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SCHOOLS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2020
COVID-19 school closures open door for housekeepers and babysitters in Japan
Surveys have shown that most know about the services, but many are reluctant to try them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2020
Student workbooks flying off shelves amid Japan's coronavirus school closures
Student workbooks are flying off bookstore shelves in response to the emergency school closures requested by the government to slow down the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2020
Some schools in Japan planning to reopen despite coronavirus outbreak
Municipalities nationwide are beginning to break with the government's request to close schools in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak, with some opting to reopen schools earlier than planned after briefly closing their doors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2020
Nonregular workers losing income amid viral outbreak
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus is threatening the livelihoods of nonregular workers across Japan, with many part-time and contract workers losing income.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2020
Experts raise doubts that Japan school closures will curb coronavirus
Public health experts are concerned the move may turn out to be counterproductive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / First Person
Mar 5, 2020
Day 4 of Japan's Great Teleworking Experiment: Distractions aplenty but 'co-workers' are cute
Today is my fourth-straight day working from home and, consequently, the fourth day of my living nightmare.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2020
Almost 99% of Japan's public elementary schools shut as COVID-19 spreads
In line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's request last week that schools nationwide close their doors following the COVID-19 virus outbreak, 98.8 percent of all municipally run elementary schools have started extraordinary breaks, education ministry data has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2020
Food suppliers hit by sudden school closures due to virus crisis in Japan
Government-requested nationwide school closures aimed at tackling the new coronavirus are impacting suppliers of ingredients for school lunches across the nation, with some facing the need to dispose of food already purchased.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 29, 2020
In dramatic broadcast, Abe asks public to fight virus and announces steps to ease pain of school closures
Addressing a nation gripped by uncertainty, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday made a televised appeal for public cooperation in the "fight against the invisible and unknown virus" and tried to soften the blow from his government's abrupt and disruptive containment measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2020
Abe's bold school closure move appears spurred by criticism of virus response
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's abrupt move appears aimed at containing not only the virus, but also criticism of his handling of the growing Olympic and economic threat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2020
Working Japanese parents react with shock to Abe's total school closure request
Double-income and single-parent households are confused, frustrated and scrambling to make arrangements.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2020
Schools challenged to teach climate change as students join Greta Thunberg's strikes
Dozens of students packed onto a boat docked in a flood-prone area of Bangladesh listen closely to a lesson highlighting the natural life of the rivers around them.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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