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People observe social distancing in front of a supermarket in Tokyo as they wait for the store to open on April 24, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has requested residents limit their grocery store visits to once every three days as part of steps to prevent supermarkets from becoming overcrowded. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

People wearing face masks shop at a supermarket in Tokyo on April 24, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has requested residents limit their grocery store visits to once every three days as part of steps to prevent supermarkets from becoming overcrowded. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Last day of Fukuoka commercial building

People gather around the Tenjin Core commercial building in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on its last day of business on March 31, 2020, after 44 years of operation. A new commercial and business complex is planned to open at the site in 2024 as part of the city's redevelopment of the area. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Last day of Fukuoka commercial building

People gather around the Tenjin Core commercial building in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on its last day of business on March 31, 2020, after 44 years of operation. A new commercial and business complex is planned to open at the site in 2024 as part of the city's redevelopment of the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photo taken March 5, 2020, aboard a train in New York shows an advertisement by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The company said the following day that it will temporarily allow passengers to cancel up to 48 hours before departure as part of its efforts to attract more customers following a mass infection of the new coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined in Japan in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Opening Ceremony of Ferrotec HD's New Plant in Hangzhou, China

Ferrotec Holdings (HD) will start mass production of 8-inch wafers at its new plant in Hangzhou, China by January to March 2020. The company plans to produce about 100,000 wafers per month. This is the first time for the company to build a line for 12-inch wafers. The company is already mass-producing 100,000 wafers of 8-inch silicon wafers at its Shanghai Plant in Shanghai City.The opening ceremony of the new plant (photo) was held on the 22nd. The ceremony was attended by about 450 people, including local government officials. Mr. Ka Xianghan, Vice President of Ferrotec HD, who oversees the company's business in China, said, "Due in part to the impact of the trade friction between the U.S. and China, domestic production is advancing, especially in the high-tech field. We will also expand our supply to contribute to the expansion of the Chinese market," he said. (November 22, 2019, Hangzhou, China; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Hokuriku Electric Power's "Assist Arm" robot for power distribution work

Hokuriku Electric Power Company has completed the development of the "Assist Arm" (photo), a robot for power distribution work, and has begun deploying it. The robot will assist in the construction work, which used to be done by two people in a high-altitude work truck, enabling the work to be done by one person. This is the first time such a robot has been used in Japan. The company plans to adopt 10 more robots, including those of group companies, by the end of fiscal year 2019. The robots will be used for the most frequent part of the power distribution work, the wire separator work. In the past, high-voltage wires were cut and the cut wires were connected to each other with a temporary equipment called a wire separator by lifting a stick-shaped tool weighing about 10 kilograms. The robot will be able to cut wires and grab objects with an arm that can move in six axes with a single control grip, saving labor. Photo taken on November 20, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Whale meat for school lunch

Students are served whale meat at Wakaura Elementary School in Wakayama on July 3, 2019, under the school lunch program that began in fiscal 2017 in the western Japan prefecture hosting a well-known whaling town. Earlier in the day the students learned about the ecology of whales and whaling history in Japan from an official of the Tokyo-based Institute of Cetacean Research, who visited the school as part of its efforts to deepen people's understanding of whaling following Japan's resumption of commercial whaling on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Torch relay for 2020 Olympics

Japanese swimming star Kousuke Kitajima (L), actress Haruka Ayase (C) and Ritsu Doan of Dutch soccer team FC Groningen pose at an event held by Tokyo Olympics sponsor Coco-Cola (Japan) Co. in Tokyo on June 10, 2019, to promote its torch relay smartphone app. About 10,000 people will take part in the 121-day torch relay from March 26, 2020, covering more than 800 municipalities in Japan's 47 prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Torch relay for 2020 Olympics

Japanese actress Haruka Ayase (R) and Ritsu Doan of Dutch soccer team FC Groningen pose for a photo with 2020 Tokyo Olympic torches at an event held by games sponsor Coco-Cola (Japan) Co. in Tokyo on June 10, 2019, to promote its torch relay smartphone app. About 10,000 people will take part in the 121-day torch relay from March 26, 2020, covering more than 800 municipalities in Japan's 47 prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

(1)Emperor greets people, crown princess takes part

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the imperial family wave to well-wishers from the balcony of the Chowaden Palace on Jan. 2 as they appear for an annual New Year's greeting. (Kyodo)

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