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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 28, 2020

On Japan's stretched front line, doctors and nurses DIY a coronavirus response

Hospitals like St. Luke's in Tokyo are saving their limited ICU capacity for an increasing number of critically ill patients and improvising makeshift gear to protect front-line staff.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2020

Human wisdom is needed to defeat the pandemic

The pandemic will come to an end. How we minimize the sacrifice is up to the wisdom of humankind.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2020

Google says state-backed hackers are increasing coronavirus phishing attacks

Security experts at Alphabet Inc.'s Google have identified more than a dozen government-backed hacking groups using the coronavirus pandemic as cover for phishing and malware attempts.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020

In era of COVID-19, a shift to digital forms of teaching in Japan

Even at the university level, where most students and faculty should have a degree of competency when it comes to digital tools, institutions fall short.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2020

Trump and the WHO: the wrong time to pick a fight

Once again, Japan must step up to fill the leadership vacuum created by a U.S. withdrawal from a multilateral agency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2020

Wisdom in the age of the coronavirus pandemic

The unfolding pandemic tells us that 20th century lessons that must not be forgotten in Japan and elsewhere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2020

IMF sees Asia-Pacific economic growth at standstill in 2020

Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region will likely slow to a standstill in 2020, something that hasn’t happened in the last 60 years, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2020

OPEC and Russia approve biggest-ever oil cut amid pandemic

After four days of talks, the group known as OPEC Plus has agreed to reduce output by 9.7 million barrels per day for May and June.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Apr 8, 2020

J. League clubs feeling financial crunch from pandemic

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Tuesday night announcement of a state of emergency marked the latest and most dramatic step in Japan’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2020

How a military-style lockdown unfolded in Wuhan

As the world grapples with the escalating coronavirus pandemic, China reopened the city of Wuhan on Wednesday, allowing its 11 million residents to leave for the first time in over two months, a milestone in its effort to combat the outbreak.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2020

Curbs to stem COVID-19 in Japan may fuel domestic violence and abuse

Actor Makoto Sakamoto, 42, known for the TV series “Liar Game,” made headlines when he was arrested last week on suspicion of domestic violence. Media reports quoted police as saying Sakamoto allegedly assaulted his wife and her mother in his apartment in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on March 30.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2020

‘Our goal is to survive’: Wuhan cautiously emerges from lockdown

Wuhan businessman Li Jing is counting down the days until his city emerges from virus lockdown.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2020

Poorer nations least prepared for pandemic lockdowns

As countries around the globe try to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, nowhere is the task more challenging and the risk greater than in the developing world.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 1, 2020

Sports streaming service DAZN to stop paying rights fees to leagues: source

Streaming service DAZN has told sports leagues it will not pay rights fees for any suspended or canceled games amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a source familiar with the matter.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 26, 2020

Tokyo inches toward lockdown as virus cases climb and national emergency looms

On Thursday the central government created a special task force to devise ways for the country to better respond to the outbreak.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 26, 2020

B. League's coronavirus measures draw negative reactions from some players, observers

The second suspension of the B. League season last week — this time until at least April 1 — due to the COVID-19 pandemic has attracted plenty of attention around the world.
OLYMPICS
Mar 24, 2020

It's official: Tokyo Olympics delayed until 2021 due to coronavirus

In a stunning but foreshadowed move, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced late Tuesday night that Japan had reached an agreement with International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to be postponed until next summer at the latest as the coronavirus pandemic...
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2020

2020 Tokyo Olympics in doubt as Abe hints at delay for first time

The prime minister says it may be the only way to avoid exacerbating the coronavirus pandemic.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2020

Warmest oceans ever force tuna titan to start protecting fish

Helping the canned tuna industry cope with climate change tops an already lengthy to-do list for Darian McBain, chief sustainability officer at the Thailand company that owns the Chicken of the Sea and John West brands.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 22, 2020

Tokyo organizers quietly plan for potential Olympic delay: sources

Tokyo 2020 organizers have started drafting possible alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer, two sources familiar with the talks said, in contrast to the government's stance that postponement is not an option.
Japan Times
Mar 12, 2020

East Japan Railway Company: Sample Superb Japanese Wines in Singapore!

Enjoy five carefully selected wines at special prices during the Japan Premium Wine Fair at 11 restaurants in Singapore!
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 11, 2020

In Tokyo, a growing sense of angst over possible virus-hit Olympics

Japan's Olympic minister pushes back against a report citing an organizing committee executive as suggesting the games could be delayed by one or two years due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020

The March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo and the immorality of war

The U.S. attack on Tokyo on the night of March 9-10, 1945, reinforces the reality that it usually is the civilians who suffer the most from the horrors of war.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020

Trump administration may discourage travelers from taking ocean cruises

The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to four officials familiar with the situation.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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