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U 22 JAPAN

JAPAN
Apr 22, 2020
Tokyo children's home reports eight babies with coronavirus
None of the eight children were showing major symptoms such as fever, but they have been hospitalized.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2020
Tokyo reports 132 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 132 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, the metropolitan government said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2020
Japan's local hospitals fear lack of supplies and staff may overwhelm health care systems
In many hospitals, doctors and nurses feel it's only a matter of time before they max out their ability to accept COVID-19 patients.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 22, 2020
J. League offers clubhouses as PCR testing sites
The J. League isn’t just doing everything it can to help players and fans stay safe when professional soccer returns to Japan — it’s also stepping up to help the country’s efforts against the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2020
Japan eyes introduction of quick coronavirus antigen test
The health ministry is considering a May introduction of the kit, which uses mucus taken from the nose, amid a rise in the number of people who need testing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2020
Japan lodges protest against Chinese maritime intrusions near Senkakus
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi lodged a protest Tuesday against China sending its government ships into Japanese territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 22, 2020
Tokyo 2020 staffer tests positive for coronavirus
A member of the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Games has tested positive for COVID-19
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2020
In Japan, the perfect tax-deductible gifts: face masks and sanitizers
With supplies of face masks and sanitizers running short amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some municipalities have begun to offer such items as gift incentives as part of the furusato nōzei (hometown tax donation) system rather than local products like meat or fish.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2020
Kim Jong Un returns to spotlight as questions over North Korean leader's fate arise
News of his incapacitation or death would have serious implications for Tokyo as Japan and the world continue to grapple with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020
Japan to extend visa suspensions until end of May as virus spreads
Foreign travelers have almost completely stopped coming to Japan, with government data for March showing a 93 percent drop from a year earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020
Japan waiting for Golden Week to decide on extension of state of emergency, sources say
Japan will decide during its Golden Week holiday between April 29 and May 6 whether to extend its monthlong state of emergency to fight a widening coronavirus outbreak, government and ruling party sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020
One crew member tests positive, 20 feverish on cruise ship in Japan
A crew member aboard an Italian cruise ship currently undergoing repairs in southwestern Japan has tested positive for the new coronavirus, while about 20 others are believed to have developed a fever since last week, another member of the crew said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 21, 2020
LGBT people in Japan worry that getting COVID-19 may result in outing
A survey also showed they worry about whether they or their partner will be able to receive important medical information hospitals provide to family members.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2020
Moral trade-offs in a time of pandemic
Policymakers must tread a fine line between saving lives and saving livelihoods.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020
In era of COVID-19, a shift to digital forms of teaching in Japan
Even at the university level, where most students and faculty should have a degree of competency when it comes to digital tools, institutions fall short.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020
Tokyo reports 123 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 123 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, marking the first rise in four days.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020
Japan receives 2 million face masks donated by Taiwan to combat COVID-19
The shipment of masks donated by Taiwan arrived in Japan on Tuesday for delivery to public hospitals and special schools across the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2020
Yoshio Tateishi, former Omron president, dies of pneumonia linked to COVID-19
Yoshio Tateishi, former president and CEO of Omron Corp., died early Tuesday of pneumonia caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Kyoto, the electrical appliance maker said. He was 80.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2020
Spread of COVID-19 in Japanese prisons spurs calls for releases
Exponential growth would eventually lead to staff shortages and problems providing medical care.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2020
Tests confirm 11 'unnatural' deaths in Japan were related to coronavirus: report
Police reported last month the deaths of 11 people deemed to be unnatural before tests showed the victims had been infected with the coronavirus, media outlets reported Tuesday.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
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.
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’

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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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