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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 16, 2020

Romancing the phone: Japan navigates love in the time of coronavirus

With social distancing measures likely to stay in place in Japan for some time, what impact will they have on the way we interact with each other?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 12, 2020

Wuhan to test whole city of 11 million after new cases emerge

Wuhan, where the global coronavirus epidemic first started, has ordered officials to prepare to test its entire 11 million population after the central Chinese city reported a handful of new infections for the first time since its lockdown was lifted, according to state media reports.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 7, 2020

Toward a new and better 'normal'

The forces toward digitalization unleashed by the COVID-19 crisis will make Japan stronger, more competitive and more prosperous.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 5, 2020

Nissan to retrench further in new plan to focus on U.S., Japan and China

The carmaker will pull back from Europe and elsewhere to focus on the United States, China and Japan under a plan that represents a new strategic direction.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2020

Researchers nearly double U.S. coronavirus death projection due to easing

Nearly 135,000 Americans were forecast to die from COVID-19 through the beginning of August, almost double the last prediction, due to loosening of lockdowns, according to an updated forecast from the University of Washington on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2020

Australia launches controversial COVID-19 tracking app as some states start easing rules

The Australian government launched a controversial coronavirus tracing app on Sunday and promised to legislate privacy protections around it as authorities try to get the country and the economy back onto more normal footing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2020

South Korea's new coronavirus cases fall to single digits for first time in two months

South Korea on Sunday reported single digit new coronavirus cases for the first day in two months with eight new infections.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 6, 2020

Take that island vacation you've been waiting for with Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Escape self-isolation with Animal Crossing: New Horizons; get in touch with your softer side with the coral Switch Lite; and Evil is back for a new round.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2020

China sees rises in new coronavirus cases and asymptomatic patients

Mainland China reported 39 new coronavirus cases as of Sunday, up from 30 a day earlier, and the number of asymptomatic cases also surged, as Beijing continued to struggle to extinguish the outbreak despite drastic containment efforts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2020

NSC change prepares Japan for new global realities

Japan is moving toward a wiser decision-making process when it comes to key security questions.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2020

South Korea reports fewest new coronavirus cases since Feb. 29 peak

South Korea on Monday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases, and the extended downward trend in daily infections since the peak on Feb. 29 has boosted hopes that Asia's largest outbreak outside China may be abating.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2020

South Korea reports 74 new COVID-19 infections, including church cluster

South Korea reported 74 new coronavirus infections Monday, slightly lower than the previous day, health officials said, taking the tally of cases to 8,236, with 75 deaths.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 11, 2020

Coronavirus conference canceled because of coronavirus

So much for keeping business rolling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020

From forced disruption to a new beginning

The forced disruption of daily activities in Japan is a blessing in disguise that can move the nation forward and change its way of doing things.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020

China reports almost all new virus infections outside Wuhan originated abroad

About a quarter of China's new confirmed cases and almost all of those outside the epidemic's epicenter in Wuhan originated outside the country on Friday, according to official data.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 5, 2020

South Korea declares Gyeongsan 'special care zone' as 438 new cases reported

South Korea declared a "special care zone" Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus while the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country, which is battling the biggest epidemic outside China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2020

Nissan faces more pain before gain as business hit further by coronavirus, new CEO says

CEO Makoto Uchida promised to unveil a turnaround plan in May, on top of cutting more than 12,500 jobs amid decade-low profits and management turmoil caused by Carlos Ghosn's 2018 arrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 29, 2020

Mainland China, excluding Hubei, reports lowest new daily infections

Mainland China — excluding Hubei province, where the new coronavirus outbreak originated — reported four new cases of infection on Friday, the lowest since the national health authority started compiling nationwide data in January.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2020

South Korea reports doubling of coronavirus patients to 433, with over 1,000 at new outbreak site feeling ill

South Korea said on Saturday that the number of new coronavirus cases in the country had doubled to 433, and officials suggested the tally could rise significantly as more than 1,000 people who attended a church at the center of the outbreak reported flu-like symptoms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 20, 2020

'Speed science' on new coronavirus carries risks

One scientific post suggests links between the new coronavirus and AIDS. A second says it may have passed to people via snakes. A third claims it is a pathogen from outer space.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2020

Coronavirus outcomes range from pandemic to a new flu, experts say

It has already spread wider than SARS in 2003. It may not sweep the globe as swine flu did in 2009 but is more dangerous. It doesn't kill at anywhere near the terrifying pace of Ebola in 2014 but can be passed through the air.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2020

India's use of facial recognition tech during protests stirs criticism

When artist Rachita Taneja heads out to protest in New Delhi, she covers her face with a pollution mask, a hoodie or a scarf to reduce the risk of being identified by police facial recognition software.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020

Concerns linger as tests of new Haneda routes over Tokyo wrap up

The transport ministry said Thursday it has completed tests for new flight paths to Haneda Airport, which involved arriving aircraft flying over central Tokyo at a low altitude for the first time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020

New coronavirus cases lowest since January but experts disagree over peak

China on Wednesday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending weight to a prediction from its senior medical adviser that the outbreak could be over by April.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020

U.S. flight rules on China visits will pose new airline challenges

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued rules on Sunday to implement new restrictions on Americans who have recently visited China to address the threat of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 1, 2020

Yumi Matsuo: It's a different picture in the United States

New York-based lifestyle photographer Yumi Matsuo wants to see personalities shine through her work.
Japan Times
WORLD / Commentary
Jan 30, 2020

Why is Tokyo defying population outflows among world's 'superstar' cities?

Like a lot of big cities in the developed world, Amsterdam lost population in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s as its inhabitants opted for newer dwellings and more space outside the city. During those same decades, newcomers arrived in large numbers from former and current Dutch territories as well...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2020

Nissan takes an ax to the house that Ghosn built with new cost-cutting measures

Nissan is planning aggressive cost cuts to deal with an unexpected slump in sales as the expansionist strategy it inherited from fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn flounders, four people familiar with the plans said.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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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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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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