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JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 28, 2020
On Japan's stretched front line, doctors and nurses DIY a coronavirus response
Hospitals like St. Luke's in Tokyo are saving their limited ICU capacity for an increasing number of critically ill patients and improvising makeshift gear to protect front-line staff.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 28, 2020
COVID-19 strategy: The Japan model
The nation has a comparatively low mortality from COVID-19 despite the absence of a strict lockdown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 28, 2020
Tokyo confirms 112 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday
The update brought the single day figure back into triple digits, after totals below 100 were logged over the past couple of days.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 28, 2020
NPB shutdown robs fans of limited chances to see aging legends
With the delayed season expected to start behind closed doors, it's unclear when Japanese baseball's elder statesmen will receive cheers from packed stands again.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2020
Hosting Tokyo Olympics next year difficult without vaccine, says Japan Medical Association chief
JMA president Yoshitake Yokokura also called on the nation to increase virus testing, which he said was not widespread enough to judge whether infection rates were falling.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
More prefectures in Japan extend school closures amid virus uncertainty
Caution is the watch word for now when it comes to students and teachers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
Democratic Party for the People to propose September school enrollment
The school year in Japan has long started in April.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020
Kim rumors rekindle fears of a ‘weak’ North Korea
Instability in North Korea could spark a clash between the U.S. and China over the future of the northern half of the peninsula.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19: Another case of 'gaiatsu' for Japan?
COVID-19 might exert the pressure needed to force Japan to evolve as a nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
Tokyo reports 39 new cases on Monday, for lowest daily tally in nearly a month
Tokyo confirmed 39 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, marking the lowest in nearly a month, according to the metropolitan government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
A cut above: Tokyo barber launches 'telecut' service as COVID-19 hits business
Mr. Brothers Cut Club of Harajuku has launched what could be the industry's first online haircut service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 27, 2020
Bank of Japan adopts unlimited JGB purchases to buoy economy in pandemic
The move puts the BOJ in line with other major central banks that have unleashed unprecedented amounts of monetary support.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 27, 2020
Smile Japan qualifies for 2022 Winter Olympics
Japan's women's hockey team will compete in its third straight Winter Games after securing a berth through its No. 6 world ranking.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

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