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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 23,135 new cases
The daily tally increased week on week for the first time in 10 days while exceeding 20,000 for the seventh straight day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Japan fall by 43,800 week on week
Tokyo logged 23,773 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, down by 7,197 from a week before.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2022
Tokyo seeks to take lead as green ‘transition’ finance hub
Transition finance is the concept of investing in companies to help them cut emissions, something the government is pursuing on the way to its target of carbon neutrality by 2050.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2022
Japanese population in Tokyo area marks first ever drop
The population of Japanese people in Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa decreased by 34,498, or 0.10%, from a year before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2022
Tokyo has already broken record for severe heat days in a year
Temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius for the 14th time this year in the capital.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2022
Pair of state-run Tokyo universities to consider merging
The two universities are aiming to integrate operations and apply for financial assistance from a planned state fund designed to support research institutes.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2022
Number of kids on nursery waiting lists plummets in Tokyo
The number of children on day care waiting lists in Tokyo hit a record low as of April this year, falling 97% from the most recent peak of 8,586 in 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 26,313 cases, down over 5,200 from a week ago
Nationally, the daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan came to 227,554 on Saturday, rising by 5,297 from a week earlier and standing above 200,000 for the fifth straight day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo records 30,970 new cases, down 2,500 from a week ago
The capital also reported 13 deaths linked to COVID-19, while the number of severely ill patients under its criteria fell by one from Friday to 37.
JAPAN / Explainer
Aug 5, 2022
How to self-test for COVID in Japan, and which antigen kits to use
Two kinds of antigen test kits are available, but most municipalities only accept those identified as being for medical use. Here's a guide on where and how to get them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 4, 2022
So you want to be a stand-up comedian?
Learn the tricks of the trade at Tokyo Comedy Bar, the capital's new stand-up comedy venue.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
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.
Tokyo prices rise most in two years, backing central bank's hike path
Consumer prices excluding fresh food in Tokyo gained 3.4% in April from a year earlier, as a mixture of impacts from last year’s school fee cuts and higher food and energy costs accelerated inflation, according to the internal affairs ministry.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
By Tomoko Otake

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Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones
Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones

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