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A computer illustration of a new face shield design by Toppan Printing Co. and Suntory Liquors Ltd.

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Supercomputer-developed face shields may offer lifeline for Japan’s restaurant industry

by Osamu Tsukimori

Using the Fugaku supercomputer, the world's fastest, a consortium of Japanese researchers has developed a wrap-around face shield that can more effectively block airborne droplets and reduce exposure to the coronavirus for diners at pubs and restaurants. With many restaurants struggling to mak...

The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu, Japan study finds

The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for about 1.8 hours by comparison, said the ...

The Mario Cafe & Store is unveiled at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on Thursday.

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Universal Studios Japan unveils Mario-themed cafe ahead of opening

Universal Studios Japan in Osaka unveiled to the media a cafe and store based on Nintendo Co.'s popular Super Mario Bros. game series Thursday, the day before its grand opening. The world's first Mario Cafe & Store, selling food and merchandise inspired by characters including Mario, his b...

Japan's newest submarine, the Taigei, is unveiled Wednesday at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. shipyard in Kobe.

Japan unveils new submarine in face of China’s growing assertiveness

Japan's newest submarine was unveiled Wednesday at a shipyard in Kobe as part of efforts to boost the country's maritime security amid China's growing assertiveness in the region. The 3,000-ton warship, named the Taigei, was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and is scheduled ...

A three-day trial will be held at Yokohama Stadium from Oct. 30, with the stadium filled to 80% of its full 34,000-spectator capacity.

Yokohama Stadium to be packed with 27,000 to test virus measures

The government will test measures for preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus at events with large numbers of spectators in a trial late this month in a nearly-packed baseball stadium in Yokohama, officials said Thursday. The three-day trial from Oct. 30 will come as the government conside...