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JAPAN / Media
Jul 29, 2020
Asia short film festival to be held in September after 3-month delay
The Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, one of Asia's largest film festivals held annually in Tokyo, will take place from Sept. 16 to 27 after being postponed for three months due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, its organizer said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020
SoftBank Group launches PCR testing firm to boost test availability
SoftBank Group Corp. announced Wednesday that it has launched a subsidiary that will conduct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coronavirus tests using saliva, with the aim of providing more tests at a lower cost.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020
Japan's daily coronavirus tally tops 1,000 for first time amid nationwide surge
The figures announced this week have drawn much attention because they may reflect how the virus spread during a four-day holiday that started July 22.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020
Japanese least satisfied with work environments amid pandemic, survey shows
Only 8 percent of respondents in Japan said that their workplace environments, including infection control measures, were safer than they had expected.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2020
What Spain is telling us about the coronavirus' second wave
Europe's new COVID-19 flare-ups are a serious test of governments' pandemic strategies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020
Japan and China agree to work toward resuming travel
China is among a group of countries for which Japan is considering easing its travel ban as the government looks to balance economic recovery with the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. forces begin coronavirus testing on all personnel arriving in Japan
The move comes after a surge in infections on U.S. bases prompted Defense Minister Taro Kono and others to push for more stringent steps to contain the outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020
Osaka questions arbitrary ban on five-person outings amid virus resurgence
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura admits that the request was a political decision with no clear scientific rationale.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020
Vietnam says all areas now at risk of coronavirus infection
Vietnam, virus-free for months, was bracing for another wave of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday after state media reported new cases in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands linked to a recent outbreak in the central city of Danang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. and U.K. voice new concern as Hong Kong considers election delay
The U.S and key allies Australia and the U.K. voiced new concern about Hong Kong’s upcoming elections, amid a flurry of local media reports that the government was considering postponing the vote for as long as a year.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020
Fitch revises Japan’s long-term outlook from stable to negative
The firm kept the rating itself unchanged, following a similar move last month by S&P Global Ratings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020
Japan dodged surge in total fatalities during peak virus month
Japan officially recorded 468 coronavirus-related fatalities in May, almost half its total to date of 1,001.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020
Gucci owner sees online leading recovery after sales plunge
Luxury brands are trying to make up for lost time after COVID-19 exposed their reliance on in-store business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020
Nomura cuts dozens of jobs at U.S. investment-banking unit
The firm has also said it will look at cutting office space in a move to stave off the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020
McDonald’s to sell chunk of Japan business and speed closures in U.S.
McDonald's said it will cut its ownership in McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan to at least 35 percent from 49 percent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020
China reports 101 new coronavirus cases, highest since mid-April
China reported 101 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 28, the highest in over three and a half months, the health commission said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020
Hong Kong faces worst wave of virus, but tiny apartments mean it can’t just lock down
Once a coronavirus success story, Hong Kong is facing its worst outbreak yet, and policymakers are realizing how little they can do without making a bad situation worse.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Bodyguard of defense chief Taro Kono infected with coronavirus
A bodyguard of Defense Minister Taro Kono has tested positive for the novel coronavirus but Kono has tested negative, police and the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020
Canon suffers first quarterly loss amid pandemic
Canon Inc. on Tuesday reported a group net loss of ¥8.8 billion for April to June due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, suffering the first red figure on a quarterly basis since it started earnings disclosure in 2001.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Japan traffic accidents fall in first half amid pandemic
The number of traffic accidents in Japan in January to June fell 22.3 percent from a year before to 146,043 amid the coronavirus pandemic, National Police Agency data showed Tuesday.
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.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Trump's VP pick signals stronger focus on China
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
Japan’s minimum wage might not budge much if corporate fears prevail
Unionists hold a rally in Tokyo in April. Households' real cash earnings have been falling year on year for more than two years, with the weakening of the yen making the situation only more difficult as prices of imported goods increase rapidly.
New uniforms to help protect athletes against secret photography
Members of Japan's women's Tokyo 2020 Olympic volleyball team. Along with table tennis and hockey, volleyball is set to be one of the sports at the 2024 Paris Games in which Japan's female players will don new uniforms that help protect them against secret photography while they compete.
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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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