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NEW ZEALAND XV

Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 20, 2020
New Zealand given top seed for women's Rugby World Cup draw
New Zealand, England and Canada were confirmed as the top three seeds for the women's 2021 Rugby World Cup after the game's governing body opted to use rankings from the start of the year with southern hemisphere teams unable to play due to COVID-19 curbs.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2020
Jacinda Ardern’s stunning election victory holds lessons for U.S.
Ardern's message of empathy and kindness contrasts starkly with the divisive politics in the U.S. as Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2020
Pandemic biggest hurdle for New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern after 'tectonic' election
Jacinda Ardern's landslide election win gives her a mandate for the transformational change she has been promising New Zealand for three years, but the COVID-19 pandemic may limit what she can actually do.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2020
First 'no-quarantine' flights arrive in Australia as coronavirus cases fall
Hundreds of New Zealand plane passengers started arriving in Sydney on Friday as part of a new trans-Tasman travel bubble amid a rapidly falling growth rate in cases at the epicenter of Australia's coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2020
New Zealand gives U.S. a lesson in pandemic democracy
The U.S., a nation founded on the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights, would do well to heed the example given by New Zealand.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 13, 2020
New Zealand expecting 47,000-strong crowd for second Bledisloe test
New Zealand Rugby is expecting a "near-capacity" crowd of some 47,000 to pack into Auckland's Eden Park for the second Bledisloe Cup international against Australia on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2020
Cyberattacks disrupt New Zealand's stock exchange for fourth day
New Zealand’s stock exchange suffered a fourth day of disruption on Friday as cyberattacks from abroad prevented trading.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020
Groups from U.S., Europe and Oceania protest Japan’s travel ban
Many countries have imposed curbs to battle the pandemic but Japan's are among the most strict, effectively banning foreign nationals' entry from more than 140 countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2020
New Zealand reports more COVID-19 cases and extends Auckland lockdown
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended a lockdown in the country's biggest city on Friday in response to the first national coronavirus outbreak in months, sticking with a "go early, go hard" approach she said has proven effective.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2020
New Zealand scrambles to trace cluster, reporting 14 new coronavirus cases
New Zealand officials continued to investigate the source of an outbreak of the coronavirus Thursday, reporting 14 new cases the same day as long queues of people formed to escape a renewed lockdown in the country's biggest city or be tested for the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand locks down Auckland after first virus cases in months
New Zealand reported its first local cases of the coronavirus in more than 100 days and put its largest city Auckland into lockdown to prevent another outbreak.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 10, 2020
Australia puts New Zealand on clock for trans-Tasman tournament
Rugby Australia has given New Zealand a three-week deadline to agree to a trans-Tasman competition in 2021 that will include five Australian teams or face organizing its own domestic tournament next year.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 1, 2020
New Zealand becomes latest nation to face claims of abuse from gymnasts
Gymnastics New Zealand has launched "urgent inquiries" into allegations of systemic psychological and physical abuse of its athletes, media reports said, echoing similar complaints in other countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2020
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over security law
New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes following China's decision to pass a national security law for the territory, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2020
With coronavirus under control, Vietnam and New Zealand see different travel trends
Laura Douglas' tourism start-up, a farm surrounded by snow-tipped mountains in southern New Zealand, was attracting hundreds of mostly foreign visitors a month until the coronavirus pandemic brought it to a sudden halt in March.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 23, 2020
Beijing outbreak shows COVID-19’s insidious ability to hide
Just as Beijing looked poised to claim victory over the coronavirus, a 52-year-old man with fever and chills showed how the pandemic can come roaring back from apparent obscurity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2020
New Zealand ends social distancing after eliminating COVID-19
New Zealand will remove social distancing requirements after reporting zero active cases of COVID-19, indicating it has achieved its aim of eliminating the virus.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
London calling: Sumo's U.K. trip brings back memories of 1991
Japan’s national sport made its second foray into Western Europe, and first to the U.K., with a five-day tournament at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall in October 1991.
‘Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron’ documentary meditates on auteur's creativity and legacy
“Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron" provides an in-depth look into the octogenarian auteur’s creative process and personal reflections.
Yurie Collins: ‘Everyone seems sedated, fed-up … that’s why they turn to comedy’
Yurie Collins is a bilingual comedian based in Tokyo. In addition to being a prize-winning roast comic, her dating-themed "Tokyo Hoe Tales" shows have proven to be a hit with women of all nationalities.
Winter chill, hot baths and the risk of heat shock: How to stay safe
A health ministry survey showed that 5,824 people age 65 and older died in a bathtub in their home or other residential facilities in 2022, more than double the number of people who died in a traffic accident.
It’s Japan versus China for 2024’s game of the year
While FromSoftware's Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a strong contender for game of the year, Black Myth: Wukong, the first AAA game made by a Chinese developer, offers some stiff competition.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

People in cities across Japan will pop into their local convenience store for any number of products they believe will help them with a night of drinking.
Hangover cures are everywhere in Japan — but do they work?
By Thu-Huong Ha

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