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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
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic pushing up price of illegal drugs, U.N. says

The pandemic is having a mixed effect on drug production in different regions and on smuggling by air, land and sea, according to a new report.
Reader Mail
May 7, 2020

Now is the time to determine our future

Regarding the April 25 Media Mix column titled “A decentralization opportunity goes begging amid COVID-19 outbreak,” the coronavirus outbreak has prompted a period of rupture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2020

China's exports unexpectedly rise even as virus batters global demand

China's exports unexpectedly rose in April for the first time this year, taking some pressure off manufacturers in the world's second-largest economy after the coronavirus pandemic battered demand and disrupted manufacturing supply chains
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2020

Emergence of early COVID-19 case in France may hold new clues to pandemic's spread

A study by French scientists which suggests a man was infected with COVID-19 as early as Dec. 27, nearly a month before France confirmed its first cases, could be important in assessing when and where the new coronavirus emerged, experts said on Tuesday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 6, 2020

Canceled Summer Basho's rankings will likely carry over to July

This month's tournament may have been called off, but the Japan Sumo Association will likely keep its banzuke sheet untouched for the next meet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 6, 2020

Call centers expose fault line in Japan's pandemic fight

In the past few weeks, 17 infections were confirmed at a post office call center in Hokkaido and 11 at a Kyoto mail-order business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2020

It’s 2024, and we’re still stuck at home

Wishful thinking can't overcome the scientific models that point to years of COVID-19 outbreaks.
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
JAPAN
May 4, 2020

Tokyo reports 87 new COVID-19 cases Monday

The cumulative number of cases in Tokyo is now 4,654, according to the metropolitan government data.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2020

Think the U.S.-China row is bad now? You ain't seen nothing yet

The pandemic has ratcheted Sino-American tensions up to 11.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2020

Operation Warp Speed needs to waste money on vaccines

Most candidates won't work, but it's essential to be ready to mass-produce the one that does.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2020

Where is the local news about COVID-19?

There's a paucity of accurate, practical community-level information about the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2020

New Zealand and Australia consider coronavirus 'travel bubble'

New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a "travel bubble" between the two countries, sources said on Monday, even as Australia reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2020

China's young spenders say #ditchyourstuff as economy sputters

Tang Yue, a 27-year-old teacher from the city of Guilin, China, steam-presses a blue dress and takes dozens of photographs before picking one to clinch her 200th online sale.
JAPAN
May 3, 2020

Experts urge rethink of disaster response measures as Japan battles coronavirus

Experts are calling for the establishment of facilities that would serve as evacuation centers for COVID-19 patients when disaster strikes.
OLYMPICS
May 2, 2020

Left in limbo: Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls struggle with postponement

Tokyo's Olympic dream is still alive — for now — but many athletes have been left wondering if their hard work will all be for nothing.
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
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2020

At overloaded thrift shops, coronavirus is wreaking havoc

A glut of donations and a lack of demand have left a crucial American industry reeling.

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