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JAPAN
May 25, 2020
Tokyo reports eight COVID-19 cases as state of emergency lifted
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed eight coronavirus cases on Monday as the central government announced the complete lifting of the state of emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2020
Japanese government panel says time right to lift emergency in five prefectures
The Japanese government was set to end its nationwide state of emergency by lifting the order for Tokyo, its surrounding areas and Hokkaido on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2020
Tokyo confirms two new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
Tokyo reported two new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the lowest daily figure in months, NHK and other media reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
May 22, 2020
Ep. 42 ‘Woman Who Makes Everyone Dream’
I enjoy a good cliffhanger as much as the next person, but I wasn’t eager to see how Toshiyuki and Yume’s night in Sapporo would unfold. When we last saw these two, they were sitting close to each other in a dark bar. Toshiyuki was urging Yume to drink more alcohol as he mustered the courage to express...
JAPAN
May 22, 2020
Tokyo reports three new coronavirus cases, lowest for two months
Friday's figure marked the lowest since March 22 and brought the number of infections in the past week to 53.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2020
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike reveals restart plan as end of emergency looms
Three-stage plan will see business and facilities gradually encouraged to extend operating hours and crowd capacity as infections are monitored.
JAPAN
May 21, 2020
Kansai sees end to virus state of emergency, but Tokyo area must wait
Experts caution that the rolling back of measures introduced by the emergency declaration does not mean the virus has disappeared.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 21, 2020
Tokyo Olympic organizers praise FCCJ's removal of 'offensive' logo
Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto welcomed Thursday's decision by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan to remove a logo from its website that Olympic organizers had deemed “offensive.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2020
Tokyo reports five new coronavirus infections Tuesday
The number has remained at or below 10 this week.
Chinese buyer of Okinawa island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
More bird flu cases found in Japan; 1.44 million birds to be culled
Officials with the agriculture ministry hold a news conference in Nagoya on Friday following an outbreak of avian influenza in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, earlier this month.
Fuji TV loses more advertisers amid inquiry into host’s behavior
Fuji TV is losing more advertisers following allegations about inappropriate behavior by a celebrity host and questions about its handling of the case.
As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
Top sumo pros to enter the ring in Paris in June 2026
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (right) alongside David Rothschild, the promoter of an upcoming tournament in Paris, on Sunday in Tokyo
As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
Amid rising world hunger, a Japan-inspired group in Kenya is making a big impact
Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food4Education, serves food during the opening of a new kitchen in Mombasa County, Kenya, in 2022. The organization started in 2012 by feeding 25 children out of a single kitchen. Now it feeds nearly half a million every day.
From Tokyo to Manhattan, Takuma Watanabe stirs up a stiff drink
It's taken Takuma Watanabe little time to establish himself as one of New York's hottest bartenders.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.

Podcast

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

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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