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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 30, 2022
Use of 'Help Mark' symbol spreading in Japan
Based on a proposal by a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member with hip prosthesis, the symbol was created in 2012. It features a white cross and heart on a red background.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 29, 2022
First-place Swallows and Munetaka Murakami make statement by sweeping away BayStars
The Swallows strengthened their bid to defend the Central League pennant by beating the second-place BayStars.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan cases below 100,000 for first time since July 19
Tokyo reported 9,880 cases on Monday, pushing the seven-day average of new infections down 24% from a week before to 18,800.9.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 29, 2022
One year on, Tohoku searching for legacy of ‘reconstruction Olympics’
Disaster-hit areas had welcomed the Olympics as an opportunity to express gratitude for global support after the 2011 quake, but the Tokyo 2020 Games were heavily affected by the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo fall by more than 8,100
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 20,822.4 compared with 25,601.1 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 26, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 18,423 new cases in sharp drop from last week
The seven-day average of new cases came to 21,986.9 compared to 25,386.3 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2022
Arrest over alleged bribery could be final whistle on career of Japan's sporting event ace
Since organizing a 1977 soccer event featuring Pele, Haruyuki Takahashi has been a towering figure in the sports business world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Aug 26, 2022
Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal puts spotlight on money's influence
The scandal is also being watched closely in Sapporo, which is bidding to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 25,444 new cases
The number of daily new coronavirus cases in the capital fell by about 4,000 from a week earlier on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 47,800 more cases than last Sunday
The figure was up 2,040 from a week ago, while the capital also recorded 29 deaths linked to the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs over 250,000 new cases for third straight day
Tokyo reported 23 deaths and 25,277 new cases, up 1,504 from the same day a week earlier, while Osaka Prefecture logged 23,098 new infections and 28 deaths.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2022
Aoki asked for favors from Tokyo Olympic exec until just before Games began
Public prosecutors believe the firm had relied on the exec for not only sponsorship selection but also a wide-range of pursuits, including sales of officially licensed products.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 20, 2022
Memento mori: Photography in the face of the inevitable
The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum examines how we face our own mortality in the new exhibition “TOP Collection: The Illumination of Life by Death.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 27,676, up sharply from last Friday
The hospital bed occupancy rate for COVID-19 patients remained high at 59.8%, with 4,242 people being hospitalized.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2022
Arrest of former Tokyo Olympics executive has Sapporo worried
The city is in the middle of efforts to drive up public support for its 2030 Winter Games bid, and reduced enthusiasm due to the scandal could prove fatal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2022
Ex-Tokyo Olympics executive received written request from Aoki
According to regulations, members of the organizing committee were defined as quasi-public servants banned from receiving money or goods in relation to their duties.

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