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U 22 JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2020
Tokyo reports 14 COVID-19 cases as eased restrictions loom
The capital reported two cases on Saturday, the lowest single-day tally since Japan declared a state of emergency last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 24, 2020
Russia proposes shelving jurisdiction issue in isle talks with Japan
Russia has proposed that the stalemated issue of legal jurisdiction over joint economic activities with Japan on disputed islands be shelved, sources close to the two countries' relations said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 24, 2020
Law revision aims to protect job hunters from sexual harassment
Applicants are pushing back against what they say are inappropriate questions being asked at job interviews and meetups.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 24, 2020
Abe’s influence takes a hit with prosecutor scandal and bill reversal
Double punch casts a shadow over administration's signature agenda-setting authority.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2020
Growing need for digital signatures gives Japanese firm a massive boost
The coronavirus pandemic is yanking corporate Japan into the 21st century and raising the shares of Bengo4.com Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / EXPLAINER
May 24, 2020
New lows: What do near-negative oil prices mean for Japan's economy?
The benchmark U.S. oil price fell below zero last month for the first time in history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2020
Remote possibilities: Can every home in Japan become an office?
The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting companies to adopt remote work to reduce contagion risks, accelerating the digital shift of the workspace.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2020
Delivery of ¥46.6 billion 'Abenomasks' resumes in 34 prefectures
The two-mask packages will start arriving in areas yet to receive them, even though the majority now have zero or few infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 23, 2020
It's every family for itself as coronavirus spreads within households
Local governments are making arrangements with hotels to house persons with mild symptoms so that they can avoid passing the virus on to families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 23, 2020
Crowdfunding campaigns offer hope to ailing firms facing COVID-19 insolvency
Communities rally behind their favorite establishments, but can they save them all?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2020
Tokyo department stores ramp up operations as virus concerns ease
Major department stores ramped up operations Saturday following a six-week suspension for the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
May 23, 2020
Crowdfunding campaign tries to save Tokyo's beer and books
Both What The Dickens! and Infinity Books are important hubs for the international community in Tokyo, and that community wants to help them out.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 23, 2020
Coronavirus fallout rocks sumo world
Wrestler's death, basho cancellation having major impact on athletes and officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2020
Tokyo confirms two new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
Tokyo reported two new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the lowest daily figure in months, NHK and other media reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2020
Aichi and Mie governors urge continued restraint on cross-prefectural travel
“I want everyone to be strict about refraining from unnecessary travel back and forth to other prefectures,” Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 23, 2020
Japan's advanced hospitals halting services to make room for coronavirus patients
At least a third of the 86 hospitals designated by the government for advanced treatment are being forced to partially suspend elective surgeries, emergency care and other services to make room for coronavirus patients, a survey shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy to slash regional jet business workforce
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is planning to slash the number of employees working on its struggling regional jet business amid bleak demand for aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2020
Japan likely to completely lift coronavirus state of emergency on Monday
Government expected to end measures in Tokyo, Hokkaido, Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures as COVID-19 cases continues to fall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 22, 2020
Fujifilm plans to make flu drug Avigan available for 2 million people by March 2021
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Friday it is on course to supply the flu drug Avigan for 2 million COVID-19 patients by next March, meeting a target set by the government to ramp up production of the potential but yet unapproved coronavirus treatment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 22, 2020
Japan finance and BOJ chiefs vow in rare meeting to use all tools to combat virus fallout
The pair vowed to deploy all necessary fiscal and monetary policy tools to combat the widening fallout from the pandemic.
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
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.
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.

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