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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2020
'Shocking discrimination': Japan's sex industry cries foul over exclusion from government aid
A lawsuit has ignited a debate over whether the sector should qualify for subsidies, laying bare a deep-seated distrust of an industry often associated with immorality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2020
Mike Pompeo shortens Asia trip as Trump falls ill, but will visit Japan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to leave the U.S. for Japan on Sunday but will not travel to South Korea and Mongolia on his Asian visit as planned, the U.S. government said, after President Donald Trump was hospitalized with the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2020
Japan planning quickest-ever approval for anti-viral drug Avigan
According to sources, the government had already mapped out the drug's approval process by the time a Fujifilm unit disclosed data from clinical studies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 3, 2020
The not-so-secret allure of camping in Japan amid a pandemic
Public transport isn't generally an option, campers seldom use restaurants or hotels, and social distancing is virtually a given.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 3, 2020
COVID-19 accelerates the irritation in society we all feel
“If a married couple can't get along in a pandemic, who can?”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2020
Tourism gets a boost after Tokyo added to travel subsidy program
Railway stations in Tokyo and airports across Japan were crowded Saturday, the first weekend since travel to and from the capital was included in a government subsidy program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2020
Tokyo reports 208 new COVID-19 cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Saturday it had confirmed 208 new cases of infection with the virus that causes COVID-19, after reporting 196 infections a day earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2020
Russian chopper briefly enters Japanese airspace, prompting ASDF to scramble fighters
A Russian helicopter entered Japanese airspace off Hokkaido on Friday, prompting the scrambling of Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets, the Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2020
AstraZeneca's Japanese COVID-19 vaccine trial back on, but U.S. still paused
The British drugmaker said the early-to-mid-stage trial for the vaccine against the coronavirus resumed in Japan after consultations with the national health regulator
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2020
Suga wishes Trump early recovery from COVID-19
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday expressed hope that U.S. President Donald Trump will recover soon from the COVID-19 illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2020
Coronavirus vaccination to be given for free in Japan
The government is trying to secure enough vaccines by the first half of 2021 to administer to all members of the public.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2020
Japan and France agree to cooperate on COVID-19 and maritime security
Tokyo has been looking to coordinate with European partners over steps against China's rising assertiveness in the South and East China seas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2020
Japan’s jobless rate edges up again to three-year high
The latest figures suggest more business operators have become unable to maintain their workforce after the virus dented consumption.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2020
Tokyo confirms 196 new cases of novel coronavirus
According to the metropolitan government, 5,705 tests had been conducted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Oct 2, 2020
Exchange outage latest blow to Tokyo’s financial hub dreams
Unlike equity markets in nearby Hong Kong natural disasters have never forced the exchange to close, but it has repeatedly been taken down by technical glitches.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2020
Suga unlikely to call election this year
The new prime minister wishes to focus on the ongoing COVID-19 crisis rather than dissolving the House of Representatives, officials say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2020
AirAsia Japan's fate to be known within week, founder says
The airline's fleet of three planes is based at Nagoya's Chubu Centrair International Airport.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2020
North Korea asks Japan-based travel agency to sell stamps to Japanese
The stamps feature scenes including and air show and a meeting between Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2020
Tokyo trading halted due to hardware failure
Trading was suspended from the start of the morning session at 9 a.m., and the exchange is preparing to resume trading Friday by restarting the overall system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 1, 2020
Worried about coronavirus, unmarried couples pursue legal protection
Without being formally married, couples risk losing hospital visitation rights and permission to give medical consent.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
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.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.

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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.
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