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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2020
Japan to ease entry rules for business travelers and returnees
The change will only apply to residents of Japan who are planning to spend no more than seven days at their overseas destinations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 30, 2020
Medical students in Aichi struggle to get on-site training amid pandemic
Medical departments in universities are having difficulty conducting anatomy classes, clinical rotations and other training for students.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 30, 2020
Exhausted emergency fund may force Tokyo into debt and deep cuts
The metropolitan government has already begun to slash expenses, reroute money from other designated funds and borrow cash to alleviate the pressure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2020
Japan urges South Korea to present solution to wartime labor row
Relations between the two countries have slumped to a historic low following a decision by the top South Korean court in October 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2020
Government asks local authorities and firms to extend New Year's break
A government subcommittee on the coronavirus has proposed extending the holiday period through Jan. 11.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2020
Suga grilled in Diet on science council scandal and policy agenda
CDP leader Edano adopted toned-down rhetoric, apparently reflecting criticism that his party is overly critical and does not present enough policy proposals of its own.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2020
Japanese firms may face rocky road ahead with China’s new policies
Japanese firms have complained about China's environmental policies, saying they are too strict to obey.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2020
Japan lowers travel advisories for China and eight other regions
For Myanmar and Jordan, Japan raised its travel advisories to Level 3, in light of an expansion in coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2020
Overnight nursing care users dropped 20% in May amid pandemic
Despite high demand for nursing services in general, the number of care facility users sharply fell as older people refrained from visiting for fear of being infected.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2020
South Korea expresses 'serious concern' over any radioactive water dump
The view was expressed during meetings between Japanese and South Korean officials, the first since Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga took office.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2020
Takeda plans to supply 50 million doses of Moderna vaccine in Japan
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday it plans to supply 50 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine, developed by U.S. drugmaker Moderna Inc., in Japan from the first half of next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2020
Japan's Shionogi readies COVID-19 vaccine for December trial
The firm plans to put its vaccine candidate into Phase 1 clinical trials in December and shift into Phase 2 by January.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2020
Toyota output up 11.7% on year earlier to hit record, led by China
The global output of 841,915 vehicles for September also marked the auto giant's first year-on-year increase in nine months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2020
Japan's specialist cleaners find new purpose and demand in pandemic
Usually tasked with cleaning up the aftermath of suicide, the squalor of derelict houses and post-disaster debris, the virus has created a boom for the niche industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2020
Japan mulls extending travel subsidy campaign past January
Under the travel promotion program, bookings have been skewed toward luxury hotels rather than cheap ones, as guests take advantage of the discount.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2020
BOJ sees volatile recovery path as virus piles on uncertainty
The decision to leave policy unchanged likely reflects continued signs of a recovery in Japan from its record contraction as production and exports improve.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2020
Opposition grills Suga over science panel furor and coronavirus response
Suga, however, declined to give details on why he did not nominate the scholars who have been critical of security and anti-conspiracy legislation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2020
Japan upgrades regional economic assessment for second quarter in row
Tempering the upgrade, however, the ministry repeated an expression used in the July report, assessing that the economies 'remain in a severe situation.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Oct 28, 2020
ANA faces strong headwinds as pandemic prompts shift from expansion
The pandemic is forcing ANA Holdings Inc. to take a pause in its expansion strategy amid the specter of further financial strains.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2020
Japanese media call for reviewing U.S. visa changes for journalists
The Japanese media join outlets in Asia and Europe in expressing concerns about the possible new visa limits.
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.

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