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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 18,820 new cases

The figure comes after the capital reported over 20,000 cases for two days in a row through Wednesday, and daily tallies have been on the rise across the nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 22, 2022

Price increases planned for over 7,000 food items in Japan next year

Amid higher raw materials prices and rising logistics costs, some firms plan to raise prices for products for the second time or carry out so-called stealth price hikes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 21,186 new cases

The metropolitan government confirmed 18 new fatalities, while also recognizing 42 people as having severe symptoms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo's new cases top 20,000 for first time in four months

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 15,985.7, compared to 13,738.7 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 7,949 new cases as infections rise nationwide

The seven-day average of new coronavirus infections in the capital was 15,883.9, compared to 13,124.6 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 19, 2022

Japan commences aid for decarbonization of public facilities

The aid is intended to help the introduction of solar power generation systems and renovations for energy conservation.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2022

Cafeterias offering low cost children's meals in Japan rose by 1,300, survey says

This is the second largest increase after a rise of 1,432 marked in 2019, according to the survey by Musubie, a Tokyo nonprofit supporting such facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 16,273 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases stood at 15,191 in the capital, up 21.8% week on week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 17,687 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 14,802.9, compared to 12,136.9 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 18,812 new cases, up by nearly 4,000 from last week

The number of COVID-19 patients with serious symptoms under Tokyo's standards stood at 23, an increase of one from Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases up more than 4,000 from one week ago

The capital confirmed 19,800 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the seven-day average coming to 13,738.7.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 7,044 new cases

Twelve new deaths were found among people with the coronavirus in the capital, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2022

Japan firms step up appointments of female outside directors

Businesses need to prove their ability to listen to the opinions of female outside directors, even if these are unflattering, for effective use in management, observers say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 12,163 new cases

On Saturday, Japan confirmed 136,249 new cases, up by about 26,000 from a week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 14,558 new cases, up 1,200 from last week

The number of severely ill coronavirus patients under Tokyo's criteria stood at 15, unchanged from Friday, while 17 new deaths were confirmed among COVID-19 patients.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 13,556 new coronavirus cases

The seven-day average of new infection cases stood at 12,467.1 in Tokyo, up 6% week on week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2022

Company 'inflation allowances' spreading in Japan

The moves are intended to bolster the morale of employees at a time when inflation is outpacing wage growth to cause drops in real wages and add heavier burdens to their daily lives.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2022

Electric minivehicle from Nissan and Mitsubishi named Japan Car of the Year

The micro EV, sold from June as the Sakura from Nissan and the eK X EV from Mitsubishi Motors, marked the first time for a minivehicle to win the award.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 14,104 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases came to 12,136.9, about the same level as the previous week's 12,004.4.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022

Japan parties move closer to passing donation bill targeting coercion

If passed, the bipartisan bill would ban organizations from soliciting donations out of fear and allow donors a path to getting a refund.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo records 14,946 new coronavirus cases

The seven-day average of new infection cases stands at 11,883.3 in Tokyo, up 7.6% week on week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022

Japan to raise childbirth allowance to ¥500,000 amid rising costs

Costs for childbirth have been rising in Japan in recent years, with the average total now exceeding the allowance.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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