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SURVEYS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2020
Marriage inequality: Japan's husbands happy, wives stressed as kids stuck home amid pandemic
Both enjoy forming deeper bonds with their children but many wives found that dealing with both all day wasn't exactly ideal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jul 24, 2020
Multicultural advice center in Sendai busy with inquiries
The center offers face-to-face support in English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Nepalese, as well as telephone support in 13 other languages.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2020
Nearly 80% of A-bomb survivors struggle to pass on experiences
The issue of passing on memories of the bombings is becoming more urgent as witnesses are declining in numbers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2020
Not even a quarter of Japan is looking forward to holding Olympics
The opinion poll found that 36.4 percent think the Summer Games should be postponed again and 33.7 percent think they should be canceled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2020
Half Japan firms have no quick fix for virus pain but some eye productivity gains
Other choices include reviewing business activity and planning new business to cushion the blow from the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 1, 2020
Virus pushes Japanese business sentiment down to lowest level in 11 years
Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers in June plunged to the lowest level since June 2009 due to the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of Japan's tankan survey showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 28, 2020
Yuriko Koike leads in Tokyo governor race, analysis finds
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is leading comfortably in the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held on July 5, a Kyodo News analysis showed Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2020
Japanese cluster study revives ‘3Cs’ warning as coronavirus cases surge anew
The study, published in the CDC's journal, says closed, crowded environments with close contact and poor ventilation are driving the formation of cluster infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2020
Abe Cabinet support rate falls to 36.7% after ex-minister's arrest
Arrests of former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife pushes approval rate down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2020
Majority of Japan firms cutting jobs and pay to survive pandemic
Over half of the respondents criticized the government's response, dashing hopes for a solid recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2020
Asian business sentiment fell to 11-year low amid pandemic, survey shows
The Asian Business Sentiment Index captured a negative outlook for only the second time since the survey began in the second quarter of 2009.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2020
Japanese least satisfied with aid to firms amid pandemic, survey finds
The Japanese public was least satisfied with government support to businesses amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in a six-nation survey by German-U.S. communications consultancy Kekst CNC, it was learned Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2020
Business at 20% of hospitals in Japan worse due to pandemic, survey shows
The survey of found that some doctors are even considering shutting their facilities permanently because of a decline in outpatients.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 13, 2020
Young American men having a lot less sex in the 21st century, study shows
Sexual activity among young American men has declined sharply since 2000, with nearly a third reporting no sex with a partner in the prior year, according to a survey study published on Friday that suggests social media and electronic gaming might be filling the void.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2020
Only 10% of firms in Japan have addressed LGBT issues, survey finds
Just over 10 percent of companies in Japan have policies aimed at protecting the rights of sexual minorities, a recent government survey revealed, reflecting the nation's lack of progress in addressing workplace inequality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2020
Tokyo falls to No. 3 on global list of most expensive cities for expats
Foreign exchange movements kept Hong Kong at the top but lifted Turkmenistan's Ashgabat into second place.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 8, 2020
Long-term expats in Hamamatsu less confident in Japanese than interns
Over three quarters of those not studying the language said they would like to, with 44 percent saying they had no time to do so because of work.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Abe Cabinet's approval rating lowest in two years as slow virus aid and scandals bite
A gambling prosecutor whose retirement was postponed, slow coronavirus relief and lack of testing have dragged Abe's approval rate to the lowest in two years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2020
80% of Japan's mayors oppose shifting school-year start to fall
The bulk of officials are undecided, but the chiefs of towns and villages appear to be mostly opposed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2020
Doctors on Japan's COVID-19 front lines lack fresh masks and hazard pay, union survey finds
The survey of about 170 doctors found three-quarters said they were ordered to work on the front lines, while four-fifths said they receive no hazard allowance.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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