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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2020
Tokyo reports 20 new coronavirus cases
Friday's figure brings the total COVID-19 infections in the capital to 5,343, media reports quoted Tokyo Metropolitan Government sources as saying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jun 5, 2020
Hokkaido farms and fisheries hit as campus closure robs them of workers
With university students having headed home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, business owners are feeling the effects of a severe labor shortage.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2020
Tokyo reports 28 new coronavirus cases Thursday
Tokyo confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, two days after Gov. Yuriko Koike issued a Tokyo Alert in a sign of a possible resurgence of infections in the capital.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 4, 2020
COVID-19 plays the spoiler as stages try to reopen in Japan
Even in the age of COVID-19, the show must go on, and go on it will.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2020
Coronavirus spike prompts Tokyo alert, but how useful is new alarm?
System introduced as part of the city's plan to gradually reopen society while preventing a second wave of infections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2020
Despite pandemic, Uniqlo to open new store in Tokyo's Harajuku
The opening of the shop follows a 56.5 percent plunge in Fast Retailing's domestic same-store sales in April, its worst year-on-year decline.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2020
Pandemic gives Yuriko Koike the edge as key Tokyo poll approaches
The election is expected to give a measure of how much voters trust Koike to lead Tokyo through this tumultuous chapter in the capital's history.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020
Tokyo issues coronavirus alert after 34 new daily cases reported
“The purpose of this alert is to make residents aware of our precarious situation and urge them to be cautious,” Gov. Yuriko Koike says during coronavirus task force meeting.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020
Toranomon Hills Station revealed ahead of opening
Tokyo Metro expects that the station will serve some 80,000 users daily as it is close to areas where many redevelopment projects are underway.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 1, 2020
Coaches make good use of time away from court
The quarantine period was a great opportunity for coaches to broaden their horizons by learning from some of the most-renowned coaches on the international level.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Tokyo enters phase two of virus plan, but is governor moving too fast?
Phase two of the three-part plan to progressively lift social distancing measures and voluntary business closures kicked off on Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Tokyo reports 13 COVID-19 cases Monday as capital further eases measures
The metropolitan government on Monday entered phase two of its three-part plan to progressively lift social distancing measures and voluntary business closures.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Japan worries Trump tariffs will push countries toward China
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera (center) speaks at a think tank event Monday in Washington.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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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
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