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BUSINESS / Longform
Oct 31, 2022

Can Japan’s pandemic-hit amusement parks return with a bang?

Does the opening of Ghibli Park in Aichi Prefecture reflect a turnaround in fortunes for theme park operators in Japan?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 2,019 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital stood at 3,762.4, up 17% from a week ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 3,687 new cases

The number of severely ill patients under Tokyo's criteria remained the same as Saturday at 15, while four deaths linked to the virus were reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 44,632 new cases and 39 deaths

The nationwide number of seriouslly ill coronavirus patients grew by eight from the previous day to 129.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 28, 2022

Warriors top Forbes' list of most valuable NBA franchises

Reigning NBA champion Golden State topped the list of most valuable NBA franchises released on Thursday by Forbes magazine, with the Warriors coming in at $7 billion to dethrone the New York Knicks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2022

Muji opens new shops in Japan with items for less than $4

The new shops are being built near or inside train stations in the suburbs of Tokyo and Osaka by Ryohin Keikaku, the brand's parent company.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 3,941 new cases, up by 450 from last week

The seven-day average of new cases came to 3,371.6, compared with 3,277.4 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo records 4,347 new cases

Four new deaths were confirmed in the capital, while the number of severely ill patients under Tokyo's criteria stood at 17.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022

New COVID boosters aren’t better than old ones, small study finds

The early results don't mean that getting a bivalent shot has no benefit, but they do raise the question of whether the switch to a new version of the vaccine was necessary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 4,702 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases came to 3,286.6, compared to 3,482.4 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,735 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases came to 3,216.7 compared to 3,095.4 a week before.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 24, 2022

Astros rally to sweep Yankees and set up Phillies game in World Series

Houston will open the World Series Friday night at home against Philadelphia, which beat San Diego earlier Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,805 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases rose 4.3% week on week to 3,195.7.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Oct 23, 2022

Virtu’s new master mixer looking to shake and stir up the classics

After stints in Bermuda, Seoul and Beijing, bartender Keith Motsi has come to Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 33,613 new cases and 32 deaths

Tokyo confirmed four new deaths linked to COVID-19, while the number of severely ill patients under its own criteria stood at 11, unchanged from Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2022

America's new nuclear power industry has a Russian problem

U.S. firms developing a new generation of small nuclear power plants to help cut carbon emissions have a big problem: Only one company sells the fuel they need, and it's Russian.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 3,489 new cases for week on week drop

The number of severely ill patients fell by two from Wednesday to nine, while six deaths linked to the virus were reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2022

Webb space telescope renders Pillars of Creation with new depth and clarity

The spellbinding images show vast, towering columns of dense clouds of gas and dust where young stars are forming in a region of the Eagle Nebula, some 6,500 light-years from Earth.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 19, 2022

JSA welcomes new crop of sumo recruits ahead of Kyushu Basho

Ten wrestlers passed their mandatory health checks at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Tuesday, with eight Japanese newcomers eligible to take part in next month's Fukuoka meet.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 4,204 new cases

The seven-day average of new infections rose 24.5% from a week before to 3,398.7, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2022

The dilemmas and delusions of Britain's political and economic predicaments

Britain is facing several issues, including whether to keep new Prime Minister Liz Truss in office or replace her after recent political setbacks.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 4,213 new cases in week-on-week rise

Japan reported 14,888 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by more than 2,000 from a week before.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,588 new cases

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections in the capital rose 2.2% from a week before to 3,095.4.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,714 new cases

The number of infections confirmed Sunday was up by about 470 from a week before, as the seven-day average came to 3,064.6, compared with 3,070.4 a week earlier.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 16, 2022

Guardians stage late-inning comeback to take 2-1 ALDS lead against Yankees

Rookie Oscar Gonzalez has matched Hall of Famer David Ortiz for the most go-ahead hits in the ninth inning or later in a single postseason.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 16, 2022

Specialty dashi shop opens in Brooklyn

New Yorkers on the constant search of the right Japanese soup stock are in luck.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan reports 35,000 new cases, up by 8,400 week on week

Across the country, 46 deaths were confirmed among COVID-19 patients, while the number of severely ill patients decreased by 13 from the previous day to 118.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 3,495 new cases in rise over last week

The seven-day average of new infections fell 13.1% week on week to 2,906.6, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb