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Aug 20, 2020
Japan's football leagues seek new normal for tackling coronavirus infection
Many players are not to used to playing with shields on their faceguards, but it could become a new normal in football at least here in Japan this season.
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BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2020
Japan convenience store sales fell 7.4% in July due to rain and virus
While the number of shoppers dropped, average spending per person rose, according to the Japan Franchise Association.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2020
Biden expected to push teamwork with Japan and Asian allies if he wins
An administration under the Democratic candidate would stress cooperation and coordination on defense, trade and other regional issues, experts say.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2020
Remote Diet sessions impeded by convention and regulations
While other countries have introduced remote meetings for politicians, Japan faces opposition and obstacles.
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BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2020
Japanese trading giant Itochu edges traditional rivals by shunning energy and metals
Itochu is shattering the old pecking order led by Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo by extending its lead as the nation's most valuable trader.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos
Aug 20, 2020
Double the disaster means extra preparation for your emergency kit
With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing and typhoon season approaching, don't forget to update your emergency evacuation bag.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2020
Coronavirus-hit U.S. aircraft carrier debated isolating crew in Japan
The USS Theodore Roosevelt eventually opted to take its crew to facilities in Guam after onboard cases of COVID-19 surged.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2020
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs to meet on Aug. 29 in Guam
Defense Minister Taro Kono is arranging talks with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper for Aug. 29 when he visits Guam, Defense Ministry sources said Wednesday, with China and North Korea expected to be high on their agenda.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2020
Never forget the struggles of conflict with these Japanese World War II films
Filmmakers are able to record the feelings of history in ways that you can't get from textbooks at school.
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JAPAN
Aug 19, 2020
Russia says its bombers intercepted over Japan during exercise
Russia's defense ministry described the event as a planned military exercise.
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JAPAN
Aug 19, 2020
Osaka posts 187 new coronavirus infections, eclipsing Tokyo by one
In other regions, Fukuoka Prefecture posted 102 new cases while Kanagawa Prefecture posted 95 infections.
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JAPAN
Aug 19, 2020
Japan and U.S. militaries complete multiple joint air and sea exercises
Earlier this week, Defense Minister Taro Kono also met with China's ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, regarding intrusions into Japanese waters near the Senkakus.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 19, 2020
Japan saw goods trade surplus in July as exports to China recovered
Overall exports remained sluggish, down 19.2 percent from a year ago to u00a55.37 trillion to mark a double-digit fall for the fifth straight month.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 19, 2020
Japan to pitch Kansai and Fukuoka as post-pandemic financial hubs
In identifying the two areas, the government is shifting from its Tokyo-focused approach to creating a global financial center.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2020
SoftBank to dispatch executives to help stricken Oyo
Cuts in Japan by the online hotel operator come as it adapts to a much smaller tourism industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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JAPAN
Aug 18, 2020
Abe to return to work after three-day break marked by hospital visit
Speculation about the 65-year-old's health condition has grown after he spent about 7u00bd hours at Keio University Hospital in Tokyo on Monday.
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JAPAN
Aug 18, 2020
Tokyo logs 207 new coronavirus cases, while Osaka reports 185
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 207 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, exceeding the 200 mark amid worries that infections are growing once more.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020
Groups from U.S., Europe and Oceania protest Japan’s travel ban
Many countries have imposed curbs to battle the pandemic but Japan's are among the most strict, effectively banning foreign nationals' entry from more than 140 countries.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2020
Japan's low jobless rate masks deepening despair among workers
Official figures belie worsening prospects for temporary workers, who make up about 40 percent of the employment market, and 2.4 million furloughed.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2020
A vision for growth, 75 years on
The pandemic has made clear that the world is actually now much more borderless than it has ever been.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
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.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

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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