NEWS & POLITICS

Japan’s economy is on the edge of recession The country’s economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2014

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 05/10/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Data shows that Japan has suffered its worst quarter since 2014. Economics fear that Japan could fall into recession this year, especially with the coronavirus that is hitting countries on the bad sides. Real GDP […]

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Streaming of Noh and Kyogen performances | The Japan Foundation, Toronto News

Streaming of Noh and Kyogen performances from Ohtsuki Noh Theatre, Osaka, Japan Due to the precaution of COVID-19 all performances at the Ohtsuki Noh Theatre have been cancelled up to summer 2020. The performers, however, […]

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Can face mask flatten the coronavirus infection curve?

COVID-19 NEWS & POLITICS OPINIONS 04/30/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Air flow from a person breathing, talking, and coughing, with & without face mask. Visualization by @LaVisionInc pic.twitter.com/RbeEgzJu1n — Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) April 3, 2020 On the World Health Organization website, it states that “If […]

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Tokyo’s infection rate spike after Game postponement

COVID-19 Current topics JAPAN NEWS & POLITICS 04/28/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Japan’s low infection rate is being called into question, with a spike in Tokyo raising alarm that the country has been overly complacent and is set for a “second wave” of illness. https://t.co/Z1q6mhPC3A — Financial […]

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Abenomask? Outrage as Abe offers two cloth masks per family while refusing to declare coronavirus emergency.

COVID-19 Current topics JAPAN NEWS & POLITICS 04/26/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

In Japan, where wearing surgical masks is common, it is not a surprise that they quickly disappeared from store shelves once the coronavirus emerged. On April 1st, Shinzo Abe announced an “extremely effective measure” “to […]

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Ken Shimura, famed Japanese celebrity dies from COVID-19

COVID-19 NEWS & POLITICS PEOPLE People 04/22/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Ken Shimura, a veteran Japanese slapstick comedian, has died after contracting novel coronavirus, according to his representatives. The beloved comedian became the first person in the entertainment industry to announce their infection with the virus. Shimura, […]

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Japan’s government passed the bill for state of emergency due to COVID-19

COVID-19 NEWS & POLITICS 04/05/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Coronavirus tests per 1 million people: ðŸ‡°ðŸ‡· South Korea: 3,692 ðŸ‡¨ðŸ‡³ Guangdong, China: 2,820 ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italy: 826 ðŸ‡¹ðŸ‡¼ Taiwan: 615 ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡± Israel: 401 ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡± Netherlands: 350 ðŸ‡¬ðŸ‡§ UK: 347 ðŸ‡¯ðŸ‡µ Japan: 66…ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ United States: 23 […]

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Things Haruki Characters Would Do in Quarantine

BOOK BOOK & FILMS COVID-19 NEWS & POLITICS 04/02/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The Month of March is the month of spaghetti (and so is every other month). You can speak to your cats, get a historical flashback of Japanese war-time crimes, or answer phone calls about strange […]

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【COVID-19】10 things to do while you are home and safe quarantining

COVID-19 CULTURE NEWS & POLITICS POPULAR 04/01/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Now that socialization is not an option, sometimes you may sit here and wonder what you can do when you are quarantining at home. Here is a list of things you can do while you […]

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【COVID-19】Tokyo 2020 postponed due to the epidemic

COVID-19 NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 03/31/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Exclusive: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed, likely to 2021, veteran IOC member Dick Pound says. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound told @cbrennansports. https://t.co/Fr8be81BEU pic.twitter.com/POWFtCr0wW […]

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