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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 3,495 new cases in rise over last week
The seven-day average of new infections fell 13.1% week on week to 2,906.6, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2022
COVID tracker: Tokyo reports 4,338 new cases as uptick disturbs recent trend
The daily count of new cases marked its second straight day of week-on-week increases, after decreases were logged for 14 consecutive days.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 4,790 new cases for first week-on-week rise in 15 days
The capital also reported five deaths, while the number of severely ill patients under its criteria stood at 13, up by one from the previous day.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2022
Japan to designate 58 sites as security-linked land
The government gave priority to uninhabited remote islands in the first batch of designation candidates, due to their importance in asserting the country's borders.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 11, 2022
Tokyo begins accepting applications under same-sex partnership system
The system does not offer the legal benefits of marriage for same-sex couples but has been welcomed by LGBTQ rights groups as a small step forward.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 1,372 new COVID-19 cases
On Sunday, Japan confirmed 22,613 new COVID-19 cases, a decrease of about 6,500 from a week earlier.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2022
Tokyo confirms 2,242 new COVID-19 cases
On Saturday, Japan reported 26,725 new cases nationwide, down by about 8,900 from a weak before.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 9, 2022
A tiny Tokyo apartment: ‘I wouldn’t live anywhere else’
Meet the young Japanese who have decided to live in a shoe box.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2022
More robots, less cash and new Shibuya await tourists back to Japan
Japan is opening up again after closing its borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic for almost three years — and boy have things changed. Here's a quick rundown of what to expect.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,605 new cases
Six new deaths linked to the virus were reported in the Japanese capital, while the seven-day average of new cases dropped 38.4% to 3,167.6.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 3,016 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases fell 36.9% to 3,343.1, while the number of patients with severe symptoms stood at 10, unchanged from the previous day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 4,067 new cases amid downtrend
The seven-day average of new infections in the capital slid 39.9% to 3,770.9, while the number of severely ill patients remained unchanged from the previous day, at 10.
JAPAN / History
Oct 4, 2022
Tokyo to digitize material related to March 1945 air raids
The government will create a digital database of videotaped testimonies from those who experienced the airstrikes and personal belongings of victims that have not been publicly shown.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 4, 2022
Munetaka Murakami earns place in NPB history with dominant season
The Swallows slugger broke new ground for a Japan-born player on Monday when he finished the regular season with his 56th home run, wrapping up the Triple Crown in the process.
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
Kyoto to raise accommodation tax to a maximum ¥10,000 per night
Tourists visit Fushimi Inari Shrine in the city of Kyoto on Monday.
Bird flu cases surge as new year begins
Agriculture minister Taku Eto speaks during a meeting on measures against bird flu at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japanese space startup launches second bid for historic moon landing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Ispace's Resilience lunar lander lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday.
Trump’s immigration crackdown will be swift and ugly. Here’s how.
Migrants wait to be processed on U.S. soil after crossing from Mexico in El Paso, Texas, in May 2023.
With new regional party, Shinji Ishimaru touts rebirth
Shinji Ishimaru announces details of his new regional party at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Nippon Steel’s case against Biden probably unwinnable, attorneys argue
U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvannia, in 2019. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel face significant legal challenges in their case against the United States.
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.
Due north: Foreign-born guides introduce Hokkaido’s unique charms
Lantoko, a company operated by Taiwan native Ping-Fang Lan, offers drift ice walking tours and other exhilarating experiences in and around Shiretoko National Park.

Podcast

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

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
By Tomoko Otake

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