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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 9, 2020
Coronavirus fears give rise to stigma in Japan's local communities
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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2020
Japan economy watcher sentiment at record low amid virus outbreak
Business sentiment among workers in Japan with jobs sensitive to economic trends fell to the lowest level on record in March due to concern over the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, government data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2020
Japan sets aside ¥243.5 billion to help firms shift production out of China
Most of the money is for companies shifting output back to Japan, but funds have also been reserved for those moving elsewhere in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2020
Tokyo Disney parks to extend closure again over coronavirus
Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will again extend their closure and decide their reopening date in mid-May to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in line with the government's request, operator Oriental Land Co. said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2020
Coronavirus having serious impact on Japan economy: BOJ chief
Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said COVID-19 has weighed on the country's economy as exports, output and spending declined, as did the number of inbound tourists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2020
Irene Hirano, head of U.S.-Japan Council and widow of Sen. Inouye, dies
Irene Hirano, head of the U.S.-Japan Council and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, died Tuesday in Los Angeles following an extended illness, the council said Wednesday. She was 71.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2020
Coronavirus hotline service to begin for foreign nationals in Japan
The multilingual hotline will cover eight languages, including English, Korean and Chinese, and aims to help foreign nationals in Japan with questions about the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2020
Japan logs record 455 new virus cases, a day after emergency declared
Japan reported 455 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, marking the first time daily infections topped 400, NHK said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2020
Governors seek state compensation for business closures due to virus
Japanese governors on Wednesday urged the state to compensate businesses so they can comply with requests to halt operations and cancel events, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2020
China and the Japanese sage
When Chinese entrepreneurs found themselves in an existential crisis, the philosophy of Kazuo Inamori provided much-needed answers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2020
Mitsubishi Motors to temporarily shut Japan plant operations amid virus outbreak
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday it will lay off around 6,500 workers at three domestic factories that have been or will be temporarily suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2020
Coronavirus forces Japanese firms to weigh hybrid online-offline shareholders meetings
Corporate law requires firms to set a physical venue for the meeting, but the government has confirmed online options are legal — with a caveat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2020
Skeptical economists call Japan's largest-ever stimulus package 'puffed up'
To counter the economic crisis caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, Japan adopted on Tuesday its largest-ever emergency economic package worth ¥108 trillion, equivalent to about 20 percent of its gross domestic product.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Apr 8, 2020
J. League clubs feeling financial crunch from pandemic
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Tuesday night announcement of a state of emergency marked the latest and most dramatic step in Japan’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Apr 8, 2020
What changes under Japan's state of emergency declaration?
After weeks of intense pressure Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in seven urban areas, but what does that change?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 8, 2020
Osaka Evessa announce three more infected players
The Osaka Evessa announced Tuesday that three more of their players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected players and team officials to eight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2020
Major Japanese cities go quiet following state of emergency declaration
Tokyo and other major cities in Japan were unusually quiet on Wednesday with many stores closed and fewer people out and about a day after a state of emergency was declared over the COVID-19 outbreak.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 8, 2020
Japan's Olympic training bases close after emergency declaration
The Japan Sport Council said Wednesday it will close two major Olympic training facilities in response to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's declaration of a state of emergency, to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 8, 2020
Veteran boxer Katsunari Takayama willing to wait out COVID-19 for return to ring
It has been 22 years since Katsunari Takayama first picked up boxing gloves. But the burning passion is still there.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2020
NPB closes main office, announces further delays to season after emergency declaration
Like many other organizations in Japan, professional baseball is adjusting to the state of emergency declared Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
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.
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.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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