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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2020

Small clinics on brink as virus-wary patients stay home in Japan

Doctors in these small but vital facilities are calling for government support as patients stay away to avoid the risk of coronavirus infection.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 29, 2020

Japan's low official jobless rate conceals deeper pain in its labor market

The real unemployment rate is closer to 11 percent, one think tank says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
May 29, 2020

Japan’s farming and fisheries schools struggle to move lessons online

Students who are required to go through practical training, sometimes so they can attain national qualifications, are not able to carry that out at present.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 29, 2020

As coronavirus restrictions are relaxed, the future of live music in Japan looks rocky

Despite Japan having lifted its state of emergency, gig-goers may have to wait for live music to get back to normal across the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2020

Japan's new virus contact-tracing app promises privacy in bid for reach

Officials hope the app will serve as a deterrent against a second wave of infections considered to be a growing risk in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2020

Some parts of Japan reopening faster than others after coronavirus emergency

Tokyo is aiming to initiate phase two of its three-step plan by this weekend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 26, 2020

Japan’s AnGes continues surge as coronavirus vaccine candidate moves closer to human trials

The progress of its drug development has led to wild swings in the stock, with shares falling more than 50 percent in two trading sessions earlier this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2020

Apple to start reopening Japan stores this week

Apple will require temperature checks at the door, social distancing and the use of masks by customers and staff alike.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB
May 25, 2020

NPB can play ball in Japan from June 19, but minus fans

The Japanese baseball season, which was scheduled to open in late March, will be reduced from 143 games to about 120.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 21, 2020

Japan's acting troupes turn your home into a stage

With the curtains remaining closed at theaters across Japan, some acting troupes are adopting new methods of reaching their audiences.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2020

Japan's state of emergency baking boom pushes flour demand through the roof

More and more people in Japan have started baking to pass time at home as they refrain from outings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to shortages of flour products on store shelves.
JAPAN / Society
May 17, 2020

Japan's drop in suicides may not hold as fallout from pandemic grows

The fallout from COVID-19 is still taking a toll on jobs and increasing the risk of domestic violence and child abuse, officials and experts say.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
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.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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.
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