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JAPAN
Jul 23, 2020

Tokyo logs 366 new coronavirus cases, topping 300 for first time

The single-day record came as Koike requested residents stay home as much as possible during the four-day weekend due to a spike in cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2020

Unilever’s ice cream deliveries show anything can be sold online

Just-in-time gains a new meaning when you’re rushing online orders of frozen treats like almond-coated Magnum ice cream bars to consumers before they melt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020

People are more likely to contract COVID-19 at home, study finds

South Korean epidemiologists have found that people were more likely to contract the new coronavirus from members of their own households than from contacts outside the home.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020

China to give $1 billion loan for Latin America vaccine access

China will provide a $1 billion loan for Latin American and Caribbean countries to have access to its COVID-19 vaccine, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told top regional diplomats in a meeting, according to the Mexican government.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 23, 2020

Staying real for the sake of art: Museums and festivals proceed with caution

Japan's artistic institutions stress the importance of in-person exhibitions and events after months of closures and COVID-19-related fears.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 23, 2020

Signs of farm 'revolution' in India as coronavirus prompts change

Government officials say the so-called direct seeding of rice (DSR) method could increase yields by about one-third and slash costs on workers and water.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2020

Trump willing to work with China on COVID-19 vaccine for U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday to work with China or other countries to bring a successful coronavirus vaccine to the United States, despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2020

Coronavirus infections could be 27 times higher in South Korea's Daegu

A small South Korean survey of people with no history of COVID-19, but living in a city with the most cases, showed that one in nine had antibodies to the novel coronavirus, indicating the virus may have spread more widely than thought.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

Toward a less crowded planet

There is reason to hope that the global population could drop to 4 or 5 billion by 2200.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Jul 22, 2020

Prored boasts innovative vision for consulting

Susumu Satani, CEO of Tokyo-based consulting firm Prored Partners Co., is somewhat of an outlier in his field; he is convinced performance-based consultation is the best approach to tackling client needs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2020

Kim Jong Un’s unfinished hospital shows North Korea sanctions are biting

Kim Jong Un’s latest appearance, in which he dressed down officials building a showcase hospital, illustrates why the North Korean leader can’t afford to languish under sanctions forever if he wants to fix his economy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 21, 2020

Let's discuss the Go To Travel campaign

A central government campaign to spur domestic tourism has drawn both enthusiasm and ire, with some social media users telling urbanites to stay away from rural areas after COVID-19 cases hit a record high in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2020

China begins to dismantle democratic Taiwan’s toehold in Hong Kong

For decades, Hong Kong served as a bridge between China and Taiwan. Now, that appears to be just one more thing that’s changing in the former British colony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2020

COVID-19 spread fastest by teens and tweens, South Korean study finds

Older children are more likely to spread COVID-19 within a household than younger children and adults, according to a new study of 5,706 coronavirus patients in South Korea.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jul 19, 2020

Justice delayed? Pandemic tests Japan's court system

The virus has exposed shortcomings, prompting calls from legal experts and law practitioners for reforms to keep courts operational and effective.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2020

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases for second day in a row

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 18, 2020

Overindulging at home and playing the online ratings game amid a pandemic

One man reportedly left as many as 18 empty wine bottles and four large empty sake bottles out to be recycled each week during the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jul 18, 2020

A thousand years of walking through Japan

The act of walking was one that Saigyo, Basho and Matsuo turned into poetry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2020

You want the truth? You can't handle total lockdown

While measures to keep people apart can help curb the spread of COVID-19, they may also be decimating economies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2020

Hong Kong’s yawning wealth gap grows wider amid pandemic

Hong Kong is emerging as a case study of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting vulnerable members of society, as tens of thousands have been thrown out of work with little social safety net to support them in one of the world’s most unequal and expensive cities.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2020

Postponed Tokyo Olympics to keep same venues and follow original schedule

Organizers have been negotiating with facility owners to ensure the use of the previously arranged venues when the games take place in July 2021.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jul 17, 2020

J. League demonstrates leadership on road to resumption

It’s been less than three weeks since J. League teams played their first “remote matches,” the phrase chosen by the Japan Top League Alliance to represent games held behind closed doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past