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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2020
Tokyo reports 142 new coronavirus cases Wednesday
Out of Wednesday's cases, 28 were in their 20s, 30 in their 30s and 27 in their 50s, representing the three largest age groups for new cases.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2020
Tokyo confirms 108 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 108 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 3, 2020
Alvark set tone in season-opening win over Brave Thunders
The two-time B. League champion Alvark Tokyo set the pace at both ends of the floor as they cruised past the Kawasaki Brave Thunders 85-79 in front of a home crowd at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in the opening game of the 2020-21 B. League campaign on Friday night.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2020
Tokyo confirms 196 new cases of novel coronavirus
According to the metropolitan government, 5,705 tests had been conducted.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2020
Tourism sector balances hopes and concerns as Tokyo joins Go To Travel
While the capital is a major source of domestic tourism for many areas, it is also the source of about 30 percent of Japan's coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2020
Tokyo reports 194 new COVID-19 cases
People in their 20s made up the largest proportion of the group, at 46, while those in their 30s and 40s totaled 76, the metropolitan government said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2020
The Tokyo Olympics should not be held amid coronavirus pandemic
Hiroshi Hoketsu, 79, is a Japanese three-time Olympic equestrian. He made his Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games and became the oldest Japanese Olympian when he participated in the 2012 London Games at age 71.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2020
Tokyo confirms 78 new COVID-19 cases Monday
People in their 20s made up the largest proportion of the group, at 26, while those in their 30s and 40s totaled 28, the metropolitan government said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2020
Tokyo confirms 270 new cases of COVID-19
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Saturday it had confirmed 270 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2020
Can Japan balance controlling COVID-19 with rebooting the economy?
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike once likened pursuing both as “stepping on the gas and brakes at the same time,” and experts say mixed messages may confuse the public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2020
Xbox targets mobile gamers with new cloud service in Japan
Microsoft is also engaging creators in the country, distributing development kits to more than 100 of them.
Chinese buyer of Okinawa island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
LDP heavyweight Moriyama boosting profile within party
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama speaks to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday.
Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention
A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeo arrives at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, South Korea, late Saturday.
Rising Japanese star Aemu Oyama signs with Manchester City Women
Aemu Oyama, one of Japan's most promising young talents, will join Manchester City's women's squad.
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.
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.
The efforts to bridge the disaster information gap, 30 years on
Roxana Oshiro and her husband gather their belongings in front of their house in Furukawacho, in Kobe's Suma Ward, after the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995.
Japan looks to up the ante with more money and partners in military aid program
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo hold a joint news conference in Taguig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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.
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