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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 16, 2020
Virus fears lead to chaotic weekend for B. League clubs
There was confusion and mixed reactions from players and coaches over the weekend as the B. League resumed its season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 14, 2020
Brex outplay Jets as B. League resumes season after long layoff; Kawasaki-Hokkaido game canceled
In a clash of title-chasing rivals, the Utsunomiya Brex outplayed the Chiba Jets on Saturday afternoon as the B. League held its first games since Feb. 17 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 11, 2020
Spreading clusters of coronavirus cases worry Japan's local governments
While the national government drive forward legal revisions to allow the declaration of a national emergency over the COVID-19 virus as early as this week, local governments are growing increasingly concerned about the spread of the novel coronavirus in so-called clusters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 10, 2020
What will Abe's amended law for a national emergency mean in practice?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government aims to pass by week's end controversial revisions to a 2012 law governing national actions to be taken in the event of new types of influenza.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2020
Patients with mild symptoms seen spreading viral infections in Japan, experts say
Patients with mild symptoms are believed to be playing an important role in spreading the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a government panel of experts has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2020
Olympic snub: Dance of Japan's indigenous Ainu dropped from opening ceremony
Olympic organizers have dropped a dance by Japan's indigenous Ainu people from the opening ceremony of this year's Summer Games, a representative of the minority group said on Friday.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Feb 21, 2020
After Hokkaido backcountry skiing deaths, experts call for enforcing 'Niseko Rules'
Following two cases of backcountry skiers being killed by avalanches in Hokkaido since the beginning of this year, safety experts in the prefecture are working to fully enforce the so-called Niseko Rules to keep skiers safe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2020
Two earthquakes hit Japan nearly simultaneously
Two earthquakes struck Japan nearly simultaneously on Wednesday at around 7:30 p.m., the larger a 5.5 magnitude that hit off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 8, 2020
Levanga cruise past Mikawa in high-scoring contest
The Levanga Hokkaido offensive clicked on Saturday afternoon against the visiting SeaHorses Mikawa.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
Blinken in final Japan visit as Trump's return weighs on Tokyo's mind
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the start of their working lunch at a hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel sue U.S. government for blocking deal
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel sued the U.S. government Monday for blocking the merger of the two companies.
Japan warns on speculative FX moves after yen hits six month low
The yen hit its lowest level against the dollar since July on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato over speculative moves.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
Blinken in final Japan visit as Trump's return weighs on Tokyo's mind
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the start of their working lunch at a hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
‘Fracture’ dissects 100 years of Japanese graphic design
Ian Lynam's "Fracture" is the result of 15 years of research and production and excavates 100 years of Japanese graphic design history from the Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa eras (1926-89).
Taking a page from Ukraine war, SDF carves out growing role for drones
An Air Self-Defense Force airman sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range, near Misawa Air Base, in Aomori Prefecture in July 2023.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
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