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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 22, 2020
Global furor over TikTok security alarms users in Japan
TikTok's rise represents something of a divide in how people use the internet in Japan.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020
Japan’s office worker struggles to adjust to a 'new normal'
It's tough to sing the company song at daily morning meetings wearing a mask.
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JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020
Top Japan spokesman defends troubled Go To Travel program as failure claims grow
The comment came after Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso branded the government's u00a51.35 trillion Go To Travel campaign a “failure.”
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JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020
Tokyo confirms 256 COVID-19 cases
Tokyo confirmed 256 coronavirus infections on Saturday, topping the 200 mark for the third straight day, while seeing an uptick in the number of severe cases.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2020
Hospital rule requiring masks to be worn during labor stirs another coronavirus debate in Japan
While doctors say using a mask poses no danger of oxygen deprivation to mother or child, critics of the virus policy say it makes childbirth more stressful.
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JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020
Scorching Japan heat wave poses challenge to virus-hit medical system
Medical workers worry the similarity between COVID-19 and heat-related maladies may put extra pressure on a system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 21, 2020
Macroeconomic challenges amid the COVID-19 crisis
The government faces a difficult road ahead in guiding the economy through all the twists and turns of the pandemic.
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JAPAN
Aug 21, 2020
Tokyo records 258 new virus cases, dipping below 300 as caution urged
The figure, which is down from a five-day high of 339 cases Thursday, pushed the cumulative tally in the capital to 18,865, with 348 deaths.
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JAPAN / Society
Aug 21, 2020
Japan may allow in all stranded foreign residents from September
Japan has faced criticism for its failure to lift the ban on legal residents, which stands in stark contrast with the practices of the rest of the G7.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2020
The impact of the U.S. presidential election on Japan-U.S. relations
No matter who wins on Nov. 3, the Japan-U.S. alliance maintains its strong foundation.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2020
Would Joe Biden be 'Obama 2.0' when it comes to Northeast Asia?
The former vice president, who formally accepted his party's nomination Thursday, is renowned for his foreign policy chops.
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 21, 2020
Pets in demand as Japanese stay home, but pandemic chokes supply
As people stay home longer amid the spread of COVID-19 infections, more are turning to animals for help in dealing with stress.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2020
Japan supermarket sales rose 2.6% in July
Supermarket sales rose 2.6 percent in July from a year earlier, an industry body said Friday.
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JAPAN
Aug 21, 2020
Japan vows to support Papua New Guinea's post-coronavirus recovery
Tokyo said in June it would provide u00a51.9 billion in grants help strengthen Papua New Guinea's medical and health system and its maritime security efforts.
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BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2020
Mizuho becomes first Japan megabank to set fee for new passbooks
The bank's move could have an impact on rivals MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., and regional lenders.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2020
Inflation remains at zero even as Japan's economy starts to reopen
Consumer demand has collapsed amid resurgent infections, which will in turn hit profits, jobs and business investment, analysts say.
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JAPAN
Aug 21, 2020
Japan awards COVID-19 relief work to Deloitte affiliate following Dentsu controversy
The contract for the second round of payouts was awarded to Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory on Aug. 14 for about u00a542.8 billion.
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EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2020
Work-style reform needed at the government's center
Shackled by an outdated system, Japan's national bureaucrats are working dangerously long hours.
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BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2020
Majority of Japanese firms against holding Tokyo Olympics in 2021
The survey results appear to reflect falling expectations for the economic benefits that the event would bring.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2020
Tokyo reports 339 new coronavirus cases, while Osaka logs 132
The rise in the daily tally comes amid worries over a new wave of infections following the end of the Bon summer break.

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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