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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020
Japan to let elderly leave quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship
The decision to let elderly people and those with chronic illnesses leave was apparently made in consideration of passengers grappling with extreme stress during the quarantine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020
Coronavirus infection tally on Diamond Princess hits 135 as tests for all passengers eyed
As testing crawls along, priority is being given to seniors on the stricken cruise ship, which is nearly halfway through its quarantine.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020
Taiwan cruise ship gets OK to go home after turned away by Japan
Taiwan authorities confirmed Friday that a cruise ship off Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, that was not allowed to dock in Japan due to coronavirus concerns will be allowed to return to Keelung, near Taipei, according to local media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020
Japan finds 41 more virus infections on Diamond Princess; two more cruise ships turned away
The tally of cases aboard the quarantined cruise ship off Yokohama is now 61 and growing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2020
Cabin fever on the Diamond Princess: Inside the virus-hit cruise ship off Japan
For one American couple, what was supposed to be a weeklong trip in Japan has been abruptly replaced by two weeks confined to their room aboard a quarantined cruise ship.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020
Japan decides to refuse entry to noncitizen cruise ship passengers bound for Okinawa due to virus concerns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that Japan has decided to refuse entry to noncitizen passengers on board a luxury cruise ship that is set to arrive in the country later this week as some are suspected to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak on cruise ship highlights risk from confined spaces, Japan experts say
The outbreak of coronavirus on a cruise liner now quarantined off Yokohama highlights the high risk of the infection spreading in confined spaces, with health experts warning that the danger is greater on ships, buses and trains than it is on planes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020
Ten passengers on quarantined cruise ship test positive for coronavirus
Fear of possible coronavirus infections on a cruise ship carrying about 3,700 people became reality Wednesday as 10 of 31 passengers tested positive for the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020
Naha goes on high alert, days after visit by virus-hit cruise ship
A Naha official said the municipal government was trying to verify whether any passengers who left the Diamond Princess had spread the virus while it was docked in the city.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 2, 2020
Justin Burrell says Diamond Dolphins must step up their game
The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins endured a difficult December, winning just two of 10 games. They have lost six consecutive games, and veteran forward Justin Burrell challenged his team to improve its level of play when it returns to action against the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 29, 2019
Sunrockers dominate Diamond Dolphins through full-squad effort
All 12 Sunrockers Shibuya players who dressed for Sunday's home game against the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins had a hand in the team's first-half scoring.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 7, 2019
Ryan Rossiter sparks Brex in fourth-quarter comeback victory over Diamond Dolphins
Facing a 61-50 deficit after three quarters was not an insurmountable task for the Utsunomiya Brex.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 16, 2019
Big second-half run seals Evessa victory over Diamond Dolphins
Point guard Tatsuya Ito provide a big spark for the Osaka Evessa in a pivotal stretch of the fourth quarter on Saturday afternoon.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2019
Ex-Mitsubishi oil trader linked to $320 million loss denies he hid activities, lawyer says
The trader fired by Mitsubishi Corp for allegedly losing $320 million in unauthorized bets on the price of oil denied wrongdoing in a statement issued by a lawyer on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
Four Japan firms fined in South Korea for auto parts bid-rigging
South Korea's fair trade commission has ordered four Japanese companies to pay fines totaling 9.2 billion won (¥803 million) for rigging bids on auto parts supplied to South Korean automakers.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 21, 2019
Yuki Koike clocks 9.98 in 100 to become third Japanese to crack 10-second barrier
Yuki Koike clocked 9.98 seconds in the men's 100-meter race at the Muller Anniversary Games on Saturday to become the third Japanese sprinter to break the 10-second barrier.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 30, 2019
Ryukyu pulls away in third quarter, eliminates Nagoya in series-deciding game
Jeff Ayres scored 17 points and Ryuichi Kishimoto had 16 as the Ryukyu Golden Kings topped the visiting Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 67-43 in Game 3 of their quarterfinal playoff series on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 27, 2019
Sensational start propels Nagoya past Ryukyu in series opener
The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins overwhelmed the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the first quarter of Saturday's B. League Championship quarterfinal series opener.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 20, 2019
Hannaryz, Diamond Dolphins, Grouses keep alive playoff hopes
The race for the final two playoff spots will be determined on the final day of the regular season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 13, 2019
Yuki Togashi nails clutch jumper in closing seconds to propel Jets past rival Alvark
Yuki Togashi didn't have his best shooting game on Saturday.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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