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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2020

Trump immigration ban to last 60 days, targeting those seeking permanent residency

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking green cards for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2020

U.S. coronavirus deaths top 45,000, doubling in little over a week

U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 45,000 on Tuesday, doubling in a little over a week as cases climbed to over 800,000, according to a Reuters tally.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020

Tokyo reports 123 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 123 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, marking the first rise in four days.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 21, 2020

Coronavirus shutdown has exposed 'inequities' of tennis: Billie Jean King

Tennis great Billie Jean King says the financial fallout from the coronavirus shutdown has exposed the unfairness of the sport and that it is important for the top players to lead the cause for change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2020

Wisdom in the age of the coronavirus pandemic

The unfolding pandemic tells us that 20th century lessons that must not be forgotten in Japan and elsewhere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 20, 2020

Houseparty vies with Zoom to be homebound chatters’ app of choice

Sima Sistani has been getting through the coronavirus outbreak’s shelter-in-place order the past month in many of the same ways others have: home-schooling her 7-year-old, trading off parenting shifts with her husband, and jumping from room to room to find a quiet space for phone calls.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2020

Tokyo governor's 'mitsu desu' virus plea inspires social distancing game

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's entreaty to residents to keep away from each other in order to halt the spread of COVID-19 has inspired a computer game of her navigating through crowds while uttering her daily "mitsu desu" call for social distancing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2020

Some crimes are spiking in major U.S. cities amid empty streets

Amid empty streets and shuttered shops, crime rates in some of the biggest U.S. cities have dropped — with a few exceptions.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 19, 2020

Bridging cultures through ‘food diplomacy’ and more

Peter Tan Hai Chuan was looking forward to enhancing opportunities for bilateral cooperation when he took up his position as Singapore's ambassador to Japan last October.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2020

Lack of aid guarantees divides prefectures over emergency business closures

The possibility of closures has prompted concerns that without financial guarantees from the central government, the impact could devastate local economies.
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
WORLD
Apr 19, 2020

Trump says China should face consequences if it was 'knowingly responsible' for outbreak

U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic, as he ratcheted up criticism of Beijing over its handling of the outbreak. "It could have been stopped in China before it started and it wasn't, and the...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 18, 2020

COVID-19 puts the squeeze on Japan's most vulnerable

Some news outlets are calling on the government to become more proactive in keeping workers and small businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis in order to stave off the kind of despair that could lead to an increase in suicides.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Apr 18, 2020

The gold standard: Ginza Tanaka’s helmets celebrate the craftsman’s skill

Ginza Tanaka's Children's Day-themed kabuto helmets embody valor and are meticulously handcrafted by master artisans with heartfelt good wishes for young boys' futures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2020

Overzealous policies erode support for lockdown

My city’s government has closed the entrance to the parking lot of a park near my home in an effort to prevent people from congregating. The main result, as far as I can judge, is that a lot of people are irritating the neighborhood outside the entrance by parking their cars there illegally. The closure...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 18, 2020

Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections

Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov. 3 U.S. elections amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic proposal to require states to offer the option of voting by mail.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2020

Tokyo's single-day total for COVID-19 breaks 200 day after emergency declaration goes national

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government logged a daily high of 201 COVID-19 infections Friday, up from 148 the previous day, bringing the capital's total to 2,794 a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended his state of emergency declaration nationwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 17, 2020

Will the COVID-19 pandemic cause a food crisis?

For the sake of food security, Japan needs to abolish the policy of curbing its rice acreage.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2020

Gap in U.K. virus count hurts

Sometimes a coronavirus death count can be much bigger than it initially appears.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 17, 2020

Michael Leitch says Japan must become 'One Team' to beat coronavirus

“One Team,” the slogan used by Japan's Brave Blossoms at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, was selected as the 2019 buzzword of the year.
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

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