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JAPAN U 23

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2020
Pandemic and new app give Osaka city's smokers incentive to kick the habit
Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture, which launched the program last year, has seen a roughly threefold increase in users since the pandemic began.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 2, 2020
Students and graduates launch multilingual website on COVID-19
A Kyodo article looks at a student initiative to help non-Japanese people in Tokyo understand what is going on with the novel coronavirus here.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020
Japan's skies light up with fireworks to brighten nation's mood
Fireworks colored the night skies nationwide on Monday, with the hope that the sight would cheer up Japan amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2020
Minivehicle sales post sharpest fall as Japan's auto market nearly halves
Sales of new minivehicles posted the sharpest fall in May as Japan's auto market nearly halved amid the coronavirus epidemic, which dampened demand and restricted business at car dealers, data from industry bodies showed Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 1, 2020
The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance has lost its way
Criticism of an organization that presumed to represent former 'comfort women' is creating a much-needed opening for public scrutiny of its conduct.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Abe Cabinet's approval rating lowest in two years as slow virus aid and scandals bite
A gambling prosecutor whose retirement was postponed, slow coronavirus relief and lack of testing have dragged Abe's approval rate to the lowest in two years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 1, 2020
After fast-tracking Japanese COVID-19 drug, Russia to roll out 'game changer' next week
Russia will start administering its first approved antiviral drug to treat coronavirus patients next week, its state financial backer told Reuters, a move it described as "a game changer" that should speed a return to normal economic life.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 1, 2020
Giants and Tigers to clash on NPB's delayed opening day
NPB releases first part of revised schedule for Central and Pacific Leagues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
School restarts pick up in Japan as coronavirus fears linger
Many schools reopened Monday after being closed for an extended period due to the coronavirus pandemic, taking steps to reduce the risk of infections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2020
Virus takes toll as major Japanese department stores' sales plummet in May
Major Japanese department store operators said Monday their sales in May dived over 60 percent from year-earlier levels as many of their outlets shut or reduced business hours under a nationwide state of emergency over the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Universal Studios Japan to reopen June 8 after three-month shutdown
Tokyo Disney Resort and USJ have been closed since Feb. 29 to aid in Japan's efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Tokyo enters phase two of virus plan, but is governor moving too fast?
Phase two of the three-part plan to progressively lift social distancing measures and voluntary business closures kicked off on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Tokyo reports 13 COVID-19 cases Monday as capital further eases measures
The metropolitan government on Monday entered phase two of its three-part plan to progressively lift social distancing measures and voluntary business closures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2020
Apple to reopen flagship Tokyo stores as Japan eases virus curbs
All 10 of Apple's stores in Japan will be open by midweek, after the company tentatively resumed sales at two of them a week ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Japan starts coronavirus antibody tests on 10,000 people
The health ministry's check for 'herd immunity' involves 3,000 randomly selected residents 20 or older in each prefecture who agree to be tested.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Japan may ease ban on entry from Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and N.Z.
Lifting the ban for business visitors is being eyed as a first step and Tokyo is reportedly negotiating conditions with the four nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Japan university students launch multilingual COVID-19 support project
The project team members hope the website will help ease the anxiety of foreign residents and be a step toward building a more inclusive society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2020
Japan's corporate profits log biggest fall since 2009 as pandemic takes toll
In the nonmanufacturing sector, the service sector such as accommodation led the decline as people refrained from nonessential outings amid the virus spread.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2020
Pandemic opens door to ideas new and old for a better economy
Governments have already cast aside dogmas at least temporarily to protect companies and jobs in the deepest peacetime recession in almost a century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 1, 2020
E-ticketing platform Zaiko's livestream success sees unwelcome imitators
The ticketing company pivoted to livestreaming events when the coronavirus struck, a move that may change how we experience music in Japan.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
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.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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