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YOKOHAMA

SOCCER / J. League
Feb 19, 2020
Squads, not stars, could define J. League's 2020 season
In its chosen hashtag for the season (#2020の主役は誰だ), the J. League literally asks "who will play the lead role in 2020?"
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2020
Expert stirs controversy with video on 'inadequate' virus controls on Diamond Princess
Controversy was stirred among the public and at the Diet Wednesday, after an infectious disease expert posted a now-deleted video online in which he claimed to have seen inadequate anti-virus contamination measures on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2020
Nissan CEO tells angry shareholders he is ready to be sacked if no turnaround
Nissan Motor Co.'s new chief executive said Tuesday he will accept being fired if he fails to turn around Japan's second-biggest automaker, which is grappling with plunging sales in the aftermath of the scandal surrounding former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020
As some head home after COVID-19 ship quarantine, one slams U.S. 'flip-flopping'
While some Americans aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined in Yokohama port, left Monday on chartered flights back home, others opted to stay.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020
Health hotlines in Japan flooded with coronavirus test requests
As the new coronavirus threatens to spread through Japan, hotlines for virus-related consultations are being flooded with requests from concerned people who want to be tested.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 16, 2020
Canada and Hong Kong to evacuate passengers from virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship
Canada and Hong Kong are planning to charter planes to evacuate their citizens onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama, the two governments said in separate statements Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 14, 2020
B-Corsairs rookie Raita Akaho follows in family's footsteps on basketball court
With a somewhat unusual last name, it's perhaps a little difficult for Raita Akaho to not be noticed that he's from a distinguished basketball family.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020
As quarantine nears end, clearing coronavirus-hit ship is daunting task for Japan
With thousands to be tested before the quarantine ends on Wednesday, the outgunned health ministry is mum about the idea of an extension.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020
Japan faces COVID-19 test kit shortage as infections on ship rise
Daily reports of new COVID-19 cases on the Diamond Princess, quarantined near Yokohama with thousands trapped aboard, have raised a question: Why can't Japan test all passengers at once?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020
Japan to expand coronavirus testing as 39 more on cruise test positive
The increase in the number of people on the Diamond Princess diagnosed with COVID-19 continued as the health ministry announced 29 passengers, 10 crew members and one quarantine officer have tested positive.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 8, 2020
Vissel Kobe win wild penalty shootout against Yokohama F. Marinos in Super Cup
It took Vissel Kobe 25 seasons to win their first trophy.
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.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
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.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
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.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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