thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan The House of Representatives has approved a bill to revise the local autonomy law to give the central government power to issue necessary instructions to local governments in emergencies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/japan-state-power-law/ #japan #localgovernment #diet #ldp #komeito #ishin #covid19 #covid19injapan #stateofemergency
The House of Representatives has approved a bill to revise the local autonomy law to give the central government power to issue necessary instructions to local governments in emergencies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/japan-state-power-law/ #japan #localgovernment #diet #ldp #komeito #ishin #covid19 #covid19injapan #stateofemergency
thejapantimes, 18 days ago to Japan Many Japanese COVID-19 researchers who spoke to the media during the pandemic have been harassed or threatened by the public, a new study has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/science-health/japan-covid-experts-harassment/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #harassment #sciencecommunication
Many Japanese COVID-19 researchers who spoke to the media during the pandemic have been harassed or threatened by the public, a new study has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/science-health/japan-covid-experts-harassment/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #harassment #sciencecommunication
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan Many medical institutions in Japan are still providing a significant number of consultations for patients with prolonged aftereffects of COVID-19, a year after the country downgraded the disease to a lower-risk category. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/japan/science-health/many-still-suffering-from-covid-aftereffects/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #health
Many medical institutions in Japan are still providing a significant number of consultations for patients with prolonged aftereffects of COVID-19, a year after the country downgraded the disease to a lower-risk category. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/japan/science-health/many-still-suffering-from-covid-aftereffects/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #health
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan Some young people who had developed eating disorders during the pandemic due to stress are still suffering. One woman in Japan is reaching out to them through social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/japan/science-health/japan-eating-disorders/ #japan #sciencehealth #health #mentalhealth #socialmedia #students #schools #covid19 #covid19injapan
Some young people who had developed eating disorders during the pandemic due to stress are still suffering. One woman in Japan is reaching out to them through social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/japan/science-health/japan-eating-disorders/ #japan #sciencehealth #health #mentalhealth #socialmedia #students #schools #covid19 #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business An estimated 23.3 million people in Japan are expected to travel during the Golden Week holidays, marking a robust resurgence to 90% of pre-pandemic levels, according to travel agency JTB. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/11/golden-week-holiday-travel-survey/ #business #tourism #surveys #jtb #covid19 #covid19injapan
An estimated 23.3 million people in Japan are expected to travel during the Golden Week holidays, marking a robust resurgence to 90% of pre-pandemic levels, according to travel agency JTB. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/11/golden-week-holiday-travel-survey/ #business #tourism #surveys #jtb #covid19 #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan The health ministry said Tuesday that it will establish a new expert body in April 2025 to prepare for future infectious disease crises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/new-expert-body-for-pandemics/ #japan #health #mhlw #covid19 #covid19injapan
The health ministry said Tuesday that it will establish a new expert body in April 2025 to prepare for future infectious disease crises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/new-expert-body-for-pandemics/ #japan #health #mhlw #covid19 #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Japan welcomed 2.79 million visitors in February, a record for the month and the most since the COVID-19 pandemic began. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/japan/japan-foreign-visitors-february/ #japan #tourism #covid19 #covid19injapan #china
Japan welcomed 2.79 million visitors in February, a record for the month and the most since the COVID-19 pandemic began. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/japan/japan-foreign-visitors-february/ #japan #tourism #covid19 #covid19injapan #china
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business For fiscal 2024, which starts in April, the government has doubled the size of general reserves — which are not designated for specific purposes — from ¥500 billion to ¥1 trillion, prompting uncertainty over how the money may be used. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/06/economy/government-budget-fiscal-challenges/ #business #economy #budgets #diet #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #covid19injapan
For fiscal 2024, which starts in April, the government has doubled the size of general reserves — which are not designated for specific purposes — from ¥500 billion to ¥1 trillion, prompting uncertainty over how the money may be used. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/06/economy/government-budget-fiscal-challenges/ #business #economy #budgets #diet #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan The government said Tuesday it will cease subsidizing medical expenses for people infected with COVID-19, including no longer fixing the cost of medicines, at the end of March due to a decline in the number of cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/science-health/japan-covid-subsidies-end/ #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #covid19 #covid19injapan #keizotakemi
The government said Tuesday it will cease subsidizing medical expenses for people infected with COVID-19, including no longer fixing the cost of medicines, at the end of March due to a decline in the number of cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/science-health/japan-covid-subsidies-end/ #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #covid19 #covid19injapan #keizotakemi
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan The Metropolitan Police Department’s Public Security Bureau has raided what is regarded as one of China's so-called overseas police stations, in Tokyo, according to investigative sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/21/japan/crime-legal/china-overseas-police-station-in-tokyo-raided/ #japan #crimelegal #china #japanesepolice #tokyo #covid19injapan
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Public Security Bureau has raided what is regarded as one of China's so-called overseas police stations, in Tokyo, according to investigative sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/21/japan/crime-legal/china-overseas-police-station-in-tokyo-raided/ #japan #crimelegal #china #japanesepolice #tokyo #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business The surge in demand for private work booths in Japan is an indicator of how work dynamics have changed dramatically for many since the pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/20/companies/japan-private-work-booth/ #business #companies #fujifilmbusinessinnovation #tokyometro #telework #covid19injapan #workstylereform
The surge in demand for private work booths in Japan is an indicator of how work dynamics have changed dramatically for many since the pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/20/companies/japan-private-work-booth/ #business #companies #fujifilmbusinessinnovation #tokyometro #telework #covid19injapan #workstylereform
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan The Sapporo Snow Festival drew 2.39 million visitors through Sunday, with one organizer saying attendance has recovered to pre-pandemic levels after the removal of coronavirus measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/12/japan/sapporo-snow-festival-crowds-recover/ #japan #sapporo #tourism #snow #covid19injapan
The Sapporo Snow Festival drew 2.39 million visitors through Sunday, with one organizer saying attendance has recovered to pre-pandemic levels after the removal of coronavirus measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/12/japan/sapporo-snow-festival-crowds-recover/ #japan #sapporo #tourism #snow #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan A study on Tokyo teenagers has found that their stress levels had decreased during Japan's first COVID-19 state of emergency, contrary to popular belief that restrictions on academic and social activities caused extra stress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/09/japan/science-health/teens-covid-emergency-stress/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19injapan #covid19 #children #depression #surveys
A study on Tokyo teenagers has found that their stress levels had decreased during Japan's first COVID-19 state of emergency, contrary to popular belief that restrictions on academic and social activities caused extra stress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/09/japan/science-health/teens-covid-emergency-stress/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19injapan #covid19 #children #depression #surveys
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Tourist arrivals from China to Japan over the Lunar New Year holiday are unlikely to be anywhere close to pre-pandemic levels despite the lifting of a Chinese ban on group tours. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/08/japan/chinese-tourists-lunar-new-year/ #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #overtourism #covid19 #covid19injapan
Tourist arrivals from China to Japan over the Lunar New Year holiday are unlikely to be anywhere close to pre-pandemic levels despite the lifting of a Chinese ban on group tours. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/08/japan/chinese-tourists-lunar-new-year/ #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #overtourism #covid19 #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan The New Year's Day quake has been putting a strain on Ishikawa's local dining industry, which had just begun to overcome a slump brought on by COVID-19. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/01/japan/japan-noto-quake-restaurants-tourism/?utm_content=bufferf1d53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #ishikawa #restaurants #tourism #covid19injapan
The New Year's Day quake has been putting a strain on Ishikawa's local dining industry, which had just begun to overcome a slump brought on by COVID-19. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/01/japan/japan-noto-quake-restaurants-tourism/?utm_content=bufferf1d53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #ishikawa #restaurants #tourism #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to movies Filmed at the height of the pandemic, Takuro Adachi’s documentary spotlights emergency room doctors who attend to patients from every strata of society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/02/01/film/sono-kodo/?utm_content=buffer8d254&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #takuroadachi #covid19 #covid19injapan
Filmed at the height of the pandemic, Takuro Adachi’s documentary spotlights emergency room doctors who attend to patients from every strata of society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/02/01/film/sono-kodo/?utm_content=buffer8d254&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #takuroadachi #covid19 #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Hokkaido's internationally renowned ski resort of Niseko is booming, with slopes, shops and streets crowded as tourists, especially from abroad, flock to the area during the peak of the ski season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/29/japan/society/hokkaido-niseko-resorts/?utm_content=bufferdc1bc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #skiing #tourism #niseko #covid19 #covid19injapan #hokkaido
Hokkaido's internationally renowned ski resort of Niseko is booming, with slopes, shops and streets crowded as tourists, especially from abroad, flock to the area during the peak of the ski season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/29/japan/society/hokkaido-niseko-resorts/?utm_content=bufferdc1bc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #skiing #tourism #niseko #covid19 #covid19injapan #hokkaido
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Japan is likely to be experiencing a 10th wave of COVID-19 infections, as reported infection cases have increased for nine consecutive weeks, according to an infectious disease expert. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/29/japan/science-health/japan-covid-10th-wave/?utm_content=buffer346fd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #who
Japan is likely to be experiencing a 10th wave of COVID-19 infections, as reported infection cases have increased for nine consecutive weeks, according to an infectious disease expert. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/29/japan/science-health/japan-covid-10th-wave/?utm_content=buffer346fd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #who
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business Convenience store sales rose to a record high in 2023 for the second consecutive year, driven by the removal of COVID-19 restrictions, a surge in inbound tourists and an unusually hot summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/23/economy/japan-convenience-store-sales-record/?utm_content=buffer24bad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #conveniencestores #retailers #covid19injapan #tourism
Convenience store sales rose to a record high in 2023 for the second consecutive year, driven by the removal of COVID-19 restrictions, a surge in inbound tourists and an unusually hot summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/23/economy/japan-convenience-store-sales-record/?utm_content=buffer24bad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #conveniencestores #retailers #covid19injapan #tourism
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Four years since Japan's first COVID-19 case, the nation has mostly returned to the pre-pandemic norm. But experts warn against people letting their guard down completely, especially the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/15/japan/science-health/covid-japan-four-years/?utm_content=buffer1124b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #covid19injapan #covid19vaccines #medicine #covid19 #earthquakes #notopeninsula #ishikawa #chubu #ishikawaearthquake
Four years since Japan's first COVID-19 case, the nation has mostly returned to the pre-pandemic norm. But experts warn against people letting their guard down completely, especially the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/15/japan/science-health/covid-japan-four-years/?utm_content=buffer1124b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #covid19injapan #covid19vaccines #medicine #covid19 #earthquakes #notopeninsula #ishikawa #chubu #ishikawaearthquake
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan Local authorities have revised downward the number of missing in Japan's deadly New Year's Day earthquake as rescuers combed through a market devastated by a fire in the wake of the temblor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/09/japan/ishikawa-earthquake-wajima-search/?utm_content=buffereddfb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #earthquakes #notopeninsula #ishikawa #chubu #ishikawaearthquake #covid19injapan #wajima
Local authorities have revised downward the number of missing in Japan's deadly New Year's Day earthquake as rescuers combed through a market devastated by a fire in the wake of the temblor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/09/japan/ishikawa-earthquake-wajima-search/?utm_content=buffereddfb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #earthquakes #notopeninsula #ishikawa #chubu #ishikawaearthquake #covid19injapan #wajima
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business People are coming back to izakaya (Japanese pubs) and bars in the first year-end party season since the government's downgrading of COVID-19 to a lower risk category of infectious diseases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/20/year-end-parties-pubs/?utm_content=buffer3f2c4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #covid19injapan #izakaya #parties
People are coming back to izakaya (Japanese pubs) and bars in the first year-end party season since the government's downgrading of COVID-19 to a lower risk category of infectious diseases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/20/year-end-parties-pubs/?utm_content=buffer3f2c4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #covid19injapan #izakaya #parties
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan The Japanese government has said the average number of influenza patients at thousands of designated medical institutions nationwide had hit warning levels at their fastest pace in 10 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/16/japan/science-health/influenza-record-rise/?utm_content=buffer11554&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #flu #covid19 #health #covid19injapan #hospitals
The Japanese government has said the average number of influenza patients at thousands of designated medical institutions nationwide had hit warning levels at their fastest pace in 10 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/16/japan/science-health/influenza-record-rise/?utm_content=buffer11554&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #flu #covid19 #health #covid19injapan #hospitals
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Tokyo Securing tickets for sumo's biggest matches can be a headache, particularly for sumo's many foreign fans, partially due to outdated information online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/12/13/sumo/sumo-ticketing-foreign-fans/?utm_content=bufferf6f34&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #covid19 #covid19injapan #tourism #tokyo
Securing tickets for sumo's biggest matches can be a headache, particularly for sumo's many foreign fans, partially due to outdated information online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/12/13/sumo/sumo-ticketing-foreign-fans/?utm_content=bufferf6f34&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #covid19 #covid19injapan #tourism #tokyo
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan A one-minute report shown in NHK's "News Watch 9" suggested three people who appeared in video footage lost family members due to COVID-19 infection, when they actually died after receiving coronavirus vaccine shots, an ethics committee as found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/06/japan/media/nhk-program-broadcasting-ethics-breach/?utm_content=buffer3e3f7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #media #nhk #japanesetv #television #covid19injapan #covid19vaccines
A one-minute report shown in NHK's "News Watch 9" suggested three people who appeared in video footage lost family members due to COVID-19 infection, when they actually died after receiving coronavirus vaccine shots, an ethics committee as found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/06/japan/media/nhk-program-broadcasting-ethics-breach/?utm_content=buffer3e3f7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #media #nhk #japanesetv #television #covid19injapan #covid19vaccines