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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2021
Shimane Prefecture approves Olympic torch relay after initial opposition
Shimane Prefecture has so far confirmed about 290 coronavirus cases, while the cumulative number of infections in Tokyo stood at 123,350 as of Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Apr 7, 2021
Daiya Seto books 200 butterfly spot at Tokyo Games
Four-time world champion Daiya Seto qualified for his third event at this summer's Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday after swimming second in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the national championships.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2021
Masato Morishita goes distance as Carp blank Swallows
Right-hander Masato Morishita was in command for the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday, throwing the first complete-game shutout of the Central League season in a 2-0 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2021
Japan rushes to confirm North Korea's decision to skip Tokyo Olympics
North Korea became the first country to announce that it would not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, citing the coronavirus pandemic as its reason.
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Apr 6, 2021
Katsuhiro Matsumoto gunning for gold after earning first Olympic spot
The 24-year-old matched Sun Yang's winning 200-meter freestyle time at Rio 2016 during Monday's national championships and promised to lower his time even further before the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 6, 2021
Water polo test event off as Olympic qualifying cancellations mount
The decision is yet another blow for Tokyo 2020 planners following the move by swimming's global governing body FINA to call off three Olympic qualifying events.
Japan Times
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Apr 5, 2021
Rikako Ikee adds Tokyo Olympic berth to emotional comeback story
The 20-year-old swimming star, who is recovering from leukemia, punched her ticket to the games by winning the 100-meter butterfly final at the national championships on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2021
School's out in much of the world, but Japanese teachers are happy to return
Japan's situation contrasts sharply with that in other countries, where the question of whether to reopen schools has become a hot-button political issue.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 5, 2021
IOC chief Bach and ex-PM Abe tweet congratulations to Rikako Ikee
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday sent congratulatory tweets to swimmer Rikako Ikee after the leukemia survivor qualified for this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 5, 2021
Restaurants in Japan cooking up new breakfast culture amid pandemic
With revenue having been lost in the evenings as a result of closure requests, some eateries are keen to establish a new morning dining market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Apr 5, 2021
Japan Times 1946: Women of Japan make first visit to polls
'Wednesday was a red-letter day for me. With a thrill and also a feeling of antipathy, I left home early to go to the polls.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2021
'No singing, eat in silence': How Japanese schools have stayed open despite the pandemic
Japanese schools — which unlike many parts of the world have mostly remained open — are experimenting with various ways to co-exist with the coronavirus while keeping children safe.
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Apr 3, 2021
Rikako Ikee reaches women's 100 butterfly final at nationals
She has publicly targeted the 2024 Paris Olympics, but her rapid recovery has made an appearance at this summer's Tokyo Games a possibility.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2021
Vaccinations alone won't have major impact on fourth wave of virus in Tokyo, study shows
Even if 70,000 vaccinations per day were given to Tokyoites, the capital could still see a fourth wave of infections peaking at 1,610 new cases on May 14, the study showed.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2021
Tokyo Olympic all-male torch relay leg lets women in after backlash
In the relay leg due to be held Tuesday, only men were initially set to be allowed to board a boat to be used in the 200-meter segment, crossing a canal in Handa, Aichi Prefecture.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 2, 2021
Episode 89: Why are the Tokyo Olympics still going ahead in a pandemic?
Joining Deep Dive is the New York Times Tokyo bureau chief Motoko Rich, here to discuss why the government seems so intent on holding the Games this summer, and the risks associated with them going ahead as planned.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 2, 2021
British skateboard prodigy Sky Brown back from accident with renewed vigor
Twelve-year-old skateboarding prodigy Sky Brown said she has fully recovered from her life-threatening fall last May and plans to broaden her horizons by adding surfing to her Olympic schedule.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Apr 2, 2021
Prospects looking brighter for Japan's senior and Olympic squads
To say that the last week was a good one for followers of Japan's men's teams is somewhat of an understatement.
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Apr 2, 2021
FINA mulling cancellation of Olympic diving qualifier in Tokyo: source
Swimming's world governing body FINA is facing the possible cancellation of the Diving World Cup, which serves as a qualification competition for the Tokyo Olympics, due to coronavirus concerns, a source close to the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2021
Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Osaka to be canceled due to virus spike
Some sections of the relay have been heavily crowded, even though organizers have said segments may be skipped if too many people show up to watch.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

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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
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