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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 30, 2020
Seeking entry to Japan? Here’s what you need to know
Visa applicants will be required to meet strict conditions to receive permission to enter the country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 30, 2020
Ten Japanese albums Rolling Stone missed on its '500 Greatest' list
Rolling Stone compiled a list of the 500 greatest albums of all time but there were no Japanese entries. So we came up with a few candidates of our own.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2020
North Korea criticizes Abe's visit to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Abe, regarded by neighboring countries as a hawkish conservative, said in a Twitter post three days after his resignation that he visited the shrine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2020
North Korea says issue of abducted Japanese 'completely' resolved
Japan officially lists 17 people as abductees, five of whom were repatriated in 2002, and suspects North Korea's involvement in many more disappearances.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 30, 2020
Daiya Seto vacates Olympic swim captain role over affair
Daiya Seto, the reigning world champion in the men's 200- and 400-meter individual medley, resigned as captain of Japan's Olympic swim team on Wednesday in the wake of his admitting to an extramarital affair.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2020
Suga and Canada's Trudeau agree to pursue 'free and open Indo-Pacific'
The two also affirmed their close cooperation in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic during the roughly 15-minute conversation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2020
Tokyo reports 194 new COVID-19 cases
People in their 20s made up the largest proportion of the group, at 46, while those in their 30s and 40s totaled 76, the metropolitan government said.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 30, 2020
Karate gets its voice back through new face shields
The Japan Karatedo Federation approved the return of kiai shouts to the kumite discipline if the protective face shields are worn by competitors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2020
Japan's August industrial output up 1.7% for third straight monthly rise
Manufacturers of iron, steel and nonferrous metals advanced 6.5 percent, while makers of electronic parts and devices saw a 4.6 percent rise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2020
Japan eager to settle territorial row with Russia, Suga tells Putin
Hours before the talks between the leaders, Russia announced the start of military exercises on two of the islands involving more than 1,500 personnel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 29, 2020
Japan land prices fall for first time in three years amid pandemic
The survey covered the average prices for all types of land nationwide, including commercial, residential and industrial.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Great Reset
Sep 29, 2020
Smart cities need smarter governance
Opening up localities to artificial intelligence and big data needs regulation to ensure it gets off the ground.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2020
Pandemic keeps hurting global output at Toyota, Honda and Nissan
While production is still down, the rate of decline has slowed for some of the automakers, however.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2020
White House wants to know how fast nukes could be pulled out of storage, report says
The report comes as talks over extending the last remaining strategic arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia remain deadlocked.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2020
Fewer infections lead Japan to study relaxing rule on eating in cinemas
Eating is currently only allowed if audiences are limited to 50 percent of seating capacity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2020
Japan to start easing outbound travel advisory in stages from October
Downgrading of advisories to start with those where the pace of new coronavirus infections is slow, including Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2020
SoftBank unveils food service robot to reduce COVID-19 infection risk
The device, named Servi, can collect and drop off dishes, and carry a load of up to 35 kilograms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2020
The Tokyo Olympics should not be held amid coronavirus pandemic
Hiroshi Hoketsu, 79, is a Japanese three-time Olympic equestrian. He made his Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games and became the oldest Japanese Olympian when he participated in the 2012 London Games at age 71.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2020
ANA sees largest intraday drop in Tokyo trading since April 1
ANA Holdings Inc. tumbled as much as 8.5 percent in Tokyo trading Monday, its largest intraday drop since April 1, after a report the airline is considering raising ¥200 billion ($1.9 billion) through a public share offering.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2020
Tokyo confirms 78 new COVID-19 cases Monday
People in their 20s made up the largest proportion of the group, at 26, while those in their 30s and 40s totaled 28, the metropolitan government said.
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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