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Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2020
Abe's bold school closure move appears spurred by criticism of virus response
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's abrupt move appears aimed at containing not only the virus, but also criticism of his handling of the growing Olympic and economic threat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2020
Questions raised over COVID-19 reinfection after Japanese woman develops illness again
Yes you can “catch it” again if the virus is merely dormant and you haven't developed antibodies, but virologists say it's still too soon to say how it works.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2020
Working Japanese parents react with shock to Abe's total school closure request
Double-income and single-parent households are confused, frustrated and scrambling to make arrangements.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2020
Over 1,400 Japan Post workers improperly sold insurance products, probe finds
The Japan Post Holdings Co. group said Thursday it had confirmed Japan Post Insurance Co. products were sold improperly by 1,447 post office workers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2020
Tokyo Disneyland joins long list of establishments and events hit by COVID-19
With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe having asked organizers of big sporting and cultural events scheduled for the next two weeks to consider canceling, postponing or downsizing them during what is seen as a critical time for stemming the spread of COVID-19 infections, the list of closed facilities and canceled...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2020
Japan's government to demand halt to online face mask auctions
The industry ministry will ask online auction companies to voluntarily stop listing face masks from their websites, amid supply shortages caused by the spread of COVID-19 infections, it was learned Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2020
Mask-makers distance themselves from Abe's production guarantee prompted by COVID-19
The government and manufacturers of face masks are facing a growing challenge to keep up with demand amid the coronavirus outbreak, fueling concern that shortages of such items will continue for some time and leading to frantic searches by many people for stores that still have supplies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2020
All schools in Japan told to close until April over virus outbreak
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's surprise school-closure request came as the number of confirmed COVID-19 virus patients surged, exceeding 200 across Japan as of Thursday
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 27, 2020
Japan judo federation names bulk of Olympic team
Shohei Ono will grapple for his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 73-kg division, this time on home soil, after being named to Japan's judo team for this summer's Tokyo Games on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2020
Xi Jinping's coronavirus crucible
The COVID-19 epidemic presents an opportunity for Japan and other countries to rebalance their bilateral relations with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2020
24 of Japan's prefectures yet to add extra hospital beds for coronavirus patients, survey shows
Twenty-four of the country's 47 prefectures have not yet increased the number of hospital beds for patients suffering from coronavirus as requested by the central government, a Kyodo News survey showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2020
Riken institute develops test to detect coronavirus within 30 minutes
The Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health and the government-affiliated research institute Riken said Thursday that they have developed a technology that can detect the COVID-19 coronavirus in only 10 to 30 minutes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2020
Japan Tobacco to let 8,700 domestic employees telecommute as safeguard against virus
Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday it has started to allow its domestic employees to work at home, in principle, to prevent them from being infected with the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2020
Crew of virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship to start disembarking
Some crew members aboard the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama port due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, disembarked Thursday, the government said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 27, 2020
Japan and China agree to prepare for Xi's visit despite coronavirus
The foreign ministers of Japan and China agreed Wednesday to continue their close cooperation toward realizing Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan this spring despite the spread of the new coronavirus in China and around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2020
Airlines unleash herpes disinfectant and other concoctions on coronavirus-tainted planes
Airlines are turning to some of the world's hardest-hitting disinfectants, capable of stopping everything from sexually transmitted diseases to the MRSA superbug, in the fight against the coronavirus.
SUMO
Feb 27, 2020
Japan Sports Agency asks JSA to adjust spring tourney
The Japan Sports Agency has asked the Japan Sumo Association to make changes to its March grand tournament amid the current coronavirus outbreak, a source with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2020
Trump hopes Tokyo Olympics get green light despite coronavirus fears
As Japan struggles to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he hopes Tokyo will host the Olympics this summer as planned.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 27, 2020
One day he was teaching English in Japan, and the next day, he was blind
'If you start to feel disoriented, you're getting it,' is how one writer describes the process of losing his sight at the age of 29. And after the disorientation comes the process of rebuilding a life in a foreign country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2020
Hokkaido announces prefecture's first COVID-19 fatality
Hokkaido announced its first COVID-19 death on Wednesday, as the prefectural education board urged local authorities to temporarily close all public elementary and junior high schools in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Tiny Japanese startup is bringing AI dating to the masses
Goki Kusunoki, CEO and co-founder of Samansa, with the company's Loverse app in Tokyo on May 10. The app allows interaction only with generative artificial intelligence.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.

Podcast

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

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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