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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2021

For some of Japan's lonely workers, COVID-19 brings a homecoming

Workers assigned to far-flung locations are seeing their employers bringing them back to their homes and families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 28, 2021

Japan set to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 shot for 12- to 15-year-olds

The move comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lowered the minimum age for the vaccine to 12 on May 10.
JAPAN
May 28, 2021

Suga extends Japan's COVID-19 state of emergency to June 20

Restrictions of varying intensity are now in effect in more than three quarters of the country's 47 prefectures.
JAPAN
May 28, 2021

Japan widens Tokyo vaccine center access after many slots remain open

Available slots were booked up within hours of the center being opened up to those age 65 and older in the surrounding prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2021

Japan to let emergency medics and lab staff administer COVID-19 vaccines

“We have been hearing from municipalities that there are not enough people who can administer the vaccine shots,” the government's top spokesman said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2021

Suga stares down Japan's Olympic challenge

Whether or not to go ahead with the already-delayed Summer Games is a decision fraught with implications, and not only for public health.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 25, 2021

COVID-19 concerns chip away at pre-Olympic training camps in Japan

The Olympics may be going ahead, but much of the celebration and connection that normally makes hosting the games so memorable is being stripped away as almost 50 cities have lost their role as a host or training camp base.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2021

Make semiconductors a Japan-U.S. alliance priority

Consumer electronics makers, such as computer, video game and phone makers, have warned that they cannot keep pace with demand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2021

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser says fate of Olympics needs scrutiny

The organizers of the Summer Olympics must decide whether to go ahead with the games after scrutinizing the impact they may have on the nation's medical system, Shigeru Omi said.
JAPAN
May 21, 2021

Japan issues final approval for Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines

The formal approvals, following a health ministry panel's sign-off Thursday, mark a major step toward speeding up the nation's sluggish inoculation drive.
JAPAN
May 21, 2021

Can Japan administer 1 million vaccine doses a day? Local governments are the key.

The goal, and the extent to which the central government has cracked the whip on municipalities, are the latest manifestations of Suga's apparent frustration with the nation's campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2021

Japan panel gives Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines the green light

The approval marks an important milestone in increasing vaccine supplies as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga aims to ramp up vaccinations to 1 million shots a day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2021

Japan’s 2025 budget goal is near impossible, debt panel member says

Measures such as spending cuts or tax increases to meet the goal would shave 1% off the economy each year and are therefore unlikely, says Ayako Fujita.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2021

Japan expands travel ban on foreign residents to cover Bangladesh and the Maldives

Foreign residents who have left before the latest entry ban is in place will be able to return even after Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 17, 2021

Japan's April wholesale prices jump on rising material costs

With the COVID-19 pandemic weighing on domestic consumption, there is uncertainty about whether companies will pass on higher costs to households, analysts say.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China and Russia start joint military drills in Sea of Japan
Russian and Chinese naval officers take part in a ceremony Thursday ahead of the start of joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, following the arrival of Chinese military vessels in Vladivostok, Russia.
Kamchatka quake may have awakened volcano dormant for 600 years, Russia says
Kamchatka. Krasheninnikov Bay
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
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.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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