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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2020
Tokyo hospital faces group infections as Japan fears second coronavirus wave
Infections in Tokyo rose to nearly 5,200 on Thursday, the highest among the country's 47 prefectures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 29, 2020
Live-house culture won't cede the stage to COVID-19
Seiichi Yamamoto, founder of Osaka live music venue Namba Bears, is employing a range of methods to keep his stage open to touring musicians.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 29, 2020
As coronavirus restrictions are relaxed, the future of live music in Japan looks rocky
Despite Japan having lifted its state of emergency, gig-goers may have to wait for live music to get back to normal across the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020
Nissan reports huge ¥671 billion loss and plan to close Barcelona plant
Nissan Motor Co. reported a ¥671 billion ($6.2 billion) net loss for the latest fiscal year and unveiled a plan to turn the carmaker around by eliminating about ¥300 billion in annual fixed costs, cutting capacity and reducing the number of vehicle models.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2020
Tokyo logs 15 COVID-19 cases, bringing weekly total near threshold
Tokyo recorded 10 or more cases for three straight days after it saw eight infections on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2020
Cluster response team sent to virus-hit Kitakyushu
The city of Kitakyushu, which saw dozens of coronavirus cases from early March to late April, did not report any infections between April 30 and last Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 28, 2020
Japan's assessment of economy unchanged, saying it's 'worsening rapidly'
Out of 11 main components, the May report downgraded the assessments of three, including exports.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2020
Japan 'seriously concerned' about China's security law for Hong Kong
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said a free and open Hong Kong should be maintained under the 'one country, two systems' framework.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2020
The state of emergency is lifted: What's next?
The nation must now prepare for a second wave of infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2020
About 140 Japanese return to Wuhan on chartered plane, sources say
Authorities allowed them to enter as part of efforts aimed at jump-starting the local economy, the sources said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
May 28, 2020
Okinawa's first pro baseball team has inaugural season upended by COVID-19
The coronavirus has changed everything for the Ryukyu Blue Oceans, Okinawa's first-ever professional baseball team, who opened their inaugural season in January.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2020
Coronavirus changing landscape of Japan's sharing economy
Businesses providing cowork spaces or private lodgings have seen a sharp decline in demand, but other businesses such as delivery services are thriving.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020
Toyota's global output drops 50% in April on year due to virus outbreak
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its global production plunged 50.8 percent in April from a year earlier, to 379,093 vehicles, as the novel coronavirus outbreak dented demand and suspended output around the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2020
Former Emperor Akihito visits palace for first time since March
The emperor emeritus, who abdicated on April 30 last year, had been refraining from going out due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 28, 2020
As Japan reopens, coronavirus testing slowed by red tape and staff shortages
Health ministry technocrats wanted to maintain a tight grip on information rather than cooperate with private institutions, critics say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2020
Surge in cycling from coronavirus fears adds ¥604 billion to Shimano's stock
The renowned maker of cycling parts is benefitting from surging demand for bicycles as people embrace new modes of transport to avoid large crowds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2020
Tokyo Tower reopens after coronavirus shutdown
The tower will open the 600-step staircase leading to the main deck so that visitors who stayed home during the virus emergency can exercise.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 28, 2020
J. League ponders splitting teams into regional divisions to limit cross-country travel
League officials proposed the move at a meeting of club executives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 28, 2020
Masks helped keep Japan's COVID-19 death toll low, says expert panel
The nation still needs to prevent a second wave, and that will involve testing and urging people to avoid risky situations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 28, 2020
Japan seeing fewer deaths than last year despite coronavirus, ministry data shows
Deaths across the nation fell 0.7 percent in the first three months of 2020 compared with an average of the period over the past five years.
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
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.
‘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.

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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