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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2022
Tokyo marks record ninth straight 'extremely hot day' as heat wave continues
The Meteorological Agency said the streak for days above 35 degrees Celsius bested the previous record set in 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jul 2, 2022
Japan Times 1947: National Diet holds first ‘free debate’
An economic white paper was discussed in the Lower House in July 1947 when a “free debate” was held for the first time in Japan's parliamentary history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 3,546 new cases as experts point to risk of sharp rise
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Thursday raised its alert level for COVID-19 infections to the second-highest of four levels.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2022
Swallows sink Carp in 12 innings
Rookie Kazuya Maruyama broke a 12th-inning tie with a two-run double to lift the first-place Swallows to the win.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2022
Power shortage averted amid record June heat for Tokyo
Temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius were recorded on the sixth day of a heat wave that began after the earliest end to the capital's rainy season in decades.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2022
Munetaka Murakami powers Swallows to win over Carp
Munetaka Murakami blasted back-to-back two-run homers and went deep for the third straight game.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,474 more cases than last week
New infections in the capital marked a week-on-week increase for the 12th consecutive day, with the seven-day average rising 37.3%.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
Residents urged to save power as Tokyo heat wave reaches peak
The capital has avoided blackouts as residents and industries have responded to calls to curb power use, and after the nation's grid manager ordered other regions to share supply.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2022
Disaster-hit Tohoku residents unimpressed by 'recovery Olympics,' survey shows
Asked their opinion about the best thing from the Olympics, 39.6% of respondents to the government survey selected 'nothing in particular.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 27, 2022
Facing redevelopment, Koenji rises up
Koenji residents claim the government's proposed Auxiliary Road 227 would spell the beginning of the end for their bohemian neighborhood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2022
Japan issues first 'energy shortage warning' amid soaring temperatures
The Tokyo area was expected to suffer a shortage Monday afternoon as temperatures in the Kanto region were likely to remain high.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 2,004 new cases
The seven-day average of new daily cases in the capital rose 25.9% to 2,018.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 2,160 new cases
The capital also reported two new deaths linked to COVID-19, while the seven-day average of new infections rose 23.3% to 1,963.4.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,181 new cases
The seven-day average of new infections in the capital rose 20.7% to reach 1,895.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2022
Experts warn of 'twindemic' after early flu outbreak at Tokyo school
The prospect of a mixture of influenza and COVID-19 infections was raised after third grade classes were canceled at a school in Tachikawa due to unusually early instances of flu.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2022
Tokyo's Nihonbashi bridge to see light again with removal of expressway
The elevated expressway will be rerouted underground as part of a u00a5320 billion renewal project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2022
Megaquake in Tokyo would likely leave 4.53 million stranded, report shows
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been working to secure facilities that would serve as temporary shelters for stranded people.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 23, 2022
'Tokyo 2020 Side B': Behind the scenes of the 'pandemic Olympics'
While the overall tone is positive and inspirational, the second volume of Naomi Kawase's documentary on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games feels overloaded with aural and visual details.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2022
Tokyo Olympics cost totals ¥1.42 trillion, nearly double the original bid
The final budget report for the Tokyo Games was presented at the organizers' board meeting along with an official report submitted to the International Olympic Committee.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2022
Dragons end Yakult's eight-game winning run in walk-off
A pitcher's duel saw the game knotted up at 1-1 in the tenth inning before pinch hitter Taiki Mitsumata drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded single.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Tiny Japanese startup is bringing AI dating to the masses
Goki Kusunoki, CEO and co-founder of Samansa, with the company's Loverse app in Tokyo on May 10. The app allows interaction only with generative artificial intelligence.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.

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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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