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JAPAN
Sep 23, 2020
Taiwan offers Japan endangered rhino to help save species
The animal, named Emma, will be sent to its new home in Saitama Prefecture in March.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 22, 2020
Japan's robots fill the void as social distancing becomes the norm
Robots are being deployed in various roles, helping to navigate awkward social distancing issues.
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JAPAN
Sep 22, 2020
Suga and Xi to discuss Chinese leader's state visit in phone talks this week
It will be the first phone talks between the country's leaders since May 2018 when Suga's predecessor, Shinzo Abe, and Xi held a conversation.
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CULTURE / Books
Sep 22, 2020
First South Korean 'comfort women' novel released in English
Kim Soom's 'One Left' tells the story of one former captive who debates whether to go public with her story.
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JAPAN
Sep 22, 2020
Australia's Scott Morrison planning November Japan visit to meet Suga, report says
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans on traveling to Japan to meet recently elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as early as November, a report said.
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JAPAN
Sep 22, 2020
Tokyo logs 88 new coronavirus cases as Japan wraps up long holiday
Tuesday's figure brought the cumulative number of people infected with the virus in the capital to 24,394.
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JAPAN
Sep 22, 2020
Japanese firm launches world's first UV lamp that safely kills coronavirus
Ushio is only accepting orders from medical institutions for the moment but will serve other customers once production catches up with demand.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 21, 2020
Fujifilm completes delayed Avigan clinical test and looks to government application
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Monday it has completed delayed clinical tests of Avigan, a potential treatment for COVID-19, paving the way for the application of sales and production of the antivirus drug.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2020
Japan-U.K. trade deal: Cheer amidst the gloom
It could be that the golden era of U.K. relations with China is set to be replaced by a golden era of relations with Japan.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 21, 2020
First Suga-Trump talks go off without a hitch, but challenges still ahead
U.S.-Japan alliance seen as focal point of the new prime minister's one-on-one talks with Trump, but questions remain over whether Suga will be able to preserve the status quo.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2020
Suga and Trump vow to boost Japan-U.S. security alliance in first phone call
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Sunday night to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. security alliance, in their first phone call since the new Japanese leader took office.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 20, 2020
A digital pivot at Japan’s universities: ‘A lot of us expected to have our worst semesters online’
The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the fall term, leaving professors and students scrambling to adapt to shifting rules and digital education.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2020
Taiwan president says she has no plans to talk to Japan's Suga
Tsai Ing-wen's remarks came after China's Foreign Ministry warned Tokyo that such talks “will never happen.”
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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 20, 2020
When international students pose a very real risk
Recent issues between the United States and China can show Japan how best to approach new arrivals.
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JAPAN
Sep 20, 2020
Japanese campsites draw crowds as people look to escape pandemic
Sales of outdoor leisure goods went up following the government's declaration of a state of emergency in April, an official of a camping product manufacturer said.
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BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2020
As COVID-19 persists, Japan looks to send in the robots
A new wave of service machines has emerged amid the coronavirus pandemic to help maintain safety and social distancing.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 19, 2020
Japan is forced to look abroad in the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. But at what cost?
Japan has a history of vaccines and related medical treatments that have proven to be problematic — take the prescription drug Tamiflu, for example.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 19, 2020
Overcoming the terror of online meetings amid COVID-19
Not only are such meetings becoming more frequent, they're starting to get longer u2026
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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 19, 2020
Japan and Russia: Sharing a view of the West
There are striking affinities between Japan and Russia, noticeable even before either country was fully aware of the other.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2020
Suga may look to end decades of silence and hold talks with Taiwan's Tsai
Such talks — which would be the first since formal diplomatic ties were severed in 1972 — would almost certainly stoke anger in China.

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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