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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2020
Governors seek state compensation for business closures due to virus
Japanese governors on Wednesday urged the state to compensate businesses so they can comply with requests to halt operations and cancel events, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2020
China and the Japanese sage
When Chinese entrepreneurs found themselves in an existential crisis, the philosophy of Kazuo Inamori provided much-needed answers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2020
Mitsubishi Motors to temporarily shut Japan plant operations amid virus outbreak
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday it will lay off around 6,500 workers at three domestic factories that have been or will be temporarily suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2020
Coronavirus forces Japanese firms to weigh hybrid online-offline shareholders meetings
Corporate law requires firms to set a physical venue for the meeting, but the government has confirmed online options are legal — with a caveat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2020
Skeptical economists call Japan's largest-ever stimulus package 'puffed up'
To counter the economic crisis caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, Japan adopted on Tuesday its largest-ever emergency economic package worth ¥108 trillion, equivalent to about 20 percent of its gross domestic product.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Apr 8, 2020
J. League clubs feeling financial crunch from pandemic
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Tuesday night announcement of a state of emergency marked the latest and most dramatic step in Japan’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Apr 8, 2020
What changes under Japan's state of emergency declaration?
After weeks of intense pressure Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in seven urban areas, but what does that change?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 8, 2020
Osaka Evessa announce three more infected players
The Osaka Evessa announced Tuesday that three more of their players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected players and team officials to eight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2020
Major Japanese cities go quiet following state of emergency declaration
Tokyo and other major cities in Japan were unusually quiet on Wednesday with many stores closed and fewer people out and about a day after a state of emergency was declared over the COVID-19 outbreak.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 8, 2020
Japan's Olympic training bases close after emergency declaration
The Japan Sport Council said Wednesday it will close two major Olympic training facilities in response to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's declaration of a state of emergency, to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 8, 2020
Veteran boxer Katsunari Takayama willing to wait out COVID-19 for return to ring
It has been 22 years since Katsunari Takayama first picked up boxing gloves. But the burning passion is still there.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2020
NPB closes main office, announces further delays to season after emergency declaration
Like many other organizations in Japan, professional baseball is adjusting to the state of emergency declared Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 8, 2020
How to be alone but not lonely in a distant coronavirus world
Coronavirus anxiety is real.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2020
Emergency declared in Japan for Tokyo, Osaka and five other virus hot spots
Basic infrastructure — electricity, water supply and gas — as well as businesses such as supermarkets, banks and public transportation, will not be impacted by the declaration.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2020
Tokyo governor asks residents to self-isolate until May 6 as virus spreads
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has requested that residents of the capital — with a population of more than 13 million — isolate themselves until May 6, starting at midnight Tuesday, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 7, 2020
Local officials and residents fear influx from Japan's virus hot spots
With the number of novel coronavirus infections rising in Tokyo and other major urban centers, some concerned residents are fleeing to nearby prefectures where the number of cases is minimal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 7, 2020
Crisis offers an opportunity for radical educational reform
Shifting the start of the school year to fall would bring the nation a number of benefits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2020
Coronavirus tests Abe’s leadership as economy stalls
The prime minister's economic package may look bold, but action comes late.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2020
Running out of beds and gear, Tokyo medical staff say Japan's 'state of emergency' already here
The crisis has already arrived at Eiju General Hospital in central Tokyo, which has reported 140 cases of COVID-19 in the past two weeks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2020
Mild virus patients moved to hotel as Tokyo prepares for emergency
Officials from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said around 10 patients will be transferred on the first day, while around 100 individuals will eventually be housed.
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.

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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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