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Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2021
One year after the Diamond Princess outbreak, COVID-19 lessons still to be learned
The outbreak of COVID-19 on a cruise ship anchored off Yokohama last February provided an early test of Japan's defenses against a deadly virus that would later go on to upend our lives.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 25, 2021
With bid policy set, localities in Japan roll dice on casinos
Areas interested in submitting proposals now have a clear schedule of when they can do so, and a better understanding of what they can and can't do during the selection process.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2021
Access denied: Virus third wave forces hand of Japan's medical system
“The fact that there are people dying after being sent home to recuperate is testament to the severity of the situation we're in,” Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike told reporters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 26, 2020
Pandemic and internet banking push Japan’s lenders to revamp branches
Withdrawing or transferring cash through a bank teller could completely disappear in Japan within a few years as banks adapt branches for the digital age.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2020
Hospitals in Japan's hard-hit areas stretched amid COVID-19 surge
There is concern that a rising trend in the number of severely ill patients could overwhelm hospitals, health care facilities and intensive care units, delaying critical care.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 18, 2020
‘Knife’ critiques human nature through mime and dance
Choreographer Shuji Onodera was given total artistic freedom to create his adaption of Guy de Maupassant's “Boule de Suif” with a multicultural cast.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2020
Victims of Sagamihara care home attack mourned
Mourners Sunday visited the scene of an attack on a care home for people with mental disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, four years ago, to honor the victims.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2020
Coronavirus cases surge in cities as Tokyo sets new record of 243
Policymakers are weighing public health concerns against business closure requests that could again damage the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 1, 2020
Peeling back the hospital curtain: One Japanese hospital's fight against COVID-19
As the country emerges from a state of emergency, hospitals like one in Yokohama face the prospect of operating in the shadow of a virus with no treatment or cure.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan