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JAPAN
Oct 15, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan reports 35,000 new cases, up by 8,400 week on week

Across the country, 46 deaths were confirmed among COVID-19 patients, while the number of severely ill patients decreased by 13 from the previous day to 118.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2022

Japan updates advice on clinic visits for COVID patients amid 'twindemic' fears

People between the ages of 12 and 64 with a low risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms have been asked to refrain from going to so-called fever clinics.
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 9, 2022

Domestic travel subsidies set to begin for Japan residents

The National Travel Discount program — which is available only to those with residency status in Japan — uses government subsidies to fund discounts on meals, shopping and accommodation.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 7, 2022

Frances Tiafoe shakes off 'really bad' jet lag to reach Japan Open semifinals

Jet-lagged Frances Tiafoe flew into the Japan Open semifinals in straight sets on Friday, clinching each with an ace to beat Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 6-4.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2022

Japan to allow hotels to refuse guests without masks

The Cabinet has adopted a bill to allow hotels and inns to bar guests who don't have a valid reason for refusing to wear masks or take other anti-infection measures during epidemics.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 6, 2022

Fiery, foul-mouthed Yuki Tsunoda speeds toward Suzuka as Japan's latest Formula One hope

The Kanagawa Prefecture native has quickly gained a certain level of notoriety among both fans and drivers for what he does — and says — on track.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2022

Japan approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for use with young children

Children as young as 6 months old will be able to receive the shot.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2022

Japan residents wake up to rare J-Alert missile warning

Under the J-system, developed in 2007, messages are sent in times of national emergencies such as earthquakes, terrorist attacks and certain missile launches.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 3, 2022

Nick Kyrgios excited to be at Japan Open as court case looms at home

The 27-year-old Wimbledon finalist is due to have his case heard at a magistrates' court in Canberra on the same day he is scheduled to play in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms 35,644 new cases

The number of COVID-19 patients with severe cases stood at 165, meanwhile, down by 13 from Friday, according to the health ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2022

Japan wrestling legend and former lawmaker Antonio Inoki dies at 79

The famed professional wrestler was known for taking on world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in 1976 and making numerous trips to North Korea as a lawmaker.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Japan drop to 39,000

There were 68 fatalities, while severely ill coronavirus patients numbered 238, down by 24 from Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms 63,871 new cases

Eighty-seven deaths were reported across the country, while the number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms fell by 14 from Thursday to 262.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2022

Japan weighs plan for ban on hotel guests without masks

The government will submit a bill at an extraordinary session of parliament next month that would revise the law governing hotels and inns, a report said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 70,975 cases, down by 21,700 week on week

The number of severely ill patients stood at 309, down by 17 from Friday, while 138 new deaths linked to COVID-19 were reported nationwide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2022

No progress in Japan's investigation into North Korean abduction suspects

National Public Safety Commission Chairman Koichi Tani has admitted that police actions are 'unfortunately not producing effective results.'
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms 75,966 cases, a week-on-week drop of 23,500

The seven-day average of new infections fell 16.7% from a week earlier to 8,614.4.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa approaches eastern Japan
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa is expected to pass east of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday morning.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

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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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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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