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JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 23, 2022
One year on, Japan tasked with passing on lessons from Tokyo Olympics
Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, hopes to glean both positive and negative lessons from Tokyo as it bids to host the 2030 Winter Games.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2022
Number of severely ill COVID-19 patients surges in Japan
Hospital beds for coronavirus patients are increasingly being occupied, prompting an expert to say that it is wrong to think that omicron does not cause serious symptoms.
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BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2022
Tokyo-area average condo price tops ¥65 million in January-June period
The latest average for Tokyo and the neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba was up 1.5% from a year earlier
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 17,790 new cases
The daily new cases in the capital also topped 10,000 for sixth straight day while Tokyo reported one death linked to COVID-19.
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JAPAN
Jul 16, 2022
Japan logs record 110,000 COVID-19 cases as seventh wave grows
Several prefectures saw record-high case counts as infections continued to surge in major cities across the country.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2022
Japan adopts measures against COVID-19 seventh wave
To curb infections, the panel stressed that it is necessary to speed up vaccinations, maintain medical care functions and thoroughly implement basic infection prevention measures.
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JAPAN
Jul 10, 2022
Tokyo to increase number of evacuation shelters amid growing missile threats
The move comes in response to growing security threats, including nuclear-armed North Korea and China in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 9,716 new cases as upward trend continues
According to the metropolitan government, the seven-day average of new infections in the capital stood at 6,746.4, up 129% from a week before.
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BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2022
Cheaper yen lures Hong Kong’s rich to Japanese real estate
International property agents said sales have increased this year as the yen fell to multi-decade lows against the Hong Kong dollar.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2022
New surge in COVID-19 cases across Japan prompts alarm
The spike in cases comes at a time when people are planning summer holidays and large, in-person events have begun to return.
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JAPAN
Jun 25, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 2,160 new cases
The capital also reported two new deaths linked to COVID-19, while the seven-day average of new infections rose 23.3% to 1,963.4.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2022
Experts warn of ‘twindemic’ after early flu outbreak at Tokyo school
The prospect of a mixture of influenza and COVID-19 infections was raised after third grade classes were canceled at a school in Tachikawa due to unusually early instances of flu.
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JAPAN
Jun 23, 2022
Megaquake in Tokyo would likely leave 4.53 million stranded, report shows
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been working to secure facilities that would serve as temporary shelters for stranded people.
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JAPAN
Jun 16, 2022
Tokyo passes ordinance to recognize same-sex partnerships
Tokyo’s metropolitan assembly passed a bill Wednesday to introduce a same-sex partnership system throughout the capital.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 13, 2022
A third of social recluses are in their 40s and 50s, Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward finds
The ward’s survey also showed that 1 in 4 hikikomori had isolated themselves from society and not participated in any social activities for at least a decade.
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WORLD
Jun 8, 2022
Tokyo drops to fifth on list of world’s most expensive cities for expats
Japanese cities all fell down the ranks due to the yen’s weakening, while Chinese cities rose on a stronger yuan.
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BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2022
Earthquake response to be focus of social bond planned by Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is proposing to issue u00a530 billion of five-year social bonds later this month.
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JAPAN
Jun 2, 2022
Japan residents flock to South Korean Embassy for visas as tourism resumes
Demand for South Korean tourist visas is so great that the country’s embassy in Tokyo has limited applications to 150 per day, with some applicants camping out overnight.
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BUSINESS
May 27, 2022
Tokyo inflation’s failure to gain speed aids BOJ’s stance
Consumer prices excluding fresh food climbed 1.9% in May from a year before as the impact of accelerating processed food prices was canceled out by smaller gains in energy costs.
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
May 14, 2022
Fashion’s retail revolution: What’s old is new again
As pandemic precautions appear to ease, retail fashion grapples with a return to business as usual.

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