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OSAKA

JAPAN
May 21, 2021
While new COVID-19 cases are decreasing, Kansai is not yet out of the woods
“Although we're finally starting to see a decrease in the number of Kansai-area infections, we have to see whether this trend will continue,' a prominent medical adviser said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 18, 2021
Ira Brown sees potential in Evessa despite playoff exit
The power forward, a candidate for Japan's Olympic basketball 3x3 team, believes that creating a consistent squad will allow Osaka to compete with elite clubs in the East Conference.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 15, 2021
Athletes willing and eager to participate in Tokyo Olympics
Athletes have apparently not been deterred by the conditions they will likely compete under in Tokyo.
SOCCER / J. League
May 14, 2021
Gamba fires manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto after poor run of results
Gamba Osaka has terminated the contract of manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto after the club recorded just one win in their last 10 league matches, the J. League first division team said Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 13, 2021
B. League playoffs kick off with plenty of things to watch
After being forced to cancel the playoffs last season, eight B. League teams are ready to vie for the title this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2021
As Olympics near, Tokyo flagged as among most disaster-vulnerable cities
When looking solely at natural disasters and the impact of earthquakes and typhoons on economies, populations and infrastructure, Tokyo and Osaka were listed as high-risk.
JAPAN
May 11, 2021
Osaka says deaths at home increasing amid COVID-19 wave
Eighteen people have died of COVID-19 at home in Osaka Prefecture, 17 of them since March 1, as highly infectious strains of the virus caused a spike in cases.
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 10, 2021
Pandemic response highlights fractures in Japan's political system
Since the onset of the pandemic, the balance of power has oscillated between the central government and prefectural governors — undermining trust in the former.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 10, 2021
Naomi Osaka says Japan must carefully weigh risks of staging Tokyo Olympics
Osaka said staging the games should remain a topic of discussion as long as the subject was 'making people very uncomfortable.'
JAPAN
May 10, 2021
Suga support rate hits new low after virus emergency extension
Asked whether they approved of his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, 63% of respondents to a JNN survey said they did not, a 13 percentage point increase.
JAPAN
May 8, 2021
Japan asking all prefectures to set up mass vaccination centers
The government is hoping to use Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 shot once it is approved as it looks to quickly ramp up the vaccine rollout amid signs of an explosive rise in new variant cases.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2021
Japan logs record-breaking coronavirus numbers
The country recorded 148 deaths, while COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms hit an all-time high of 1,131 as the daily number of new infections topped 6,000, the highest since mid-January.
JAPAN
May 4, 2021
As virus variants spread in Tokyo, fears grow of Osaka-type surge
As of Monday, 99.7% of beds for severely ill COVID-19 patients in Osaka Prefecture were occupied.

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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