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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 82,260 new cases
By prefecture, the daily total included 6,603 new cases in Tokyo, 5,824 in Osaka, 5,620 in Aichi, 4,396 in Kanagawa and 3,925 in Hyogo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023
Japan resubmits Sado mine for World Heritage status amid South Korea protest
Japan resubmitted a gold and silver mine complex on Sado Island for the UNESCO World Heritage list after amending flaws indicated by the organization from a previous application.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023
Japan to downgrade COVID classification as it seeks to 'live with the virus'
The downgrade is likely to happen in the spring and will mean an end to quarantine guidelines for COVID-19 patients. The government will also review border rules and mask recommendations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2023
With the end of ‘zero-COVID,’ when will Chinese tourists return to Japan?
A number of factors may stand in the way of a timely boost to the hospitality industry over Lunar New Year — from expensive flights to Japan's border rules for arrivals from China.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2023
Kishida sells his international agenda to the world
Prime Minister Fumio Kisihida traveled to meet with global leaders, but his primary concern should be to convince Japan he is on the right track.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023
Kishida to encourage debate on COVID-19 classification downgrade
COVID-19 is currently categorized as equivalent to a Class 2 pathogen, such as tuberculosis and avian flu.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 19, 2023
Japan's myopic coverage of the Kishida-Biden summit
The foreign press provide more comprehensive reporting on the Kishida-Biden summit compared to Japan's own media outlets with their focus on domestic politics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 7,719 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 8,956.6 compared with 14,476.3 from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2023
Japan's lawmakers get OK to ditch masks during plenary session speeches
Ruling and opposition lawmakers agreed to install a plexiglass shield at the speaker’s podium aimed at preventing COVID-19 infection via aerosol transmission.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2023
U.S. and Japan lay foundation for new era of joint space exploration
A recent agreement appears to focus on increasing efficiencies between NASA and JAXA, particularly in the U.S.-led, multinational Artemis program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 9,187 new cases, down 7,500 from last week
The number of severe COVID-19 cases in the capital stood at 44, unchanged from Tuesday, while 30 new deaths were reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2023
Foreign visitors to Japan rise over fifteenfold in 2022
In December alone, the number of foreign visitors rose by some 1.5 times from the previous month to 1.37 million, or over 50% of the level in December 2019.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 18, 2023
How Japan and Canada can bridge their different priorities
Japan and Canada's differing geopolitical environments mean they have very different Indo-Pacific priorities despite their shared vision.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2023
South Korea, like Japan, advances a new strategic posture
Seoul and Tokyo's historical enmity may be consigned to the past as the two face a rapidly changing geopolitical environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2023
In poem, Emperor Naruhito hopes COVID-disrupted lives return to normal
The emperor's poem drew on his and Empress Masako's online attendance at the National Cultural Festival held in Wakayama Prefecture in 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2023
U.S. military plans to use airport on remote Okinawan island
The U.S. Marine Corps submitted the plan to use the airport for helicopter flight training on the afternoon of Jan. 31, the officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2023
Japan and U.S. ink deal on open communications network amid China threat
The memorandum concerns Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technology that enables interoperability between multiple vendors' equipment for cellular wireless networks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2023
Biden and Kishida held 'very productive' talks on China export controls
The Biden administration in October published a sweeping set of export controls, including measures tightly restricting Chinese access to U.S. chipmaking technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2023
Kishida and Yoon call for improved bilateral relations
Kishida said in his written message that relations between Japan and South Korea need to be brought back to normalcy and promoted further.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 11,120 new cases, 28 deaths
On Monday, the daily number of new cases across Japan came to 52,622, down by about 40,000 from a week earlier.

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