15320 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/10/3475Altogether, 1588 dietitians were dispatched from the Japan Dietetic Association (JDA) to a disaster area for the first time on a nationwide scale following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Various studies have been conducted based on the activity reports, but the support that the disaster area requested was not documented.Sat, 16 May 2020 12:00:00 +0200mdpi-4883da39507936b7842356754c6f8c4320200516120000https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/15/national/inn-ryokan-coronavirus/The supporters receive proof of payment, valid for three years, and pay the remainder of the costs when they actually stay at the inns. The website was set up by Naohiko Niwa, a 51-year-old resident of Himi, Toyama Prefecture, who has been making websites for inns.Fri, 15 May 2020 09:42:00 +0200japantimes-9004d3415b38c18f86e27012f80dae4520200515094200https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/15/national/inn-ryokan-coronavirus/NIIGATA – With many Japanese inns facing the threat of closure amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, people are turning to an online project to support them by making payments toward future stays. The website of Tane Project enables people to register as supporters of listed inns and pay at least ¥5,000 ($47) toward a stay at the inn in the future.Fri, 15 May 2020 06:13:00 +0200japantimes-5dcf46bea11a2036b046d892b06c145a20200515061300https://bnn-news.com/less-suicides-in-japan-as-life-at-home-contributes-to-pupil-and-adult-psychology-213365In Japan, the suicide rate in April dropped by 20% and is explained with delays to start of school year, less commuting and more time to spend with family – all effects of restrictions due to COVID-19, In April, 1,455 people took their lives in Japan, which is 359 fewer than in April 2019.Thu, 14 May 2020 11:34:00 +0200bnn-news.com-c35f56dd526c31750b724032c38352f620200514113400