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JAPAN
Mar 20, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 270 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 651.6, down 12.5% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2023
Kishida considers inviting Modi to Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima
The prime minister is considering inviting his Indian counterpart to the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May during his visit to New Delhi this week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2023
The cherry blossoms are back, but is Tokyo?
Japan’s famous petals are blooming, and for the first time in four years so are the associated parties. But not everything COVID-19 took away will return.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2023
Japan envoy discusses security in first visit by foreign minister to the Solomon Islands
Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan was 'watching the developments' of a security pact the Solomon Islands signed with China last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 549 new cases
Across Japan on Saturday, 33 new deaths were reported among COVID-19 patients, and there were 86 severely ill patients, down by 10 from Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 19, 2023
True test arrives for Samurai Japan in the form of resilient Mexico
Samurai Japan and its collection of MLB and NPB stars will be favored against Mexico in their WBC semifinal, but the team will have to rise to meet its toughest challenge yet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2023
Germany and Japan vow to deepen ties on defense and raw materials
Amid global supply chain tensions, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off a 'government consultation' involving Cabinet members from both countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2023
South Korea begins process to normalize GSOMIA intel pact with Japan
Seoul is eyeing measures to normalize the deal, a report said, with an official letter detailing the move set to be delivered to Tokyo soon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 18, 2023
Mexico into World Baseball Classic semis as rally stuns Puerto Rico
Mexico staged a dramatic comeback to stun Puerto Rico 5-4 on Friday and set up a semifinal showdown with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023
Why Kishida and Yoon moved to improve frosty bilateral ties
Beyond good food and drinks, North Korea’s repeated missile launches and the need for the two countries to cooperate over economic security brought the two leaders together.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2023
Kishida warmly welcomes South Korea's president to Tokyo
Will the summit talks in Tokyo between the leaders of Japan and South Korea change the course of the two nations' hopelessly tumultuous relations?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023
Japan's school students won't be required to wear masks from April
Students will not be required to wear masks even when singing together, an activity believed to have a relatively high risk of infection, according to new guidelines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 631 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 691.3, down 9.1% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023
Kishida Cabinet's approval rate rises to 29.9% in latest poll
The disapproval rate also fell 1.3 points to 40.9%, but it still surpassed the approval rate for the seventh month in a row.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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