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JAPAN XV

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,195 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 1,145.7, down 30.5% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2023
Defending Japan with better Pacific Island diplomacy
By improving its diplomatic efforts and listening to the Pacific Islanders, Japan will spend less money and achieve more security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2023
Shionogi says its drug Xocova may reduce risks of long COVID symptoms
For 14 major symptoms of COVID-19, 14.5% of those given Xocova reported at least one of the symptoms six months after the start of treatment, compared with 26.3% who were given a placebo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2023
China decoupling debate misses the most important point
The decoupling of China and Western economies will be very expensive, but there are other needs to be considered.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,451 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,240.4, compared with 1,757.1 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 21, 2023
'We’re all different': Russians in Japan reflect on year since Ukraine invasion
The past year has seen them reflect on what it means to be Russian today and the new normal that comes with their home country being at war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 510 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 1,352, down 28.3% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 20, 2023
One year on, Ukraine war accelerating changes in Japan’s defense posture
The war has sent shock waves across the Asia-Pacific, exacerbating fears that a similar conflict could engulf the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 992 new cases
Japan logged 17,132 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, down by about 10,300 from a week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2023
Japan and South Korea affirm close contact over wartime labor issue
The South Korean government last month announced a draft plan for a domestic foundation to pay compensation to South Korean plaintiffs in related lawsuits on behalf of Japanese companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Feb 19, 2023
Families seek closure for mine disaster as Japan-South Korea relations thaw
136 Koreans and 47 Japanese were killed when the Chosei mine beneath the seabed on the Yamaguchi Prefecture coast collapsed and flooded in 1942.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Global mindset crucial for reform of Japan's health care, minister says
In the past 11 months, health minister Keizo Takemi has been charting his own path, seeking to make Japan's health care policies more global and digitalized.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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