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BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2020
IMF official warns coronavirus will weigh on some economies for years
The novel coronavirus crisis is lasting longer than expected, and it will take some countries years to return to growth, the No. 2 official at the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2020
China still expanding Xinjiang re-education camps, report says
The findings could bolster calls to punish Beijing over its human rights practices in the predominately Muslim region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2020
Europe tries partial lockdowns in shifting fight against COVID-19
One lesson from the Asia Pacific region is that partial lockdowns work only when paired with a broader strategy of testing and tracing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2020
Suga and Xi set for talks Friday, a day after Japan PM's call with Moon
Talks are aimed at expanding ties between Japan and China. The leaders are also expected to discuss Xi's state visit to Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 23, 2020
Double whammy for minorities key in vaccine race, Fauci says
There is a toxic combination for minorities that translates into higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates than the population at large, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 23, 2020
Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim claims majority to form new government
The road ahead remains uncertain as he has not received a nod from Malaysia's king, who could instead choose to call for elections.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2020
Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Japan passes key hurdle
Although nominated in March, Kenneth Weinstein was only greenlighted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 23, 2020
Tokyo reports 59 coronavirus cases as testing drops over holiday
The figure was the lowest for the capital since June 30, when it reported 54 cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2020
Microsoft develops a ‘virtual commute’ for remote workers
Millions of employees now commute from their bed to a desk at home. After the initial euphoria of skipping smog-filled traffic jams or cramped train compartments, a new reality has dawned in which the work day blends into the rest of life, like a never-ending conference call. Microsoft Corp. has a solution....
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 22, 2020
Vissel manager Thorsten Fink resigns at season's midway point
Vissel Kobe on Tuesday announced the resignation of manager Thorsten Fink, who has opted to return to his family in Germany.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2020
China unlikely to approve Oracle and Walmart's TikTok deal, state media says
Beijing is unlikely to approve an "unfair" deal Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-streaming app TikTok, state-backed newspaper Global Times said in an editorial.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2020
Johnson starts to shut down Britain again as COVID-19 spreads
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell people on Tuesday to work from home and will impose new curbs on pubs, bars and restaurants in a bid to tackle the swiftly accelerating second wave of the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2020
Twitter probes alleged racial bias in image cropping feature
Social media giant Twitter said Monday it would investigate its image-cropping function after users complained it favored white faces over Black ones.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 22, 2020
Man City beats Wolves for fast Premier League start
An abnormally short preseason and a lengthy list of injury and coronavirus-related absentees didn’t stop Manchester City getting off to a fast start in the English Premier League on Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 22, 2020
Half of people in Japan feel healthier due to coronavirus outbreak
How are you feeling these days? Half of Japan feels healthier thanks to the pandemic, a Kyodo story looks at why.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2020
Trump to name Supreme Court pick by Saturday
Democrats' hope of keeping the seat empty faded when two Republican senators, Chuck Grassley and Cory Gardner, signaled their support for moving forward quickly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 21, 2020
Jack Ma’s Ant Group lifts IPO funding target to $35 billion
Ant's simultaneous listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai may mark the biggest IPO ever, topping Saudi Aramco's record $29 billion sale.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2020
Chinese military video appears to show simulated attack on U.S. air base on Guam
The video, released on the People's Liberation Army Air Force Weibo account, came as China carried out a second day of drills near Chinese-claimed Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2020
Job or hijab? Singapore debates ban on Islamic veil at work
Although Muslim women can freely wear the hijab in most settings in Singapore, some professions bar the headscarf.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 21, 2020
China's ByteDance says TikTok will be its subsidiary under deal with Trump
China's ByteDance said on Monday that TikTok's global business will become its subsidiary, even as Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. said over the weekend that they and U.S. investors would own the majority of the video app following a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.

Podcast

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

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
By Tomoko Otake

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