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Overcoming Difficulties amid the COVID-19 Crisis
Adapting to the New Normal with Japan’s Innovative Ideas
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Spirit of Mutual Support Meets the Global Challenge
The spread of COVID-19 has exhausted supplies of medical-isolation gowns and sanitary ethanol, triggering many Japanese companies to feel a deep-seated desire to help, leading them to take actions to address the shortage. In various forms, their contributions are offering society respite from the suffering caused by the pandemic.
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New Workstyle Blooming in a Nature-rich Town
As people’s lifestyles change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the town of Shirahama—a famous tourist destination in Wakayama Prefecture—is attracting attention for its innovative approach to work-style reform
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TOKYO 2020: Athletes Bond with Host Towns
While the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 back a year, the challenges posed by the pandemic have strengthened the bonds between athletes from across the globe and their official host towns around Japan
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Establishing Handwashing as the World’s New Normal
Handwashing has gained new appreciation as the first step towards preventing infection. A Japanese manufacturer of cleansers and disinfectants is engaged in sharing the country’s handwashing habits with the world, contributing to the achievement of the SDGs.
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Unite and Fight Against Ocean Waste
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Emergence of Industrial Japan in the Meiji Era
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Thin Solar Sheets Light Up Africa’s Future
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Powered Exoskeletons Lift Society Up
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GRASSROOTS AMBASSADOR: Friends of Japan
Randy Bass - The Legendary American Slugger in Japan
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GRASSROOTS AMBASSADOR: The JET Programme
A Brazilian Woman Who Inspires the Community in Japan
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PORTRAITS OF JAPAN
Autumn Specialties of Japan
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PORTRAITS OF JAPAN
Tsuruoka—Changing the World from Among Rice Paddies
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Autumn 2020
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1. Coronavirus droplet simulation by the supercomputer Fugaku.
2. Saraya Co., Ltd. is carrying out the “Wash A Million Hands!” Project in Uganda.
3. Exchange with the South Sudanese Olympic and Paralympic Team).
4. A powered exoskeleton that greatly reduces the physical burden involved in caregiving.