its pandemic-defying opening weekend. But in truth, COVID-19 may have helped boost its popularity.
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JAPAN
Oct 23, 2020
Government suggests extended New Year break to cut COVID-19 risks
During Japan's New Year holiday season, a time for family reunions, train stations and airports typically become overcrowded.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2020
Japanese drug firm Shionogi hit by cyberattack and data breach
Japanese pharmaceutical firm Shionogi & Co. said Thursday that its Taiwanese subsidiary was hit by a cyberattack earlier this month leading to a data breach, although no information regarding the novel coronavirus vaccine it is currently developing was leaked.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 23, 2020
Oyster firms suffer as travel ban exposes reliance on foreign trainees
The shortage of manpower due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to deal a heavy blow to Hiroshima Prefecture's oyster industry.
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 23, 2020
Japanese schools struggle with sports days in the age of COVID-19
The need to maintain social distancing and enforce sanitizing measures has seen numerous changes to the traditional event.
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WORLD
Oct 23, 2020
Europe faces dearth of medical staff as new wave tests virus readiness
'Public authorities haven't learned the lessons from the first wave,” said Benoit Labenne, a general practitioner in the Paris suburbs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2020
South Korea union says 14 delivery staff died from pandemic overwork
CJ Logistics publicly apologized for five of the deaths and vowed to improve working conditions.
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JAPAN
Oct 22, 2020
Halloween revelry in Japan to take new forms during pandemic
Shibuya has been rendered in a virtual form to allow people to show up as costumed avatars for the night.
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JAPAN
Oct 22, 2020
Two-hour coronavirus test to be made available at Narita airport
The facility will offer negative test certificates and will be able to process 700 people per day.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
U.S. forces-linked sex crimes in Kanagawa went unreported to prefectural government
The police reported two sexual crime cases to the U.S. military, but the prefectural government was not aware of the incidents.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

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