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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 30, 2020
AnGes begins Japan's first COVID-19 vaccine clinical test on humans
The test at Osaka City University Hospital will run through July 31 next year, Anges said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 30, 2020
Tokyo toughens tone after Beijing passes Hong Kong security law
Tokyo deploys harsh diplomatic language to stress that move 'undermines the credibility' of the “one-country, two-systems” principle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 30, 2020
Japan's May job availability logs sharpest drop in 46 years
The latest rate saw the steepest month-to-month fall since January 1974 when the economy entered a downturn phase in the wake of the oil crisis, the labor ministry said.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jun 30, 2020
Expert calls on Japanese sports industry to innovate after pandemic
Managing director of Sports Branding Japan believes leagues and teams must come up with new business models in the wake of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2020
Japan temporarily blocks South Korean WTO dispute request
WTO rules prevent Japan from blocking a dispute inquiry if South Korea returns with a second request at the next WTO dispute-settlement meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2020
Mobile container hotels help authorities and medics tackle coronavirus
Company representatives said the units are useful in ensuring that people avoid being in confined and crowded spaces and in close contact.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2020
Japan adds Cuba and 17 other nations to entry ban list amid pandemic
The strict entry rules have been met with strong criticism from the expatriate community and foreign business lobby groups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2020
Japanese automakers' domestic output plunged 62% in May amid pandemic
The decline was worse than the previous record fall of 60.1 percent in April 2011, when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 29, 2020
Yuko Mitsuya elected to third term as Japan Basketball Association president
Yuko Mitsuya's new term as the JBA president will run until September of 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2020
A week before Tokyo gubernatorial election, Koike takes commanding lead in polls
It appears the incumbent's strategy — taking advantage of her popularity by running a defensive campaign — is working.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2020
Tokyo reports 58 coronavirus cases, as number tops 50 for fourth-straight day
Most of the recent cases in the capital have skewed young and none have developed serious conditions, with many being asymptomatic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2020
ANA chief vows to push reform agenda amid pandemic struggles
CEO and President Shinya Katanozaka is relying on credit worth u00a51 trillion to recover from a record u00a558.7 billion loss in the first fiscal quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2020
Toyota's global output plunged record 54.4% in May amid pandemic
Japan's biggest automaker also said its global sales fell 31.8 percent to 576,508 vehicles in the reporting month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / The Great Reset
Jun 29, 2020
How COVID-19 has shown us that society needs resetting
As our reliance on technology is laid bare, countries are faced with questions of what measures they can implement to help them survive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2020
Japan crown prince and princess mark 30 years of marriage
The couple married on June 29, 1990, after meeting at Gakushuin University in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2020
Survey shows online student hiring in Japan fails to paint clear picture of companies
Online interviews tended to be shorter than face-to-face meetings, as interviewers were not accustomed to them and asked less complex questions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2020
May retail sales fell sharply in Japan as emergency declaration stunted demand
Some analysts fear uncertainty about the economy and last year's tax hike could make consumers save more and spend less.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2020
Libraries turn the page on COVID-19 as readers are welcomed back
With some customers still cautious, libraries are employing a range of measures to help their service get back to normal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2020
Performing arts thrown lifelines in Japan as virus puts damper on entertainment
The support ranges from funding online streaming events as alternatives to live performances to producing television programing that features local artists.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2020
Japan's pragmatic approach to COVID-19 testing
At this point it is necessary to develop a stepwise approach from the end of the state of emergency to a final exit strategy.
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.

Podcast

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

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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