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COVID 19

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2020
Australia reports first COVID-19 death in over a month as second wave worries grow
Australia's second most populous state on Wednesday said a man in his 80s died overnight from the coronavirus, the country's first death from the virus in more than a month, as concerns about a second wave of infections saw thousands queue for COVID-19 tests and supermarkets impose new restrictions....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2020
China-India border clash leads to contrasting domestic responses
The skirmish between Chinese and Indian troops over a long-disputed border this month is being treated in New Delhi as the country's worst diplomatic crisis in decades even as it is downplayed by Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2020
Wanted: More COVID-19 patients in Japan ... for clinical trials
Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections have led to a shortage of patients to enroll in trials for treatments and vaccines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2020
The low-tech way that Japan managed to tackle the virus quickly
Experts contend that the existence of public health centers are one of the key reasons Japan was able to avoid an explosion in coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2020
Japan's retailers gain as sales data hints at post-outbreak rebound
Nitori same-store sales jumped 47 percent in June from the same month the previous year, the most on record in data going back to 2012.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2020
Weddings starting to be held again in Japan
The number of couples in Japan planning to hold wedding ceremonies is increasing gradually after the government lifted its coronavirus emergency in late May.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2020
How to prevent a societal schism in Japan
Forces trying to cause social divides are on the rise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2020
America's 2020 is not like 1968: It may be worse
Social unrest helped doom Lyndon Johnson's presidency. It may end up saving Trump's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2020
Hungary's Orban uses COVID-19 crisis for another power grab
Cracking down on an authoritarian regime, even a seemingly inconsequential one, would send a message to America's other backsliding allies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2020
How the U.S. and its allies should prepare for the post-COVID-19 world
With many nations looking to the United States for leadership, the country risks being hemmed in by its economic ties with China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2020
SoftBank to sell slice of T-Mobile in a $21 billion deal
The transaction is part of a broader $42 billion push by SoftBank to unload assets to finance stock buybacks and pay down debt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2020
Taiwan raps China for military activity, saying it should fight virus instead
China should focus on fighting the resurgent coronavirus in Beijing rather than "disturbing" Taiwan with military drills near the Chinese-claimed island, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang told reporters Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2020
Japan carmakers see untapped market as 'paper drivers' ease onto roads
Some driving schools in Japan are reporting an uptick in lapsed drivers taking refresher courses to get back on the roads.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2020
Travel from Japan to Vietnam to partially resume as virus curbs eased
Travel from Japan to Vietnam will partially resume this week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday, marking the first step in easing travel restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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