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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 15, 2020
The trouble with linking COVID-19 to 'hikikomori'
The mental health issue is already poorly understood; now its role in the public imagination is shifting again.
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JAPAN
May 15, 2020
Tokyo unveils plan to reopen while preventing second virus wave
The city will closely monitor daily cases, untraceable cases and the infection rate from week to week.
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JAPAN
May 15, 2020
Tokyo new virus cases dip to nine, first time in single digits since March
Friday's figure brings the total number of cases in the capital to 5,036, according to the metropolitan government.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
May 15, 2020
10,000 to be tested to see if Japan developing virus 'herd immunity'
The quicker tests will be conducted in certain regions rather than nationwide, the health ministry says.
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May 15, 2020
Coronavirus blow to Japanese sports industry may hit ¥274.7 billion
Renowned economist Katsuhiro Miyamoto predicts that Japan's professional sports leagues could see over $1 billion in losses.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 15, 2020
Summer Koshien organizers mulling cancellation due to virus concerns
Despite the state of emergency being lifted in most prefectures, teams in many areas are uncertain of when they will be able to resume training.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
May 15, 2020
Abe's coronavirus-relief cash program faces barrage of criticism
Majority of residents lack the required individual number cards to apply online, while the government encourages application via mail.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
May 15, 2020
Fukushima Prefecture struggles to contain coronavirus clusters
An outbreak at a post office delayed the delivery of 170,000 items of mail after the facility was forced to close in April.
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
May 15, 2020
Nagoya smokers struggle to light up after station shuts smoking area
People face a u00a52,000 fine if they violate a ban on smoking near Nagoya Station.
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JAPAN
May 15, 2020
Virus-hit Japan inns aided by advance payments for future stays
With many Japanese inns facing threat of closure amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, people are turning to an online project to support them by making payments toward future stays.
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CULTURE / Music
May 15, 2020
Shibuya's Club Asia stays steady and looks ahead to post-coronavirus clubbing
As some of Tokyo's clubs face permanent closure as a result of COVID-19, others look to the future and ways of ensuring they survive the pandemic.
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JAPAN
May 14, 2020
Japan to lift coronavirus state of emergency in 39 prefectures
The nation's capital and seven prefectures will maintain emergency measures for now.
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JAPAN
May 14, 2020
Tokyo reports 30 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus Thursday
The capital kept the number of infections found daily below 50 for the ninth consecutive day.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2020
Top business lobby urges four-day workweek as anti-infection step
Companies were also advised to suspend nonessential business trips and conduct meetings and interviews or seminars with job-seekers online.
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JAPAN
May 14, 2020
Japan aims to enact second extra budget by mid-June to fight virus
The government will also aid university students who are unable to earn enough from part-time jobs due to the epidemic, according to the sources.
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BUSINESS
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus might cost Japan over 1 million jobs, economists say
The pandemic differs greatly from the 2008 financial crisis and job losses will be high.
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BUSINESS
May 14, 2020
Japan's machine tool orders fell to lowest levels since 2010 in April
The orders slumped 48.3 percent compared with a year earlier.
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JAPAN
May 14, 2020
Hope for return to normal as Japan partially lifts virus emergency
People in areas remaining under the state of emergency voiced concern over the negative impact it will have on their lives
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BUSINESS
May 14, 2020
Seiko Epson to start producing face masks for donation and internal use
The firm has also decided to donate 5,600 face shields to the prefectural government to help ease medical supply shortages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2020
Mazda's net profit dropped 80% in fiscal 2019 as pandemic hit
The automaker withheld its earnings forecast for the current business year, citing uncertainties caused by the crisis.
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.
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
Many summer fireworks festivals in Japan canceled due to complaints
Fireworks during Irumagawa Tanabata Festival in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in July 2023
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
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.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
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.

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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.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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