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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 9, 2021
Tokyo 2020 chief says games may ramp up virus testing frequency
Newly appointed Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said Tuesday initial guidelines requiring Olympic athletes to be tested for the coronavirus at least once every four days are being reconsidered.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2021
Japan to give $19 million to aid Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh
Officials said Tokyo would maintain humanitarian assistance to Myanmar even as it condemns the military coup on Feb. 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2021
Japan to use seven-shot insulin syringes for COVID-19 vaccines
Health minister Norihisa Tamura said Tuesday the move, pioneered by Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center in Kyoto Prefecture, could speed up the country's vaccine rollout.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 9, 2021
Two more coronavirus cases reported at Gamba
J. League first-division side Gamba Osaka said Monday that a player and a staff member have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, on top of six cases that saw their last two league games canceled.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2021
Concern after Japan virus officials averaged 124 hours of overtime in January
One staffer at the Cabinet Secretariat's Office for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control was in the office for 391 hours outside of regular working hours in the month.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 8, 2021
Great East Japan Earthquake survivor Jun Endo learns importance of resilience in life
She was buoyed through the hard times by her dream of joining the Japanese women's national team, Nadeshiko Japan, which beat the odds in 2011 and brought joy to the tsunami-hit nation.
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JAPAN
Mar 8, 2021
Japan begins vaccinating 14,000 SDF medical staff against COVID-19
Medical personnel within the Self-Defense Forces have been dispatched across the country to support pandemic-stricken areas since last year.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2021
Biden’s pricier troop deal with Seoul to impact next agreement with Tokyo
The agreement on a “meaningful increase” in cost-sharing could prompt the U.S. to ask Japan to play a larger role in its regional strategy instead of doling out more cash, experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2021
Japan's January current account surplus sees first decline in five months
The current account balance, one of the widest gauges of international trade, registered a surplus of u00a5646.8 billion ($6 billion), down 2.3% from a year ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 7, 2021
Wary Japan firms looking for signs of risk in Myanmar chaos
The recent turmoil in Myanmar has many Japanese companies on the alert for any signs of worsening prospects for what they see as a promising market.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 7, 2021
China FM says coast guard law does not target specific nation
Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China and Japan have 'every reason to support each other' to successfully hold both the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2021
U.N. crime prevention conference kicks off in Kyoto
The Kyoto congress will focus on greater international cooperation efforts between nations to address long-standing cross-border crimes ranging from cybercrime to human trafficking.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2021
Japan may approve second COVID-19 vaccine in May, health minister says
The remarks come after Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. asked regulators Friday to approve the use of Moderna Inc.'s vaccine.
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JAPAN
Mar 7, 2021
Pedestrian traffic in Tokyo up even as virus emergency continues
As of 3 p.m. Saturday, pedestrian traffic was up 6.8 percentage points from the week before at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, the largest margin of increase in the capital and the three prefectures.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 7, 2021
Jockeys and other racing officials received improper virus rescue money
A tax accountant in Osaka who also owns a racehorse is said to have encouraged over 100 in the industry to apply for relief money from a government program.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 6, 2021
Foraging in Japan: What to eat and where to find it
In her book, “Eating Wild Japan,” Winifred Bird traverses the country searching for edible plants and the stories of those who pick them, eat them and live surrounded by them.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 6, 2021
Increasing angst on social media may point to a silver lining as Japan looks to leave 2020 behind
The outrage expressed on Twitter has been noticeably worse than normal over the first two months of the year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2021
Online funerals and Zen apps keep Japan’s Buddhist temples afloat
As the pandemic forces institutions around the world to change the way they do things, new endeavors are some of the ways that Buddhist groups in Japan are trying to survive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2021
Tokyo business owners recognize need for virus emergency extension but aid still a concern
'The situation is hopeless,' said a 42-year-old manager of a franchised pub in Tokyo's bustling Shibuya Ward.
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JAPAN
Mar 5, 2021
Japan's Takeda seeks government approval for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
While awaiting regulatory approval, Takeda plans to start distributing the Moderna vaccine in the first half of this year.
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.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
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

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

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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