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Working Timeline of Covid-19 in Japan

The Covid-19 crisis became a dominating issue for the world, and Japan is no exception. This is a timeline of the events so far.

Expanding the State of Emergency

A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of April 2020.

Bread & Roses: Warm Meals to Tackle Poverty in Japan

When did poverty become normal? Conventional wisdom had it that poverty didn’t exist in Japan; that the miracle recovery during the country’s rapid growth period had given birth to a middle class of 100 million people.

Osaka Headed to Second Referendum

A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 12, 2019.

LDP Strikes Out in House of Representatives By-Elections

A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 22, 2019.

LINE Pay Enters the Fray

The now ubiquitous Japanese messaging app LINE has unveiled it’s “LINE Pay” service in June, and announced that it would be expanding its financial services. LINE is partnering with megabank Mizuho to offer banking services: LINE will own 51% of the bank and Mizuho will own the other 49%. Additionally, it was announced that LINE Pay services will now work cooperatively with Chinese financial giant Tencent’s WeChat Pay.