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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 22, 2020
Japanese movie distributors' survival plot takes online twist
Struggling to cope with the pandemic, some film distributors in Japan have been releasing material online. Cinema chains are not happy about the move.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2020
Save jobs and businesses endangered by the pandemic
With the economic downturn likely to be protracted, the key to a subsequent recovery is preventing mass unemployment and bankruptcies.
Japan Times
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
JAPAN
May 21, 2020
Loss, stigma, guilt: Life after recovering from COVID-19 in Japan
The experiences of those infected in Japan subverts the hopeful assumption that normal life will resume simply because one has recovered.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2020
Tokyo hits target for lifting virus curbs as weekly cases dip below 70
Experts have been closely watching whether the spread of infection has fallen below 0.5 new cases per 100,000 people over a seven day period.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
Fukuoka startup to tap RNA tech for inhalable COVID-19 treatment
A biotechnology startup in Fukuoka Prefecture is partnering with local authorities to develop a drug to treat COVID-19 using its RNA technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
No pause in coronavirus trial for Avigan, Japan's lead researcher says
The lead researcher in the coronavirus trial for flu drug Avigan says it’s too early to make a call on whether it works and shrugged off negative reports about the interim results, saying patients are still being enrolled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
Over 3 million jobs could be lost in Japan due to virus, study says
The impact could be more serious than the 2008 to 2009 global financial crisis, according to a Nagoya-based research institute.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2020
Paperwork-heavy Japan trailing tech-savvy South Korea on cash handouts
Lee Jong-chul, a 57-year-old truck driver who lives just south of Seoul, says it took little more than a minute to access his 400,000 won ($330) cash handout from the South Korean government earlier this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
'Telecubes' pop up as Japan's workers seek spaces to concentrate
For some, home is not always an ideal place to concentrate with other family members present.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
Izakaya pub aims to clean up with disinfectant spray machine
To enter, customers must pass through a fine mist of the chlorine-based disinfectant sprayed for 30 seconds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2020
Kanagawa announces virus alert criteria for when emergency ends
The prefecture confirmed 18 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, the first in double digits in four days, while Tokyo reported five.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 21, 2020
Japan's acting troupes turn your home into a stage
With the curtains remaining closed at theaters across Japan, some acting troupes are adopting new methods of reaching their audiences.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2020
Japan to lift state of emergency for Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo this week
Japan is set to lift a state of emergency in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo later this week as the number of new coronavirus infections in each of the three prefectures has remained low, while the emergency declaration will be kept intact for the Tokyo area and Hokkaido, government officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2020
Japan's April convenience store sales log record drop amid pandemic
The number of customers plunged for a second straight month to 1.13 billion, down 18.4 percent from a year earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2020
Japan Display to boost profitability with new image sensor, CEO says
Firm's president says the company is trying to enter the medical and security markets with bendable sensors developed with the University of Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2020
Local leaders prepare anti-coronavirus measures at natural disaster evacuation shelters
June traditionally marks the start of the rainy season in most of Japan, while typhoons normally start to arrive in August.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 20, 2020
Summer Koshien canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Japan's famed high school baseball tournament was called off for the first time since World War II
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2020
Gripes about noisy neighbors boil over in Tokyo as stay-home drive drags on
In the most extreme case, a 38-year-old construction worker was stabbed to death over a noise complaint on May 4 while visiting his parents' home.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2020
Japan seeks deeper ties with Taiwan as Tsai Ing-wen begins second term
Taiwan is an 'important partner and precious friend' who shares basic values with Japan, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
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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