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JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
Japan to end use of COVID-19 contact-tracing app
The government will later announce a schedule to halt the functions of the COCOA app, as well as other details of the decision, digital transformation minister Taro Kono said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 8,855 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 9,385.0, compared with 11,610.0 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs to meet Wednesday to discuss alliance and security
Yasukazu Hamada is scheduled to travel to the U.S. to meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. It will be the first time they have met in person since Hamada took on the role.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
Former North Korean spy Kim Hyon Hui convinced Japanese abductees are alive
Kim Hyon Hui says North Korea apparently 'decided to declare dead, and not to return, anyone who knows (North Korea's) internal weaknesses and secrets, lest they make such things public.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
South Korea eyes Yoon-Kishida meeting on sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
A South Korean official said that the talks would likely be casual amid signs of a thaw in bilateral ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
Japan must not 'obscure' stance on Taiwan issue, China's top diplomat says
Foreign Minister Wang Yi demanded that Tokyo respect the principle that Beijing is the sole legitimate government of China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2022
Japan health ministry backs Pfizer and Moderna omicron boosters
Pfizer's omicron booster can be administered to people age 12 and over, while Moderna's is limited to those 18 and above, the panel advised.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 5,654 new cases
The seven-day average of new positive cases dropped 22.9% from a week before to 9,475.1.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2022
Japan plans to reopen to independent travelers in major shift, report says
Tourists, who will need to have been vaccinated three times or submit a negative test result under the new policy, may be able to enter without a visa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2022
BOJ set to end COVID-relief plan, but no change to loose policy
The winding up of the plan would reflect easing funding strains among small, service-sector firms that were hardest hit by the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 7,750 new cases
Tokyo confirmed 7,750 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down by about 1,800 from a week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2022
Japan marks a decade since nationalization of Senkakus with wary eye toward China threat
Tensions remain high with China some 10 years after the Japanese government nationalized the Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2022
Japan to remove entry cap in 'not-so-distant future,' official says
A Japanese government spokesman said the nation should not lag further behind in attracting foreign tourists, especially when the yen's weakness is making it an attractive destination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2022
U.S. and Japan plan to hold summit on U.N. assembly sidelines
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are planning to hold a summit around Sept. 20 on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 9,988 new cases
The figure in the capital comes a day after Japan's total number of coronavirus cases topped 20 million since the start of the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2022
U.S. Army's Pacific commander wants to keep rocket launchers at front-line Japanese base
U.S. equipment — including two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) that can fire projectiles up to 500 km — could remain on Amami Oshima island for several more months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2022
China's Senkaku sailings: A decadelong point of friction with Japan
A Chinese diplomatic source indicated Beijing's frequent dispatch of vessels to waters near the islands has eroded Japan's effective control and given China 'the upper hand' in the row.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2022
Emperor Naruhito plans to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral in first overseas trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who hailed the queen's 'great contribution' toward strengthening Japan's ties with Britain, is also reportedly considering attending.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2022
Three bodies found by Russia following Hokkaido boat sinking arrive in Japan
The bodies are believed to be those of Akira Soyama, a 27-year-old deckhand, and a female and male passenger who are among those still unaccounted for after the deadly sinking.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms 99,491 new cases as figure continues to fall
The seven-day average of new cases in Tokyo fell 27.1% to 10,346.6.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Trump's VP pick signals stronger focus on China
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
Japan’s minimum wage might not budge much if corporate fears prevail
Unionists hold a rally in Tokyo in April. Households' real cash earnings have been falling year on year for more than two years, with the weakening of the yen making the situation only more difficult as prices of imported goods increase rapidly.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
Three novelists named for Akutagawa and Naoki awards
Naoki Prize winner Michi Ichiho (left), and Akutagawa Prize winners Sanzo K. Matsunaga (center) and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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