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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 24, 2020
Sapporo and Osaka suspended as Go To Travel destinations
Residents of Sapporo and Osaka looking to travel elsewhere will continue to have access to discounts offered under the government-run campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2020
Japan not planning to shut schools despite record daily virus cases
The minister urged schools to exercise 'maximum vigilance' as the number of daily coronavirus cases in Japan surpassed 2,000 for a fifth straight day on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 24, 2020
China and Japan race to dominate the future of high-speed rail
Japan and China are racing to build a new type of ultrafast, levitating train, seeking to demonstrate their mastery over a technology with big export potential.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 23, 2020
Cheap, spacious, crowd-free: Rural Japan is having a moment with the foreign community
Laura Blackhall took a risk purchasing an empty house in the Ibaraki countryside. Amid and following a pandemic, though, it's a choice that just might pay off.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 23, 2020
Fujitsu Frontiers secure eighth straight trip to Japan X Bowl
The Frontiers sealed a 34-3 victory Sunday over the Elecom Kobe Finies in their regular-season finale.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 23, 2020
Hawks still in a class of their own
The team has dominated Japanese baseball — the Climax Series and Japan Series in particular — for almost a decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Nov 23, 2020
Behind scenes, Japanese and South Korean lawmakers work to heal ties
As the two countries continue to have differences over historical issues, these groups play an important role in out-of-sight diplomacy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 22, 2020
Hawks score early and often to crush Giants in Japan Series Game 2
The relentless Hawks put six runs on the board before the end of the third inning and Alfredo Despaigne hit a grand slam in the seventh.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 22, 2020
The new normal that will arise after COVID-19
In the post-COVID-19 world, the coronavirus should prove far less dangerous, eventually becoming as common as the flu. But that doesn't mean life will completely revert to the way it was.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 22, 2020
Work from home in style with these design-focused office goods
As remote working becomes the norm, “On: Design” picks its favorite interior goods designed to help make the home office space less of an eyesore.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Nov 22, 2020
Tech to improve your at-home concerts and beat the winter blues
It still pays to be cautious about COVID-19, but the development of interesting and useful gadgets to improve our “with corona” life never stops.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 22, 2020
Japan faces balancing act over virus clusters among foreign nationals
Talk of the issue underlines the delicate balance the government is trying to strike between stopping foreign communities from becoming hot spots and preventing discrimination.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Great Reset
Nov 22, 2020
The key to reviving international travel
Helping data to cross borders first and setting up a trusted health ID system are key to getting people moving again.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2020
Japan to help schools for foreign nationals with multilingual virus info
The plan is part of preparations for a possible cluster of infections as schools not licensed by Japanese authorities could be left out from various forms of official support.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 22, 2020
Tomoyuki Sugano's future bright despite loss in Japan Series opener
The Giants ace is expected to be one of the hottest targets of the MLB offseason if rumors of a posting come to fruition.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2020
Hawks cut Giants down to size in Game 1 of Japan Series
Dating back to 2018 against the Hiroshima Carp, the Hawks have now won nine straight Japan Series games as they attempt to win their fourth straight title.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2020
Japan had plans to sail MSDF ship near Chinese-held islet in South China Sea
Tokyo eyed equivalent of a U.S. 'freedom of navigation operation' near man-made islands, but fears of seriously harming bilateral ties nixed plans.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 21, 2020
U.S. election helps disinformation on social media thrive in Japan
The 2020 U.S. presidential election has dominated much of the news cycle over the past couple of weeks, with social media playing a key role in the conversation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 21, 2020
Japan’s record COVID-19 cases stoke economic double-dip concern
Lockdowns overseas and renewed concerns over the virus at home already appear to be impacting activity in Japan's economy, according to PMI data released Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2020
Pandemic positive: 20% of Japan's married couples say relationships have improved
As the pandemic forces people to spend more time at home, nearly 20% of wives and husbands said in a survey that their relationships had improved due to increased communication.
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

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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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