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@WSJ 2 years ago China suspended issuing several types of visas to South Korean and Japanese citizens in response to travel restrictions the countries have imposed on flights from China to curb the spread of Covid-19 on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 3 years ago Normally, this is peak season for tourism to Japan. But as the cherry blossoms burst into bloom, Japanese tourists largely have the display to themselves, as the country’s borders remain sealed against Covid. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago Alcohol will be banned at the Tokyo Olympics in a bid to control the coronavirus, organizers said. The decision came after an outcry from the Japanese public, which is deeply skeptical of hosting the Games. nyti.ms
@BBCWorld 4 years ago Japanese town uses Covid grant to build squid statue bbc.in
@WSJ 4 years ago The Tokyo Olympics will ban spectators from overseas, a drastic move to cut coronavirus risks and boost Japanese support for the summer event on.wsj.com
@WSJ 4 years ago The co-founder of Quartz and its editor in chief agreed to buy the business news website from Japanese financial data and media company Uzabase, a deal that comes as Quartz has suffered from the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 5 years ago With coronavirus outbreaks and an economic downturn, the Japanese public is dissatisfied with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. So his administration is focusing on a different threat: prospective ballistic missile attacks by China, North Korea or Russia nyti.ms
@WSJ 5 years ago At a Japanese host club, you can get up close and personal with a well-groomed male staffer—in spite of the coronavirus pandemic on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is urging the world to fight the coronavirus using a Japanese-made medication called Avigan, though there is little evidence that it works. The drug is known for having one dangerous potential side effect — birth defects. nyti.ms
@BBCWorld 5 years ago Japanese city of Hokkaido, which initially saw a drop in coronavirus cases, facing second wave of infections bbc.in
@WSJ 5 years ago A Japanese man with liver cancer and the new coronavirus wanted to enjoy a last night out before going to the hospital, but he ended up infecting an employee at a karaoke bar and causing a national uproar on.wsj.com
@WSJ 5 years ago Japanese baseball games are loud. Except now. @g_nishiyama details the sights and sounds of a game in an empty stadium amid the coronavirus epidemic. on.wsj.com
@guardian 2 years ago Tokyo lodges protest after China punishes Japanese travellers over Covid test requirements theguardian.com
@BBCWorld 4 years ago October's Japanese Grand Prix cancelled amid rise in Covid cases bbc.in
@guardian 4 years ago Japanese town spends Covid funds on 13-metre squid statue – video theguardian.com
@WSJ 4 years ago The Japanese public remains opposed to the Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus cases surge across the country on.wsj.com
@WSJ 4 years ago The Tokyo Olympics will ban spectators from overseas, a drastic move to cut coronavirus risks and boost Japanese support for the summer event on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld 5 years ago Japanese designer Kenzo Takada dies from Covid-19, aged 81 bbc.in
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Japanese leaders have pointed fingers at nightclubs as coronavirus cases have risen. The message was clear: The rest of Japan was still doing fine, and so its economic reopening should continue uninterrupted. But that facade is quickly melting away. nyti.ms
@BBCWorld 5 years ago Japanese supercomputer, crowned world's fastest, is fighting coronavirus bbc.in
@nytimesworld 5 years ago A Japanese medical expert has voiced doubt about staging the Summer Olympics in Tokyo more than a year from now unless a coronavirus vaccine is developed and widely distributed by then. nyti.ms
@guardian 5 years ago Commuted sentence: Covid-19 spares the Japanese salaryman from ritual exhaustion theguardian.com
@guardian 5 years ago Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China theguardian.com
@WSJ 5 years ago Japanese drugmaker Takeda is trying to develop a coronavirus drug from the blood of patients with antibodies that helped them recover on.wsj.com
@guardian 2 years ago Japanese pupils want end to Covid ban on lunchtime chatter theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 4 years ago The Japanese government declared a new state of emergency in Tokyo on Thursday after a sudden spike in coronavirus cases, wreaking fresh havoc on preparations for an Olympic Games that organizers have insisted can be held safely amid a pandemic. nyti.ms
@guardian 4 years ago Japanese town spends Covid-19 funds on huge squid statue theguardian.com
@WSJ 4 years ago The Japanese public remains opposed to the Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus cases surge across the country on.wsj.com
@WSJ 4 years ago Covid vaccines could help the Tokyo Olympics go off in six months—if Americans can get them and Japanese will take them. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 5 years ago In normal times, Japanese sports fans are not only loud, they are also extremely orchestrated and utterly disciplined. At a Japanese professional soccer match in the era of the coronavirus, the spectators were scrupulously quiet. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago The Japanese government considers U.S. bases on Okinawa essential to the country’s security, and many citizens and businesses welcome troops as customers and neighbors. But now, with a coronavirus outbreak, they are a source of fear. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago During the Edo period, Japanese miners made masks from plum pulp. Nowadays, they come in paper and cloth form, but they are worn much more ubiquitously here than in the West. That may have helped Japan avoid a devastating coronavirus outbreak. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago A Japanese medical expert has voiced doubt about staging the Summer Olympics in Tokyo more than a year from now unless a coronavirus vaccine is developed and widely distributed by then. nyti.ms
@WSJ 5 years ago The coronavirus pandemic hits weakened a Japanese economy, while the Summer Olympic Games in 2021 may serve as Shinzo Abe’s swan song on.wsj.com
@guardian 5 years ago Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China theguardian.com
@guardian 5 years ago RB Leipzig apologise to Japanese fans for coronavirus 'error' theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 3 years ago With the lowest Covid death rate among the world’s wealthiest nations, many Japanese still wear masks in scorching heat.  “People will stare at you,” said one woman. “There is that pressure.” We wrote about social conformity in Japan’s pandemic response. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago Spectators are likely to be barred from the Summer Olympics starting this month as the Japanese government declares a new state of emergency for Tokyo after a sudden spike in coronavirus cases. nyti.ms
@guardian 4 years ago Japanese town spends Covid funds on huge squid statue theguardian.com
@WSJ 4 years ago The Japanese public remains opposed to the Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus cases surge across the country on.wsj.com
@WSJ 4 years ago A contemporary Corona Del Mar home with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and its own Japanese Zen garden has hit the market for $58 million on.wsj.com
@guardian 5 years ago Non-woven masks better to stop Covid-19, says Japanese supercomputer theguardian.com
@WSJ 5 years ago Japanese home-goods retailer Muji U.S.A. has joined the ranks of retailers seeking bankruptcy protection to reformat their businesses under the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld 5 years ago Coronavirus: Japanese sumo wrestler dies at 28 bbc.in
@WSJ 5 years ago The Chinese-Japanese rivalry over favipiravir is an example of how coronavirus treatments have become a political as well as a medical issue on.wsj.com
@WSJ 5 years ago Coronavirus pandemic hits weakened Japanese economy, as Summer Olympic Games in 2021 may serve as Shinzo Abe’s swan song on.wsj.com
@WSJ 5 years ago A member of the Japanese organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics said he had contracted the new coronavirus, as senior Japanese officials restated their intention to proceed with the summer Games on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 5 years ago The Japanese authorities say older patients should not be tested for the coronavirus until they’ve had a fever for two days. But “once they get sick or ill, they quickly deteriorate,” a doctor said. “They should definitely not wait two days.” nyti.ms