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JAPAN

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2020
Japan's LDP wants mandatory GPS monitoring of convicted sex offenders
The proposals also seek to improve support for the victims of sex crimes and measures to prevent reoffending.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2020
Tokyo reports 13 new coronavirus cases
Monday's figure brings the total of COVID-19 infection cases in the capital to 5,396.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2020
North Korea halts communication at joint office with South
North Korea was not answering the phone at a liaison office with South Korea for the first time since it opened in 2018 after saying it was abolishing the project that once allowed the rivals to communicate around the clock.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2020
New Zealand ends social distancing after eliminating COVID-19
New Zealand will remove social distancing requirements after reporting zero active cases of COVID-19, indicating it has achieved its aim of eliminating the virus.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2020
Giant diesel spill in Russia offers glimpse of Arctic’s future
With temperatures rising at twice the global average rate in the Arctic Circle, the frozen ground is thawing and causing cracks in roads and buildings.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 8, 2020
Dollar continues to strengthen, notching ¥109.50 in Tokyo
The dollar moved up modestly to levels around ¥109.50 as a risk-on mood prevailed in Tokyo trading Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2020
Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warns against deepening negative rates
By Leika Kihara and Kaori Kaneko
The minister said Japan's priority should be on protecting jobs and businesses, not stimulating consumption and travel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2020
Japan first-quarter GDP shrank less than expected but deeper recession looms
The economy is expected to recover only moderately in coming months due to the pandemic's sweeping impact globally and at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 8, 2020
Chugai stock surges 60% to rival Sony's value on hopes for virus treatment
By Ayaka Maki and Gearoid Reidy
Chugai Pharmaceutical is now Japan's biggest drug company by market value after overtaking Daiichi Sankyo and Takeda Pharmaceutical.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2020
HSBC’s tightrope act opens up internal fault lines in Hong Kong turmoil
HSBC Holdings PLC’s endorsement of a proposed Chinese security law in Hong Kong has begun to widen fault lines over the British institution’s relationship to the city’s masters in Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2020
Analysts see pandemic accelerating pace of mergers in Japan
By Takako Taniguchi and Taiga Uranaka
Transactions here and elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific will pick up before the U.S. and Europe do, experts say.

Opinion

Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 8, 2020
COVID-19 crisis could make Europe a real global force
By Brad Glosserman
The vicissitudes of U.S. policy make the EU-Japan partnership, and cooperation with other like-minded governments, ever more urgent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2020
But the president has nothing on at all
By Kuni Miyake
Presidents must represent both the ethical and political values of their nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine farce has tragic consequences
By Lionel Laurent
A rush to publish studies based on flawed science gets us no closer to a cure, and hurts public trust.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020
India’s appeasement policy toward China unravels
By Brahma Chellaney
With his excessive personalization of policy and stubborn strategic naivete, Modi has shown himself not as the diplomatically deft strongman he purports to be.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020
In George Floyd’s city, inequalities are everywhere
By Adam Minter
Black communities — and businesses — are at a steep disadvantage in Minneapolis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020
Protests threaten to set back long-awaited reopenings
By Joe Nocera
As the U.S. shifts its attention away from the pandemic, turmoil in the streets could hobble the recovery from COVID-19.

Sports

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 8, 2020
NPB and J. League plan for regular testing when play resumes
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Japan's top pro baseball and soccer leagues were advised to test players and officials on a regular basis.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 8, 2020
Preparing for the rainy season in Japan
By Louise George Kittaka
The humidity is rising and that means there could be mold in the forecast if you don't prepare your home in advance.

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 8, 2020
Why we're marching for Black lives in Japan
By Ayana Wyse
What we are witnessing is a simple matter of human rights, which makes it an issue for everyone.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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