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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020
SoftBank Group launches PCR testing firm to boost test availability
SoftBank Group Corp. announced Wednesday that it has launched a subsidiary that will conduct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coronavirus tests using saliva, with the aim of providing more tests at a lower cost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020
Japanese least satisfied with work environments amid pandemic, survey shows
Only 8 percent of respondents in Japan said that their workplace environments, including infection control measures, were safer than they had expected.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020
Osaka questions arbitrary ban on five-person outings amid virus resurgence
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura admits that the request was a political decision with no clear scientific rationale.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020
Fitch revises Japan’s long-term outlook from stable to negative
The firm kept the rating itself unchanged, following a similar move last month by S&P Global Ratings.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020
Japan dodged surge in total fatalities during peak virus month
Japan officially recorded 468 coronavirus-related fatalities in May, almost half its total to date of 1,001.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020
Nomura cuts dozens of jobs at U.S. investment-banking unit
The firm has also said it will look at cutting office space in a move to stave off the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Japan traffic accidents fall in first half amid pandemic
The number of traffic accidents in Japan in January to June fell 22.3 percent from a year before to 146,043 amid the coronavirus pandemic, National Police Agency data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Aloha again? Hawaii says Japan looking at easing travel curbs
The U.S. state's governor said details were still being worked out and no timetable has been set for when the program would start.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Japan persists with 'Abenomask' giveaway, reigniting social media outcry
The government is pushing ahead with the distribution of its much derided 'Abenomasks' even though commercially made masks are now readily available.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2020
Cushy coronavirus aid contract puts Japan ad giant Dentsu under spotlight
The ad giant has acquired the task of distributing a $20 billion package to help ailing businesses.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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