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TOKYO

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 4, 2020
BLM Tokyo keeps Black art center stage with Harmonic Wavelength
Black Lives Matter Tokyo aims to celebrate Black culture and encourage conversations about race in Japan with an online music event.
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BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2020
Telework forces a rethink of working and living in Tokyo
A drastic shift to telework is putting a brake on the capital's ever-growing population, which may ease overconcentration in the metropolitan area.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2020
Daiichi Sankyo's COVID-19 vaccine candidate selected by Japanese drug discovery body
Daiichi Sankyo Co. said on Monday that its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate was selected for inclusion in a drug discovery program by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 30, 2020
Kaine Roberts hopes to make impact at Earthfriends before college
The 18-year-old won't earn a salary during the upcoming B. League season so that he can remain eligible to play NCAA ball next year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 29, 2020
Elegies and excitement in Tokyo’s dining landscape
Tokyo Food File wraps up summer 2020 with a look at how Tokyo's dining scene is shaping up in Year One of COVID-19.
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JAPAN
Aug 29, 2020
Tokyo posts 247 new coronavirus cases, exceeding 200 for fourth straight day
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 247 additional cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, exceeding the 200 mark for the fourth straight day.
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JAPAN
Aug 27, 2020
Tokyo asks restaurants to continue shortened hours until mid-September
Food establishments located outside of the central 23 wards will be exempted from the request from Monday.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami