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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 30, 2021

Japanese firms roll out cautious welcoming mat to COVID-19 survivors

Nearly 240,000 people nationwide are believed to have recovered from the virus as of mid-January.
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OLYMPICS
Jan 30, 2021

Afghanistan's first female breakdancer sets sights on Paris Olympics

Many conservative Afghans frown on dancing of any description, and even more vehemently object to a woman's public participation — some of them violently.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 30, 2021

Masahiro Tanaka says timing was right for return to Japan with Eagles

Tanaka returns to Rakuten after seven seasons with the New York Yankees
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 30, 2021

'Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration' creates the man anew

One of the joys of reading about history is the way in which each generation interprets the past through its own perspective. This isn’t simply new facts coming to light or official documents being unsealed — rather, it’s the historian’s equivalent of “the observer effect” in physics: It’s...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jan 30, 2021

How COVID-19 is forcing us to re-examine food waste

The pandemic is breaking down the 'invisible wall' between food producers and consumers. But is it enough to change wasteful habits?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2021

Storm damage worsens in a warming world, hiking pressure to adapt

Research group Germanwatch's 2019 index showed that Mozambique and Zimbabwe were the two countries hardest-hit by extreme weather.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2021

Israel’s vaccine data has lessons for all

Tiny Israel is set to immunize its population months before far bigger and richer countries, partly by ordering early but also by sharing patient information after vaccination.
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WORLD
Jan 30, 2021

CDC orders sweeping U.S. transportation mask mandate as COVID-19 rages

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation Monday as the country continues to report thousands of daily COVID-19 deaths.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 30, 2021

Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians reflects on decision to go all in on Tom Brady

'You can't hit a home run unless you're going to swing for one,' Arians said. 'You can't do anything special in life sitting on a fence.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 30, 2021

In Biden’s White House, masks, closed doors and empty halls

The West Wing has become a different place thanks to an administration that is serious about COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2021

As companies chase net-zero, backers say carbon offsets are 'part of the answer'

As more companies commit to cutting their emissions to net zero, the offsets they purchase could spur development of clean technologies like hydrogen fuel.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2021

U.S. House Democrat to move office after confrontation with Republican lawmaker

In the latest sign of rising tensions within the U.S. Congress, a Democratic congresswoman said Friday she plans to relocate her Capitol Hill office for safety reasons after being "berated" by an outspoken conservative Republican congresswoman.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2021

GameStop's 'Reddit rally' puts scrutiny on social media forums

Social media services restrict discussions about weapons, drugs and other illegal activity, but their rules do not specifically mention another lucrative regulated good: stocks.
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WORLD / Society
Jan 30, 2021

A pandemic is hard enough. For some, being single has made it harder.

“One day I realized it had been three months since I had touched a human being,” one man said.
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JAPAN
Jan 30, 2021

Japan vaccine chief says nationalism could disrupt global supplies of COVID-19 shots

Taro Kono said he was concerned about a EU announcement that it may block exports of vaccines produced there until sufficient supplies are provided to the European people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 29, 2021

SoftBank's Zozo offers tech glasses to help cosmetics buyers get skin tone right

Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo Inc. on Friday launched skin tone measuring glasses for ordering cosmetics online, making its latest fashion tech offering as it expands beyond apparel.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2021

Suga forced to compromise on virus penalties as revised bills reach Diet

An unusual compromise between ruling and opposition parties reflected Suga's desperation to curb virus transmission and stamp out criticism over his handling of the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2021

Rakuten cuts mobile fees for light users to maintain edge over bigger rivals

The firm now says it will lower the cost depending on the amount of data used within the space of a month, saying the fee will even be free for particularly light users.
BUSINESS / Economy / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jan 29, 2021

As COVID-19 compounds Okinawa's tourism woes, industry looks for a way out

An emergency system through which workers are temporarily seconded to companies so that they can return to their jobs once the economy is back on its feet has been proposed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jan 29, 2021

Fukushima businesses struggling to stay afloat despite government help

Financial issues will not end soon, given that only a portion of the residents who evacuated from disaster-stricken areas have returned or are expected to.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2021

Trading curbs by Robinhood reverse GameStop rally, angering upstart traders

Investors claimed that the very apps that had democratized trading — Robinhood in particular — were now doing the bidding of Wall Street.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 29, 2021

Myanmar army flexes muscles as Aung San Suu Kyi's government begins second term

The military's allegations of voter list irregularities have been accompanied by cryptic comments about abolishing the constitution.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person