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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2022
Tokyo’s travel promotion campaign to resume on Sept. 1
The subsidy on offer will be u00a55,000 per person per night for an overnight trip that costs u00a56,000 or more, and u00a52,500 per person for a day trip that costs u00a53,000 or more.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 27,676, up sharply from last Friday
The hospital bed occupancy rate for COVID-19 patients remained high at 59.8%, with 4,242 people being hospitalized.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2022
Verdict of South Korea's top court on wartime labor to shape Seoul-Tokyo ties
If the court decides to uphold its previous ruling on compensation for forced labor, assets held by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries inside South Korea will be liquidated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 18, 2022
Japan and China vow to continue dialogue despite Taiwan tensions
The national security adviser reiterated Tokyo's protest over the firing of ballistic missiles during recent Chinese drills, five of which fell in Japan's claimed exclusive economic zone.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms record 255,534 new infections
The daily tally was above 200,000 for the second straight day, with 21 of the country's 47 prefectures reporting record figures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2022
Pacific War hostilities didn’t exactly end on Aug. 15, 1945
The Soviet Union, and thus Russia, permanently damaged Japan's trust with its actions in Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 18, 2022
Japan reviewing the way it gathers COVID info amid high case numbers
Alternative methods proposed by experts include collecting information only on patients diagnosed at designated hospitals, as is done for seasonal influenza.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2022
ANA and others looking at luxury tours to lure the rich to Japan
The tours could allow participants to travel all around Japan for more than a week by private jet, with destinations based on themes such as history, nature and culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2022
Foreign visitors to Japan topped 100,000 for fourth month in a row in July
The number of foreign arrivals, which totaled 144,500 in July, was 2.8 times higher than a year before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2022
Japan and Britain in talks on joint fighter jet development
The Defense Ministry aims to integrate plans for a successor to the Air Self-Defense Force's F-2 fighter jet with those of an aircraft currently under development in Britain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2022
Japan utilities get contract offer from new Russian operator of Sakhalin-2
The Russian entity replaces the project operator Sakhalin Energy as Moscow rewrites rules for foreign firms operating in the country amid global sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2022
Japan and China arranging high-level talks amid Taiwan tension
During the envisioned meeting, Tokyo is likely to convey its concern over the drills Beijing conducted near Taiwan earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan cases rise back above 200,000 as 15 prefectures set records
A total of 286 deaths were reported nationwide, including 35 in Osaka and 25 in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2022
Japan set to permit online sales of COVID-19 test kits
The move is aimed at reducing the number of people visiting so-called fever clinics in order to be tested and comes amid the nation's largest wave of infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 17, 2022
Number of suicides in Japan increased 8,000 due to pandemic, study finds
Women in their 20s saw the largest rise, but women age 19 or younger also saw a significant increase.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2022
South Korea's Yoon says 'concession and understanding' key to solving issues with Japan
Yoon's remarks come amid speculation that South Korea's top court may soon finalize a court decision ordering the liquidation of Japanese corporate assets over wartime labor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2022
NGO urges Japan to halt training for officers from coup-hit Myanmar
Human Rights Watch suggested that the Japanese government investigate whether program participants have been involved in operations violating the laws of war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022
Japan logs record cases of ambulances struggling to find hospitals
The data comes the same day Japan reported 311 daily coronavirus deaths, its second highest toll following the 327 fatalities registered on Feb. 22 this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Over 300 deaths linked to virus logged across Japan
There were 311 new COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, including 44 in Osaka Prefecture, 26 in Aichi, 22 each in Tokyo and Fukuoka prefectures and 20 in Kanagawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022
Japan COVID deaths up sevenfold over month amid latest virus wave
Since hitting 250 on Aug. 9, the number of death cases in the country has topped the 200-mark almost every single day.

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