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JAPAN
May 14, 2020

Japan to lift coronavirus state of emergency in 39 prefectures

The nation's capital and seven prefectures will maintain emergency measures for now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 14, 2020

Myanmar’s poorest take coronavirus fight into their own hands

After Myanmar confirmed its first coronavirus infection in late March, the residents of one village in the country’s northwestern Sagaing region sprang into action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2020

Now's not the time to debate constitutional revision

The government should focus on coming up with policies to help citizens weather the COVID-19 crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2020

A tithe approach to volunteering in our post-pandemic world

The rewards of volunteering are enormous for one's self and community.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2020

Social stigma and harassment undermine COVID-19 testing efforts across Asia

Public health officials around the world have agreed that testing and contact tracing are vital to containing the coronavirus pandemic. But for many people, coming forward to get tested — let alone revealing the personal information of friends, family and close associates — is more terrifying than...
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2020

Gunmen attack Afghan hospital where Doctors Without Borders aid group runs a clinic

Gunmen attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday where the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders runs a maternity clinic, killing at least eight people, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2020

Mail-in U.S. presidential election could trigger Florida 2000-like chaos

Amid a tangle of state laws, the country may not know who won for days or even weeks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2020

Hong Kong uses coronavirus rules to stop protests even as bars fill up

Hong Kong’s central bar district returned to relative normalcy over the weekend, with crowds of revelers taking advantage of eased social distancing rules even as fresh pro-democracy protests flared across the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 11, 2020

New virus cases climb in Indonesia as Jokowi laments slow testing

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia neared 1,000 as more cases were confirmed across the archipelago, with President Joko Widodo expressing disappointment over the slow progress in ramping up testing to detect the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2020

Paris tests face-mask recognition software on metro riders

The Paris metro authority is testing CCTV software to detect whether travelers are wearing face masks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2020

Mike Pompeo blames China for hundreds of thousands of virus deaths

The U.S. Secretary of State has said China is still withholding virus samples needed for global vaccine research.
JAPAN / Politics
May 5, 2020

Should Japan vote during the pandemic?

The political class grapples with whether elections should be held amid the deadly public health crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2020

Masked and standing apart, the world tiptoes out of pandemic lockdown

Italy and the United States were among a slew of countries easing measures to revive economies as global deaths surpassed a quarter of a million.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2020

Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus

Beijing faces a wave of anti-China sentiment led by the U.S. over the pandemic and needs to be prepared for a worst-case scenario of armed confrontation between the two, the report says.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2020

Coronavirus resurgence carries warning signs in home of India’s Taj Mahal

Agra, once celebrated for appearing to have contained the virus, is experiencing a second wave.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 2, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak raises uncomfortable questions about Japan's adult entertainment industry

If a certain class of people is excluded from initiatives to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, those people will cause the disease to spread to all classes, regardless of other measures in place.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 2, 2020

‘False dawn’ recovery haunts coronavirus survivors who fall sick again

A growing number of worrying reports have shown patients appearing to have a reactivation of symptoms, testing positive again, or even potentially being reinfected.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
May 1, 2020

Drive-thru services in Aichi support butchers and restaurants

Firms have been hit hard by requests from municipal governments to shut down businesses and for people to avoid nonessential outings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 1, 2020

Japanese taiga drama 'Idaten' goes global with tale of Olympic struggle

For the first time ever, Japan's national broadcaster, NHK, will show a condensed version of its famous year-long period drama in English.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2020

Japan and its policymakers search for light at end of COVID-19 tunnel

Even once the state of emergency declaration is lifted, the threat of a second wave will persist while the public waits for a vaccine to come to market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 29, 2020

Taiwan emerging from pandemic with a stronger hand against China

Very few governments around the world are likely to emerge from the pandemic in an even stronger position than before. Taiwan is one of them — and that’s not good for China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2020

Companies bet on AI cameras to track social distancing and limit liability

Stores and workplaces eager to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus are equipping existing security cameras with artificial intelligence software that can track compliance with health guidelines including social distancing and mask-wearing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2020

How China is attempting to prevent a second wave of infections

As the first major country to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns, China is focused on avoiding a devastating second wave of infections as it returns to a semblance of pre-pandemic life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 29, 2020

Xi’s annual political pageant to start in late May after virus-caused delay

China’s plan to resume annual parliamentary sessions delayed by the coronavirus outbreak next month could be seen as a statement of the country’s commitment to get back to normal. The actual gathering may end up showing how much has changed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020

COVID-19 threatens to starve Africa

The continent has some unique strengths in the pandemic, but food insecurity is a special vulnerability.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2020

Coronavirus crisis exposes Japan’s strength and weakness

The COVID-19 pandemic will likely prompt Japan to fully embrace the digital shift.
Japan ruling bloc projected to lose majority in Upper House election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters Sunday after exit polls showed poor results for the ruling coalition in the Upper House election.
Polls open for key Upper House election that could shake Japanese politics
People vote during Japan's Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on Sunday.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Hitomi Obara, 2012 Olympic champion in wrestling, dies at 44
Hitomi Obara competes at the London Olympics in August 2012.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
In Gaza-made obi, Palestinian embroidery meets Japanese kimono
The Palestinian Embroidery Obi Project brings together a traditional Japanese garment and age-old designs from the Middle Eastern region.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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