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JAPAN
Jan 11, 2021
Poll finds 80% favor canceling or postponing Tokyo Olympics
In the poll, 35.3% called for the cancellation of the Tokyo Games, while 44.8% said the games should be put off again.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 10, 2021
A ‘new wind is blowing’ for Japan’s coffee culture
Japan's kissaten and coffee shops are no strangers to social change. COVID-19 is pushing both shops and their customers into digital-driven habits.
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BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2021
China’s rapid recovery puts U.S. dollar's global hegemony in doubt
The U.S.'s struggle to control the coronavirus and revive its economy contrasts sharply with the Asian nation, where growth has roared back.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 10, 2021
The West should envy Japan’s COVID-19 response
The virus is not unprecedented, but the draconian societal shutdowns are. Who would have expected Western democracies to mimic authoritarian China?
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 10, 2021
A Tokyo emergency will be a bad omen for the world’s 2021
Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures would almost qualify for Group of Eight membership if they were a country.
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CULTURE
Jan 10, 2021
How COVID-19 has changed live events in Japan
While some live events have resumed, the arrival of artists and participants from overseas still may be a ways off.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2021
Scaling roofs and mountains, Philippine students battle to take online classes
Since the pandemic forced him into remote learning, 10-year-old Jhay Ar Calma has often had to climb on to the corrugated iron roof of his home in a poor neighborhood of Manila to get an internet signal.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 10, 2021
B. League cancels All-Star Game as infections rise in Mito
The weekend of basketball festivities scheduled for Jan. 15-16 was called off after Ibaraki Prefecture designated the city a COVID-19 hotspot.
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OLYMPICS
Jan 10, 2021
Olympic wrestling champion says athletes shouldn't get vaccine first
Canada's Olympic wrestling champion Erica Wiebe has said frontline workers and vulnerable people should be prioritized over Olympic athletes for the new coronavirus vaccine.
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SUMO
Jan 10, 2021
New Year Basho could be called off if more test positive for virus
Fifteen wrestlers from the top two divisions will miss the start of the tournament, which begins Sunday at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 9, 2021
The search for positive takeaways from a year of COVID-19 on social media
Some users discovered they quite like the solitude they faced in 2020.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 9, 2021
Can a few simple words ease Japan's anxiety?
What we say to ourselves carries a lot of weight u2026
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SUMO
Jan 9, 2021
More sumo wrestlers test positive for COVID-19 as two more stables pull out of New Year Basho
A total of four stables will now skip the tournament due to infections among their wrestlers.
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COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 9, 2021
There will be no quick COVID-19 fix
Few doubt the importance of personal liberty, but this is a time when we all need to forego certain conveniences for the sake of those around us.
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WORLD
Jan 9, 2021
Pandemic showcases corner of Europe derided by Trump advisers
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland have suffered a smaller economic setback during the COVID-19 crisis than the eurozone or the U.K.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021
Johnson needs to save the U.K. health service to save his career
The prime minister locked down England for a third time Monday as coronavirus infections pushed hospitals to the breaking point and the death toll rose above 75,000.
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COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 9, 2021
Europe’s watershed year
Despite much naysaying, Europeans not only stuck together during the COVID-19 crisis, but grew together, forging a more cohesive bloc.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2021
South Korea needs more babies and immigrants
The country greeted the new year by recording its first annual population decline.
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JAPAN
Jan 9, 2021
Kansai governors ask government to be included in virus emergency
The governors of Aichi, Gifu and Tochigi prefectures are also considering making similar requests, prefectural officials have said.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 9, 2021
Overloaded hospitals: 'Medical care system is already in a state of collapse'
Medical facilities across Japan are struggling to cope with the recent surge in novel coronavirus infections, leaving the medical care system in many areas on the brink of collapse.
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.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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