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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2021
Uneven start for rollout of Japan’s vaccine passports
Local governments are taking different approaches to the document, meaning some people can get theirs on the spot while others have to wait at least a week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 22, 2021
Japan's vaccine passports: Here's what you need to know
With applications for the documents accepted from Monday, details have been set out on how to apply and where the passports can be used.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2021
With delta surging, Japan tightens quarantine protocols
Border measures will be tightened from Saturday for Myanmar and several other areas, including some U.S. states and regions in Russia, while others will see protocols eased.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2021
Japan's vaccine passport to initially be valid in five countries
The government reportedly plans to expand the number of countries to around 30 and is currently negotiating with several nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2021
The latest changes to Japan’s quarantine measures: July 15
As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve worldwide, Japan has again revised its quarantine measures by tightening measures for some arrivals and relaxing them for others.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 15, 2021
‘Tokyo Kurds’: A sobering look at lives in limbo
Fumiari Hyuga's documentary about asylum seekers in Japan is an intimate portrait of life with freedom hanging in the balance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2021
Japan's quarantine protocols revised amid fears of highly transmissible variants
From Friday, people who have recently been in Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Zambia are required to observe a 10-day quarantine in government-designated facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2021
Japan to tighten COVID-19 controls for some Olympic groups after variant cases
So far six people related to the games have entered Japan while infected with the delta mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2021
Arrivals from Indonesia and Uganda to face stricter quarantine on entering Japan
A six-day quarantine at a government-designated facility has been stipulated after a rise in new cases of the more transmissible delta variant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jun 25, 2021
The rules of travel: Japan’s latest quarantine measures
New coronavirus variants emerging in different corners of the world have caused Japan to make numerous changes to its border control measures in recent months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2021
Japan to relax quarantine measures for travelers from certain areas
The government has begun to loosen its quarantine measures for travelers from several American states, including New York, as well as countries in Europe and the Middle East.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2021
Japan aims to issue vaccination passports by end of July for overseas travel
The documents will include the holder's date of inoculation and the manufacturer of the shot they received and will be available both in English and Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2021
Bruised by border politics, some Biden officials cling to Trump order on migrants
The order enables U.S. officials to rapidly expel migrants at both the southern and northern borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, essentially cutting off access to asylum for most migrants.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 11, 2021
Detained but not silent: Stories from inside Japan’s immigration centers
Thomas Ash's documentary “Ushiku” brings to the light the experiences of detainees at Japan's immigration facilities and the harsh conditions they face.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2021
Cautious China keeps borders shut despite mass vaccination drive
Despite only one COVID-19 fatality in the last 13 months and growing protection from inoculations, top officials maintain aggressive rhetoric when talking about the virus' risks.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

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