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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 10, 2020
Celebrities and influencers using social media platforms to keep people at home
By Patrick St. Michel
A handful of well-known personalities have been out in front of the pandemic on social media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2020
Tokyo announces monthlong action plan to contain coronavirus outbreak
By Ryusei Takahashi
The plan, which took effect Saturday and lasts until May 6, requests the temporary closure of a long list of businesses and private facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Apr 10, 2020
Shortage spurs rush on materials for DIY virus masks in Hokkaido
A nationwide shortage of face masks amid the growing COVID-19 outbreak has sparked a rise in the number of people who make homemade masks using cloth as a substitution for medical gauze as protection against the novel coronavirus.

ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2020
Taiwan accuses Chinese trolls of fomenting racism spat with WHO
Taiwan accused Chinese internet users of spreading fabricated expressions of remorse in a coordinated effort to paint Taipei as the source of a campaign of racist abuse against the head of the World Health Organization.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2020
Wuhan rent protest shows unrest brewing in China after lockdown
Dozens of small shop owners protested outside one of Wuhan’s biggest shopping malls to demand a cut in rent, in one of the first signs of unrest since authorities lifted a lockdown at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2020
Thousands of people in tightly packed dorms pose new challenge for Singapore's virus fight
By Abhishek Vishnoi and Philip J. Heijmans
Tightly packed dormitories housing thousands of foreign workers have emerged as one of Singapore’s biggest challenges in its fight to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2020
Virus gives embattled Thai premier chance to consolidate power
Thailand’s coup-chief-turned-premier Prayut Chan-ocha has regained sweeping emergency powers to fight the coronavirus outbreak, pinning his political fate to the response he crafts as discontent grows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2020
South Korean coronavirus patients vote as parliamentary election kicks off
Early voting in South Korea's parliamentary election kicked off on Friday, with coronavirus patients casting ballots at designated stations and candidates adopting new ways of campaigning to limit the risk of contagion.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 10, 2020
Caffeinated conservation: Colombian farmers switch coca for coffee to protect wildlife
In a clearing around his modest smallholding, farmer Arcadio Barajas stands before a sea of coffee plants, cloaked in the shadow cast by a wall of verdant forest that covers the San Lucas mountains of northern Colombia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 10, 2020
Ancient string provides further evidence of Neanderthals' talents
Neanderthals used plant fibers to create string more than 40,000 years ago at a site in France where they hunted reindeer, further evidence according to scientists of the ingenuity and cognitive capabilities of our closest extinct human relatives.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2020
Amid pandemic, it’s getting a lot harder to ship food around the world
The port backups that have paralyzed food shipments around the world for weeks aren’t getting much better. In fact, in some places, they’re getting worse.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2020
Boris Johnson kept working, but the coronavirus took over
Boris Johnson was on his own. He had been self-isolating for a week since testing positive for coronavirus. His domestic staff left trays of food outside his apartment door.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2020
U.K.'s Johnson leaves intensive care but remains under observation
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2020
'You can't relax': Vigilance urged as New York sees signs of coronavirus progress
Americans must resist the impulse to ease social-separation measures at the first glimpse of progress now being seen in the coronavirus battle, state government and public health leaders warned on Thursday, as the U.S. death toll surpassed 16,500.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2020
Industry body wants Tokyo Big Sight open for events despite Olympic delay
By Kaz Nagatsuka
An industry body worried about losing business opportunities has recently submitted a petition to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and lawmakers requesting that Tokyo Big Sight be partially available for exhibition usage, given the postponement of the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2020
Amazon worker positive for COVID-19 day after Bezos toured warehouse
An Amazon.com Inc. warehouse visited this week by Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos confirmed its first employee case of the new coronavirus, according to a message sent to workers on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 10, 2020
EU finance chiefs agree on €540 billion virus rescue package
European Union finance ministers agreed on a €540 billion ($590 billion) package of measures to combat the economic fallout of the global pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2020
As Africa looks for clean power, interest in nuclear grows
Faced with power shortfalls, demands for greener energy and drought threats to hydropower, a growing range of African nations are considering a shift to an unexpected power source — nuclear energy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 10, 2020
For first time in 11 years, BOJ lowers forecast for all Japan regions
The Bank of Japan cut its assessment of the nation's nine regional economies in light of the damage caused to production, consumption and corporate finances by the coronavirus pandemic, with new emergency restrictions set to add to the pain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 10, 2020
As pandemic hits conferences, Aichi firm launches remote interpretation services
As the business environment continues to be affected by the spread of COVID-19, an industrial painting firm based in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, has begun offering Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation services remotely using teleconference systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2020
Virus pandemic pushes Japan’s shoppers to finally buy online
By Lisa Du
Now that the government is urging consumers and businesses to step up efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, shoppers may finally have no excuse but to embrace e-commerce and wean themselves from brick-and-mortar stores.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Apr 10, 2020
Tepco 10-year plan for scrapping Fukushima No. 1 aims to get local firms involved
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is expected to disclose detailed 10-year plans for the decommissioning of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, including how much construction material they will have to order and the technology needed for the work, in hopes that it will make it...

Opinion

COMMENTARY
Apr 10, 2020
Will COVID-19 be China’s Chernobyl?
By Yoichi Funabashi
The virus has exposed the structural vulnerabilities of the Communist Party system in China.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2020
What I learned from trying to cut my own hair
By Chris Bryant
Business and consuming will be transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. We'll be outsourcing fewer decisions and mastering more things for ourselves.

Sports

SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 10, 2020
Sumo's rigid lifestyle offers bubble of protection against coronavirus disruption
By John Gunning
With just one case of infection and wrestlers already living in a state of near-isolation, professional sumo may survive the COVID-19 pandemic without a significant decrease in the level of competition.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 10, 2020
Back in training, Bayern's Kingsley Coman hopes to complete season
German first-division clubs clubs returned to training earlier this week after almost a month off due to the COVID-19 outbreak and while the players are still being kept at a safe distance from each other, Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman is just happy to be back.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 10, 2020
FIBA postpones Olympic qualifiers by one year in readjusted schedule
World basketball's governing body has postponed the men's Olympic qualifiers, the European Championship and the Americas Championship by a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, FIBA said Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 10, 2020
World Athletics chief hopes for 'belated season' starting in August
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is still hoping that a belated outdoor athletics season can be staged from August to October this year, he said on Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 10, 2020
Floyd Mayweather's virtual likeness to face boxing greats
Floyd Mayweather went undefeated during his storied career and will now hope to maintain that dominance in simulated bouts after agreeing to put his digital likeness up against other boxing greats, it was announced Thursday.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 10, 2020
Food Supply wholesaler launches 'drive-through greengrocer' in Tokyo
By Claire Williamson
Food Supply, a fruit and vegetable wholesale company in Tokyo’s Ota Ward, has launched a “drive-through greengrocer” to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 and minimize its food waste. The company, which usually provides produce to around 5,000 restaurants, has seen over 70 percent of its client...

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Apr 10, 2020
Ep. 39 ‘Always Remembered’
By Alyssa I. Smith
Now, more than ever, I need the sweet escape of TV drama as a reminder of a time when we weren’t in the throes of a pandemic. Although the past few episodes of “Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020” were hard to watch, this episode delivered more than enough heartwarming charm to pull me back into the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 10, 2020
Shochiku celebrates a century of Japanese cinema hits
By Mark Schilling
Despite setbacks caused by COVID-19, film studio Shochiku is determined to go ahead with its program of anniversary events and releases where possible.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Apr 10, 2020
Orchestrating a COVID-19 stopgap for classical concerts
By Chiho Iuchi
Facing cancellations and postponements as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra has taken to livestreaming its concerts.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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