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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2020
Majority of Japan firms cutting jobs and pay to survive pandemic
Over half of the respondents criticized the government's response, dashing hopes for a solid recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 18, 2020
Japan banks' overseas investments hit high despite market turmoil
The banks are piling into risky debt overseas to beat their lowly returns on interest rates at home.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2020
As race to govern Tokyo kicks off, Olympics and coronavirus top agenda
Incumbent Yuriko Koike is the front-runner, riding a wave of popularity since the capital saw relatively low casualties from its initial brush with the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2020
Tokyo confirms 41 new coronavirus cases, exceeding 40 for third day this week
The metropolitan government plans to completely lift its business closure requests for the capital on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2020
Japan’s new wave: Cash, bankruptcies and inequality
The pandemic will widen the wealth gap. Bigger firms will survive, while the small decide it's not worth it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2020
Host and hostess bars in Japan scramble to adjust to COVID-19 reality
The industry faces an intensifying public backlash after reports emerged that a recent spike in cases stemmed largely from nighttime entertainment districts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2020
Tokyo confirms 16 new coronavirus cases, falling below 20 for first time in a week
The last time daily new infection cases fell under 20 was June 10, when 18 cases were reported.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2020
Tokyo gubernatorial candidates face off in first joint news conference
With candidates taking every chance they could to target incumbent Gov. Yuriko Koike, the initial debate may foreshadow how the election campaigns will proceed.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 16, 2020
Abe confronts his sinking popularity as coronavirus-dominated Diet session wraps up
Failure to shore up his support could hamper the prime minister's ability to call a snap Lower House election and advance his dream of constitutional amendment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 16, 2020
Japan to end longest IPO drought since 2009 with three listings
Locoguide Inc., Ficha Inc. and Copa Corp. are expected to list on the bourse's Mothers market on June 24.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2020
Japanese least satisfied with aid to firms amid pandemic, survey finds
The Japanese public was least satisfied with government support to businesses amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in a six-nation survey by German-U.S. communications consultancy Kekst CNC, it was learned Monday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2020
COVID-19 patients with no symptoms likely to stay that way, Japan researchers say
The findings showed that only 11 people out of 90 without symptoms on the Diamond Princess cruise ship would go on to develop them later.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2020
Uniqlo rolls out reusable mask line as retailers adapt to virus
Uniqlo joins a constellation of businesses seeking to offer new products and services as the coronavirus pandemic upends lifestyles around the globe.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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