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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2021
Japan awarded extra men's all-around gymnastics berth
The nation has gained an additional men's all-around gymnastics berth for the Tokyo Games following the cancellation of an Olympic qualifying series.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2021
Japan and U.S. broadly agree to extend deal covering military base costs for one year
Under the preliminary agreement, Japan will shoulder roughly u00a5200 billion in fiscal 2021 for host nation support, around the same level as last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2021
Japan likely to maintain virus emergency in 10 prefectures for now
The government was looking to downgrade the emergency in three prefectures this week, but it's politically safer for Suga to keep the measures in place for the time being.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 10, 2021
As China authorizes use of force by coast guard, Japan considers response
With Beijing beefing up its powers in contested areas such as the Senkaku Islands, questions have arisen over how Tokyo should handle coastal security incidents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2021
Japan's most famous activist investor steps up takeover battle with Carlyle
Analysts say Yoshiaki Murakami may have a controversial past, but his campaigns generate returns for other stock owners.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2021
Don’t isolate Myanmar
Crippling U.S.-led sanctions from the late 1980s paved the way for China to become Myanmar's dominant trading partner and investor.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2021
Athletes at Tokyo Games to get COVID-19 tests at least every four days
Those who have a temperature of 37.5 degrees C or more twice at venues will not be allowed to enter, while their areas of activity and where they can eat will be restricted.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2021
Tokyo reports 412 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
Although cases of the deadly virus fell nationwide, fatalities still remain high for many areas, including Tokyo and Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2021
Japan vaccine czar outshines Suga to rise as potential successor
Polls show Taro Kono is already voters' favorite for prime minister, an ominous sign for Yoshihide Suga ahead of a party leadership vote in September.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 9, 2021
Japan to draw up guidelines on how to transport COVID-19 vaccines
Vaccines developed by various pharmaceutical firms have different characteristics and logistical challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 9, 2021
Japan's 2020 overtime pay marks fastest fall in 11 years amid pandemic
Labor cash earnings slid 3.2% from a year earlier, weighed down by a drop in year-end bonuses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 9, 2021
Tokyo’s promise of a generational stock revamp draws skeptics
Japan Exchange Group Inc., which owns the Tokyo Stock Exchange, plans to cut the number of market segments, apply new listing criteria and condense five divisions into three sections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2021
Japan to spend ¥1.14 trillion from reserve funds for virus subsidies
The funding includes u00a5880.2 billion to be given to local municipalities so that they can offer financial aid for restaurants and bars that comply with requests to close early.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2021
Foreign minister to put off U.S. visit in February due to virus
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi plans to put off a visit to the United States in February after Washington showed hesitance about the idea due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to bilateral ties said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2021
China justifies coast guard's entry into Japan's territorial waters
China on Monday justified the entry of its coast guard vessels into Japan's territorial waters near the Tokyo-controlled, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, saying they are the country's "inherent territory."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2021
COVID-19 brings sister cities closer together
Japan and the United States share more sister city relationships with each other than with any other country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2021
As emergency eases, Diet focus turns to next stage of virus fight
The central government is reportedly seeking to convene a virus task force meeting Friday, at which Suga may lift the state of emergency in some regions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 8, 2021
Japanese nurseries' attempts to cut operations during pandemic spark confusion
Requests to keep children at home, made by municipalities in coronavirus hotspot areas, come amid the closure of a number of nurseries due to cluster infections among staff and children.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2021
Window of opportunity: Indoor grilling becomes a safe bet during pandemic
Good ventilation is turning into a powerful weapon for yakiniku restaurants, sucking away not just smoke but airborne pathogens quickly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2021
Suga stops short of calling for Mori to resign as public sours on Olympic chief
A new survey shows that just 6.8% of respondents believe the gaffe-prone former prime minister is fit to head up the Tokyo 2020 effort.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.
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.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.

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