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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2020
Japan rolls out policies aimed at containing mass infection
The health ministry on Tuesday rolled out a basic set of policies on handling COVID-19 infections as the government tries desperately to curb the spread of the disease within the limited window available.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Feb 25, 2020
Organizers mark six months until start of Paralympics
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday marked six months until the opening of the games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2020
Japan sees first business failure linked to coronavirus
A hotel in Aichi Prefecture will file for bankruptcy due to a steep fall in customers amid the coronavirus outbreak, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2020
Virus-hit Japanese schools close in the lead-up to graduation ceremonies
Education minister Koichi Hagiuda says the government plans to ask schools to consider closing if the coronavirus spreads in areas where they are located, even if they have yet to confirm infections among their students.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2020
Japan gets creative as mask shortages continue amid COVID-19 spread
Desperate to protect themselves against the new virus that causes COVID-19 but unable to buy face masks due to shortages, people in Japan are going to unusual lengths with DIY solutions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2020
12 new coronavirus cases reported in Japan
The total number of domestic infections, excluding people who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, rises to 159.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2020
Cities and firms begin disclosing patients' workplaces as Japan records third Diamond Princess death
Japan on Sunday recorded the third death of a Japanese national who had been on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship as infections linked to the virus continued to rise nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2020
Rise in COVID-19 cases in Japan prompts travel advisory revisions
At least nine governments have called on their citizens to refrain from nonessential visits or to exercise increased caution during trips to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak highlights need for independent CDC-style body in Japan
Experts say the agency taking point on the current health crisis lacks the administrative autonomy and power to take effective action.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2020
Japan and Australia look to hammer out status of forces pact in June
With Tokyo seeking to build regional defense cooperation as China increasingly flexes its muscles, joint military drills with countries like Australia will become more frequent.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 23, 2020
Free Japanese-language medical app offers advice about coronavirus
A Japanese medical advice app provider is making a limited time offer of a free app that allows users to seek advice from doctors about the coronavirus.
SOCCER
Feb 23, 2020
South Africa pulls out of Japan U-23 friendly over virus concerns
South Africa has canceled a men's under-23 friendly against Japan over concerns about the current COVID-19 outbreak, the Japan Football Association revealed Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2020
Japan's COVID-19 response in focus as woman let off cruise ship tests positive
A growing number of questions are being raised about the government's decision not to isolate passengers allowed to leave the Diamond Princess cruise ship and its failure to test some others during the quarantine period.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2020
Survey finds most Japanese do not want to attend live Olympic or Paralympic events
Fewer than 40 percent of Japanese want to watch live Tokyo Olympic or Paralympic events at venues, a recent poll found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 23, 2020
U.S. raises travel alert to Japan as new coronavirus spreads via unknown infection routes
The U.S. State Department on Saturday called for "increased caution" when traveling to Japan, escalating the alert to level 2 on the four-level advisory scale amid reports that a new coronavirus originating in China is spreading in Japanese communities via unknown infection routes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2020
Health minister apologizes after 23 passengers let off Diamond Princess without additional coronavirus tests
The health ministry let 23 passengers off the Diamond Princess cruise ship without going through mandated tests for the novel coronavirus, health minister Katsunobu Kato said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 22, 2020
Fake news rears its ugly head amid COVID-19 outbreak
Fake news times fake news is fake news squared — which is to say, it goes viral. It multiplies like a virus, which multiplies like fake news.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 22, 2020
The rebirth of cool: It's not easy being a lovable middle-aged man in Japan
For the first time since … never, the ojisan (middle-aged man) is on a roll. 
Japan Times
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Feb 22, 2020
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2020
100 cabin mates of Diamond Princess patients disembark for new quarantine in Saitama
Passengers on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, currently quarantined in Yokohama, who shared cabins with COVID-19-infected people disembark. They will be kept for another two weeks of medical observation at a public institution in Saitama Prefecture.
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.
Many summer fireworks festivals in Japan canceled due to complaints
Fireworks during Irumagawa Tanabata Festival in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in July 2023
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
60% of Japanese moms enjoy supporting their favorites through 'oshikatsu'
Covers for paper fans used for oshikatsu activities are sold at a Sanrio shop in Nagoya.
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.
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.

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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.
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