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JAPAN
Jun 16, 2021

Giant Buddhist goddess gets face mask to pray for end of COVID-19

It took four workers three hours to carry the massive mask on ropes up the 57-meter-high statue of Kannon in Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2021

No-confidence motion against Suga's Cabinet voted down at Japan's Diet

The motion was submitted after the ruling coalition rejected opposition calls for the current regular Diet session to be extended.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2021

Tokyo Olympics may be most profitable ever despite pandemic, NBC says

Though TV viewership has declined during recent games, NBC still makes money — reaping $250 million from the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2021

U.S. Navy says Japan-based carrier group operating in South China Sea

The USS Ronald Reagan was conducting a 'routine mission,' the U.S. Navy said, amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing, which claims most of the disputed waterway.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jun 14, 2021

In Japan, families hit by COVID-19 struggle to care for infected children

Some have to rely on food delivery services to survive, while some children are missing school or kindergarten for over a month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2021

Japan to start antitrust probe on Apple and Google, says Nikkei

The probe will include input from executives from domestic smartphone handset-makers as well as manufacturers of smart speakers and personal computers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jun 12, 2021

The secret to this sake’s flavor? Aging it underwater

What started as an experiment has turned into a way for Otokoyama Honten brewery to recover from the 2011 Tohoku triple disaster.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jun 9, 2021

Australia's baseball team gives up on Olympic bid due to COVID-19

Officials said there was not enough time after the qualifier for the team to complete its quarantine in Australia and then meet entry requirements to Japan.

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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