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YOKOHAMA

JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020
Health hotlines in Japan flooded with coronavirus test requests
As the new coronavirus threatens to spread through Japan, hotlines for virus-related consultations are being flooded with requests from concerned people who want to be tested.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 16, 2020
Canada and Hong Kong to evacuate passengers from virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship
Canada and Hong Kong are planning to charter planes to evacuate their citizens onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama, the two governments said in separate statements Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 14, 2020
B-Corsairs rookie Raita Akaho follows in family's footsteps on basketball court
With a somewhat unusual last name, it's perhaps a little difficult for Raita Akaho to not be noticed that he's from a distinguished basketball family.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020
As quarantine nears end, clearing coronavirus-hit ship is daunting task for Japan
With thousands to be tested before the quarantine ends on Wednesday, the outgunned health ministry is mum about the idea of an extension.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020
Japan faces COVID-19 test kit shortage as infections on ship rise
Daily reports of new COVID-19 cases on the Diamond Princess, quarantined near Yokohama with thousands trapped aboard, have raised a question: Why can't Japan test all passengers at once?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020
Japan to expand coronavirus testing as 39 more on cruise test positive
The increase in the number of people on the Diamond Princess diagnosed with COVID-19 continued as the health ministry announced 29 passengers, 10 crew members and one quarantine officer have tested positive.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 8, 2020
Vissel Kobe win wild penalty shootout against Yokohama F. Marinos in Super Cup
It took Vissel Kobe 25 seasons to win their first trophy.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020
Japan finds 41 more virus infections on Diamond Princess; two more cruise ships turned away
The tally of cases aboard the quarantined cruise ship off Yokohama is now 61 and growing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2020
Cabin fever on the Diamond Princess: Inside the virus-hit cruise ship off Japan
For one American couple, what was supposed to be a weeklong trip in Japan has been abruptly replaced by two weeks confined to their room aboard a quarantined cruise ship.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020
Japan decides to refuse entry to noncitizen cruise ship passengers bound for Okinawa due to virus concerns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that Japan has decided to refuse entry to noncitizen passengers on board a luxury cruise ship that is set to arrive in the country later this week as some are suspected to be infected with the new coronavirus.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020
Ten passengers on quarantined cruise ship test positive for coronavirus
Fear of possible coronavirus infections on a cruise ship carrying about 3,700 people became reality Wednesday as 10 of 31 passengers tested positive for the virus.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 1, 2020
Alvark edge Brave Thunders, earn series split
The visiting Alvark Tokyo avenged their Friday defeat by outplaying the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in Saturday's marquee rematch.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 28, 2020
BayStars manager Alex Ramirez believes team has talent to contend
Alex Ramirez, the manager of the Yokohama BayStars, responded to the loss of his best player by declaring the dawning of a new generation.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 25, 2020
BayStars unveil Keita Sano as team's new captain
Keita Sano modeled the Yokohama BayStars' new visitors' uniform on a slightly windy Saturday night at Osanbashi Pier in Yokohama. While all the BayStars will be wearing the new "Yokohama Blue" threads this year, Sano's will have an extra touch the others won't.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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