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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 11, 2021
Akihiro Ienaga and Leandro Damiao lead Frontale in Clasico victory
J. League first division champion Kawasaki Frontale outclassed FC Tokyo 4-2 in their "Tamagawa Clasico" game at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium on Sunday behind an early brace from Akihiro Ienaga.
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Apr 11, 2021
Resurgent Rikako Ikee set for big Olympic role in hometown
Just over two years after her leukemia diagnosis, the star swimmer is now poised to become a symbol of hope for Japan after qualifying for several relay events at the games.
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OLYMPICS
Apr 11, 2021
Olympic organizers to secure hotel rooms for athletes with COVID-19
The organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics is planning to secure a hotel with about 300 rooms for athletes with minor or no symptoms of the novel coronavirus, officials with knowledge of the plan said Saturday.
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JAPAN
Apr 10, 2021
Japan's anti-virus pleas fall on deaf ears as scores venture out
Large numbers of people on Saturday flooded transport hubs in major population centers despite the government's stringent coronavirus countermeasures announced just a day earlier.
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JAPAN
Apr 10, 2021
COVID-19 variants could drive up economic hit on Tokyo by ¥4 trillion
A speedy spread of mutations in Tokyo could leave the capital dealing with over 1,400 daily infections in May, up from around 500 in recent days, a University of Tokyo team estimates.
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BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2021
Tokyo Gas to install 19 offshore wind turbines in carbon-free push
The wind turbines will be located in waters near the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture and generate a maximum of 159.6 megawatts, enough renewable energy to supply 70,000 households annually.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 10, 2021
A glimpse of Louis Vuitton’s luxe Le Cafe V Ginza
The French fashion house collaborated with chef Yosuke Suga to design the menu — and the world's first Louis Vuitton chocolates.
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Apr 10, 2021
Kosuke Hagino finds right lane as Tokyo Olympics draw closer
Kosuke Hagino will be making his third trip to the Olympics this summer, but he'll be a different swimmer in Tokyo than he was in either London or Rio de Janeiro.
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JAPAN
Apr 10, 2021
Tokyo restaurant owners worry about tighter COVID-19 steps
Critics blast the central and local governments' handling of the pandemic, saying they're just reacting to the situation without a clear vision.
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JAPAN
Apr 9, 2021
Stricter COVID-19 measures to be applied in Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa
In the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, a highly infectious strain of the coronavirus first identified in the U.K. — N501Y — now accounts for a third of new infections.
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OLYMPICS
Apr 9, 2021
U.S. Olympic hopefuls open to receiving COVID-19 vaccine
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) reiterated that it would not require athletes to get a shot to compete in Tokyo, but will encourage them to do so.
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OLYMPICS
Apr 9, 2021
Tokyo Olympic qualifiers for diving and artistic swimming likely to go ahead in Japan in May
Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying events in diving and artistic swimming look likely to go ahead in Japan next month after being threatened with cancellation because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 9, 2021
Yasunobu Okugawa earns first win as Swallows beat Carp
Okugawa overcame a four-run first inning and a long rain delay to earn his first pro victory.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2021
Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa to get tougher steps to fight coronavirus
Special countermeasures are likely to go into effect in the capital's 23 wards and Musashino, as well as the city of Kyoto and Naha.
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JAPAN
Apr 8, 2021
Japan denies it may allow Olympic athletes to jump vaccine queue
Only a million people have received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine since February. The elderly do not even start getting their shots until next week.
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Apr 8, 2021
Ikee earns Olympic berth in 4x100 freestyle relay with latest win
Ikee won in 53.98 seconds and has now qualified for two Olympic events. Her 100 butterfly victory on Sunday at Tokyo Aquatics Centre earned her a place on Japan's 4x100 medley relay team.
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Apr 8, 2021
Rising star Shoma Sato swimming toward Olympic spotlight
Sato touched the wall on Wednesday in 2 minutes, 6.40 seconds, a national record that is second only to the world record of 2 minutes, 6.12 seconds.
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JAPAN
Apr 8, 2021
Tokyo to seek stronger virus steps under quasi-state of emergency
The measures are expected to call on people to refrain from traveling long distances during the Golden Week holidays from late April.
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JAPAN
Apr 7, 2021
Japan's daily virus total tops 3,000, highest in over two months
The nationwide figure exceeded the 3,000 level for the first time since Jan. 30, when the country's second state of emergency was in place for 11 prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka.
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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2021
Talk of U.S.-led Beijing Olympics boycott puts Japan in tight spot
Japan has been wary of checking China on rights issues, partly out of fear of economic retaliation from its largest trading partner.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals