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May 27, 2020
Firm hopes to allow fans at home to broadcast cheers to empty stadiums when sports resume
As Japan’s sports teams prepare for a cautious return to action after hiatuses caused by COVID-19, a company has developed an app that allows fans to cheer remotely as their teams play in empty stadiums.
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JAPAN
May 27, 2020
Japan quells rumors it will pay for half of visitors' expenses
In tweets, the Japan Tourism Agency said the program under consideration would only cover “a portion of domestic travel expenses.”
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May 27, 2020
Pro athletes with underlying conditions remain extra cautious of COVID-19 threat
Professional athletes may seem invincible, but like anyone else they can suffer from serious conditions that make them vulnerable to the coronavirus.
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JAPAN
May 27, 2020
China labels Abe's claim on origin of COVID-19 a 'politicization' of the deadly virus
Beijing says it opposes 'stigmatization' of disease's beginning after Japanese leader calls it a 'fact' that illness 'spread from China to the world.'
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JAPAN
May 27, 2020
Masks too dangerous for children under 2, medical group warns
Masks can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, according to the Japan Pediatric Association.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2020
Japanese restaurant group Skylark to end late-night services
Skylark Holdings Co. said Tuesday that it will stop offering late-night services at some 2,600 group restaurants, including those under the Gusto and Jonathan's brands, from July 1.
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BUSINESS
May 26, 2020
Many firms continue to push teleworking after emergency state lifted
Hitachi said it will ask its employees to work from home in principle through the end of June, except for such cases as infrastructure inspections.
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BUSINESS
May 26, 2020
Starbucks to restart in-store services in Tokyo; travel agencies to resume in June
Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. said Tuesday it will restart the use of seats in stages starting Wednesday in Tokyo and four other prefectures where the coronavirus state of emergency was lifted Monday.
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JAPAN
May 26, 2020
Crown prince's family donates 300 handmade medical gowns
The gowns were donated to the Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation, which is headed by the crown prince.
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JAPAN
May 26, 2020
Some parts of Japan reopening faster than others after coronavirus emergency
Tokyo is aiming to initiate phase two of its three-step plan by this weekend.
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JAPAN
May 26, 2020
Osaka izakaya woos virus-wary drinkers with face shields
A Japanese-style izakaya pub in Osaka has started distributing free face shields for use by its customers, in the hope of regaining drinkers after the state of emergency, over the novel coronavirus, was lifted last week.
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BUSINESS / Markets
May 26, 2020
Japan’s AnGes continues surge as coronavirus vaccine candidate moves closer to human trials
The progress of its drug development has led to wild swings in the stock, with shares falling more than 50 percent in two trading sessions earlier this month.
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JAPAN
May 26, 2020
Tokyo logs 10 new coronavirus cases, a day after emergency lifted
The new cases brought the total number of infections in Tokyo to 5,170, with 288 deaths.
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JAPAN
May 26, 2020
Hotels offer free stays for foreign nationals stranded in Japan
Some hotels and a university are offering free accommodation to foreign nationals who are stranded in Japan because their home countries have closed borders due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
May 26, 2020
Japan extends timeline for approving Fujifilm's Avigan drug for COVID-19
Fujifilm shares slumped last week after it was reported that an interim study showed no clear evidence of efficacy for Avigan in COVID-19 cases.
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JAPAN
May 26, 2020
End of Japan's coronavirus emergency raises hope, but also concern
Some are worried that the end of the state of emergency seven weeks after it was initially declared in early April could trigger another wave of infections.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2020
Apple to start reopening Japan stores this week
Apple will require temperature checks at the door, social distancing and the use of masks by customers and staff alike.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 26, 2020
China on the sideline as Japan plays bigger role in Kosovo
Advertisements for Huawei are ubiquitous in Europe. In Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, a massive electronic sign for Huawei towers above the central square. A similarly large Coca-Cola sign looms over a statue of what any local will tell you is Alexander the Great that dominates the square. Officially...
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JAPAN
May 26, 2020
WHO chief deems Japan's battle against coronavirus a 'success'
Tedros stressed that it is important for people to continue practicing social distancing and other basic precautionary measures.
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SPORTS
May 26, 2020
Athletes hopeful play can resume after Japan's state of emergency ends
Professional athletes in Japan voiced hopes on Monday that the sports calendar can finally resume after the state of emergency over the new coronavirus was lifted in all of the country's 47 prefectures.
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.
South Korea's first lady grilled over Dior bag and stock manipulation
South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee and President Yoon Suk-yeol listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an official state dinner, during Yoon's visit to Washington at the White House in April last year.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unused stones for Osaka Castle diverted to expo toilet pillars
A number of stone blocks originally intended for the building of Osaka Castle are set to find a new home in the toilet facility of the 2025 Expo in Osaka.
MSDF chopper in crash that left eight dead found on seabed
SH-60K patrol helicopter
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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