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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2020

Tokyo reports 13 new coronavirus cases

Monday's figure brings the total of COVID-19 infection cases in the capital to 5,396.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Los Angeles report 2020
Jun 8, 2020

The Japanese Lifeline in Southern California

In 1862, six years before it opened up to the West, Japan sent its first diplomatic delegation to San Francisco to open an embassy in the United States. The event ushered in the first wave of Japanese immigrants, or Issei, to the West Coast. And by 1910, Los Angeles had the largest population of Japanese...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 7, 2020

South Korean boyband BTS donates $1 million to Black Lives Matter

Popular South Korean band BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of U.S. protests against police brutality, its music label, Big Hit Entertainment, said Sunday.
LIFE / Travel
Jun 6, 2020

Getting the wheels back on Japan's travel industry

Unprecedented travel restrictions have crippled tourism, forcing businesses in the sector to rethink strategies and explore new opportunities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2020

Tokyo reports 26 COVID-19 cases, marking three days in a row of at least 20

Tokyo confirmed 26 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, marking a three-day streak of at least 20, metropolitan government officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2020

Amazon in talks to buy $2 billion stake in Indian telco Bharti Airtel: sources

The planned investment, if completed, would mean Amazon acquiring a roughly 5 percent stake based on the current market value of the company.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 4, 2020

COVID-19 plays the spoiler as stages try to reopen in Japan

Even in the age of COVID-19, the show must go on, and go on it will.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2020

Coronavirus spike prompts Tokyo alert, but how useful is new alarm?

System introduced as part of the city's plan to gradually reopen society while preventing a second wave of infections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2020

Karaoke masks and silent roller coasters coming to Japan in coronavirus era

Singing your heart out at karaoke boxes may never feel the same in Japan in the coronavirus era.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020

Tokyo enters phase two of virus plan, but is governor moving too fast?

Phase two of the three-part plan to progressively lift social distancing measures and voluntary business closures kicked off on Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020

Tokyo reports 13 COVID-19 cases Monday as capital further eases measures

The metropolitan government on Monday entered phase two of its three-part plan to progressively lift social distancing measures and voluntary business closures.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2020

With fact checks, Twitter takes on a new kind of task

Social media platforms have been under fierce scrutiny over how they police rapidly spreading false information and other types of abusive content.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 30, 2020

Public begins to wake up to sheer volume of harassment online

Social media users want abusers to drop their veil of anonymity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 29, 2020

Photo essay: Tokyo without tourists

This series, taken throughout April, attempts to capture the feeling of how Tokyo looked during the height of the state of emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2020

Tokyo nears phase two of virus recovery plan as Osaka to fully reopen

As business-minded Osaka prepares to go full bore with Tokyo trailing close behind, infections continue to fluctuate in the capital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2020

Daughter inherits gambling empire with death of Stanley Ho

About an hour after the death of Stanley Ho, the billionaire who built the Chinese territory of Macao into the world’s biggest gambling hub, his large clan gathered in front of the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital to break the news. They were also there to send a clear message of unity.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 27, 2020

'Terrace House' season canceled following death of Hana Kimura

Producers at Fuji TV announced on Wednesday evening that its hit reality show “Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020” has been canceled following the death of one of its young stars, 22-year-old pro wrestler Hana Kimura.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 23, 2020

Crowdfunding campaigns offer hope to ailing firms facing COVID-19 insolvency

Communities rally behind their favorite establishments, but can they save them all?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 22, 2020

Torel-produced films show just why Japanese indies need support

With theu00a0closures of small theaters threatening the survival of the indie scene, many in the industry have looked to online streaming to stay afloat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2020

'I miss dancing': Elderly South Koreans lament loss of 'playground' as senior discos shut

For years, Jeong Nam-poong has found entertainment at daytime discotheques called colatecs that cater to older folks, often losing track of time while dancing the jitterbug under fairy lights and mirror balls.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 21, 2020

Japan's acting troupes turn your home into a stage

With the curtains remaining closed at theaters across Japan, some acting troupes are adopting new methods of reaching their audiences.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2020

Sony plans to take finance arm private for about $3.7 billion

The electronics giant will offer u00a52,600 a share for part of Sony Financial Holdings Inc. that it doesn't already own, it said in a statement Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 16, 2020

Romancing the phone: Japan navigates love in the time of coronavirus

With social distancing measures likely to stay in place in Japan for some time, what impact will they have on the way we interact with each other?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
May 16, 2020

Want to help out Japan’s struggling farmers? Eat more dairy and vegetables

COVID-19 is straining Japan's food distribution network, particularly for milk and produce. Good thing this take on a vichyssoise soup uses both.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 16, 2020

Understanding the need to shame someone on social media for not exercising self-restraint during a pandemic

Domestic news organizations are trying to get to the bottom of what makes the so-called self-restraint police tick.
Tsunami waves reach Japan after magnitude 8.7 quake off Russia's Kamchatka
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
How Japan made techno its own
Rural, a three-day techno festival, was held July 18 to 21 at Nowhere Camp in Fukushima Prefecture.
Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan
Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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