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JAPAN
Dec 7, 2020

Travelers to Japan are using public transit after arrival, and that's a problem

Lax enforcement of rules stopping travelers from overseas using trains and buses from airports is becoming a vulnerability in Japan's efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 3, 2020

As virus spreads, Japan looks to extend — not cancel — Go To Travel

The central government is planning to move the deadline for the travel subsidy campaign from January to June.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2020

Local businesses left in limbo as Japan's politicians squabble over Go To Travel campaign

By leaning on governors to determine whether travel and dining subsidies should be suspended in their area, Suga is delegating responsibility — or accountability — to local leaders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2020

Suga adviser says Japan needs another ¥40 trillion in stimulus

One of Suga's economic advisers says the government needs to spend u00a540 trillion in its third extra budget to stop a surge in unemployment and prevent the suffering that would come with it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 27, 2020

Japan bond market in the dark on new sales as virus cases spike

As coronavirus infections spark increasing alarm, the government has left investors guessing on how much money it will pump into the economy through a third extra budget.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2020

Japan's Go To Travel campaign sparks debate on links to COVID-19 spread

National leaders are reluctant to scrap the stimulus, which has been hailed for injecting trillions of yen into the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 26, 2020

Pandemic and internet banking push Japan’s lenders to revamp branches

Withdrawing or transferring cash through a bank teller could completely disappear in Japan within a few years as banks adapt branches for the digital age.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 23, 2020

Fujitsu Frontiers secure eighth straight trip to Japan X Bowl

The Frontiers sealed a 34-3 victory Sunday over the Elecom Kobe Finies in their regular-season finale.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2020

Japan sets another daily record with 2,388 coronavirus cases

“It's crucial that people don't become complacent,” Toshio Nakagawa, president of the Japan Medical Association, stressed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2020

¥10 trillion needed to set Japan on green path, says Suga adviser

'What's key for the Japanese economy now is whether we can strengthen our growth strategy and conduct reforms,' said Mitsumaru Kumagai, chief economist at Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2020

Japan’s biggest profit beat in years seen boosting stock appeal

With most Topix-listed companies except for some large financials having reported, earnings per share for the latest quarter have exceeded analyst estimates by 34% in aggregate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 7, 2020

Japan's students struggle to embrace online learning amid COVID-19

Japan's university students have had a rough six months and the immediate future isn’t looking much brighter.
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2020

As Japan moves to revive its countryside, pandemic drives many out of cities

In September, 30,644 people moved out of Tokyo, up 12.5% year-on-year, while the number moving in fell 11.7% to 27,006, data showed.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Signs of change emerge in constitutional interpretation of same-sex marriage
Plaintiffs celebrate the Tokyo High Court's ruling in a same-sex marriage lawsuit in Tokyo on Oct. 30.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.

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

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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