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LIFE / Food & Drink / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 15, 2020
Hakkō: A fermentation meister who chats with microbes
Tokuyama-zushi's chef, Hiroaki Tokuyama, sees it as his mission to alter preconceptions about fermented foods by serving them in novel ways.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 15, 2020
Going down with the Titanic
'That's not even Leonardo DiCaprio.'
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2020
U.S. formalizes F-16 jet sale to Taiwan with China tensions high
Taiwan formally signed an agreement to buy 66 of the latest model F-16 jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp., a move likely to further inflame tensions between the U.S. and China.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2020
As climate change bites, Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return
Greenland's ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Toshiba shareholder 3D Investment wants independent probe into AGM vote
A major investor in Toshiba Corp. has called for a third-party investigation into the conglomerate's annual shareholders meeting, saying its vote was not fully recognized in a potential breach of governance.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2020
Belarusian opposition leader calls for new protests and vote recount
Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday asked supporters to sign an online petition demanding a recount of last Sunday's presidential election, in which she believes she was cheated out of victory.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2020
Moon Jae-in to focus on victims in 'comfort women' row with Japan
South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed Friday to spotlight the plight of South Korea's last few surviving "comfort women," who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II, in efforts to resolve a dispute with its neighbor over the thorny issue.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Michigan developing driverless car corridor
The move would allow testing away from the spotlight on current favorite location California.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Moon-bound billionaire Maezawa bets on Japan apparel brands
The former Zozotown boss has put his money behind United Arrows and Adastria.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Fortnite maker sues Apple and Google over app store dispute
The disagreement stems from a longstanding Apple App Store rule saying most apps must offer billing through Apple and pay the company 30 percent of revenue.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2020
New Zealand reports more COVID-19 cases and extends Auckland lockdown
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended a lockdown in the country's biggest city on Friday in response to the first national coronavirus outbreak in months, sticking with a "go early, go hard" approach she said has proven effective.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2020
Japan’s economy set to crater by a record in awful quarter
Analysts see gross domestic product contracting at an annualized pace of 27 percent in the three months through June.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2020
Chinese cities find coronavirus in frozen food imports
Two cities say they have found traces in frozen food imported from Brazil and Ecuador, but the World Health Organization is downplaying the risk of the virus entering the food chain.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2020
Most Australian athletes against protests at Olympics
A vast majority of Australian athletes believe messages of personal or political protest should not be delivered in Olympic competition or on the medallists' podium, a survey conducted by the country's athletes' commission said on Friday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2020
'Sponge city': China tries new tack after centuries of trying to curb floods
In Chongqing’s ramshackle neighborhood of Old Street, down by the Yangtze River, shopkeeper Liu cleans up the mess from last month’s floods. She lines up dozens of pairs of sodden, mud-caked shoes on the pavement outside, appealing hopefully to a passerby. "I will sell at any price,” she says....
Reader Mail
Aug 14, 2020
We can still do many things this summer
The Aug. 20 article “Despite rainy season’s end, summer chilled by COVID-19” was really impressive. The spread of the novel coronavirus has prevented us from participating in routine summer events such as festivals, fireworks displays, climbing Mount Fuji and swimming in the sea in the areas around...
Reader Mail
Aug 14, 2020
China deserves criticism
Having read commentaries by Stephen R. Nagy, (“Misreading the Chinese tea leaves: A dangerous escalation,” July 31) and Kuni Miyake (“How Tokyo sees Pompeo’s 'Communist China' speech,” Aug. 4), I felt that they mainly asked the U.S. for self-control and rather defended the CCP (Chinese Communist...
Reader Mail
Aug 14, 2020
Ready for a COVID-19 vaccine
This is very good news indeed! (“Japan and AstraZeneca set for deal on 100 million doses of virus vaccine,” Aug. 7.) The "Oxford vaccine" seems to be the most reliable bet to deal with COVID. I would be most reluctant to get any other vaccine at this stage. I hope the Japanese government does their...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 14, 2020
Choose from a variety of breakfast options
What better way to beat the stay-at-home summer blues by experiencing the luxury of a hotel breakfast minus the hotel stay at The Tokyo Station Hotel’s sunlit guest lounge, The Atrium, until Aug. 31.
Reader Mail
Aug 14, 2020
Kamala Harris is Donald Trump's nemesis
Regarding the Aug. 12 article “'Fearless Fighter’: Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate,” Trump's laughably lame attacks against Harris since then ("nasty," "disrespectful" "most horrible") have been typically predictable and embarrassingly ineffective. The obvious truth is that Trump despises...
Explosion at U.S. air base in Okinawa injures four
The Kadena U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa Prefecture. An emergency call was made at around 11:15 a.m. reporting that a small-scale explosion occurred at a storage depot for unexploded shells.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Hakuho vows to grow sumo globally after exiting domestic sports body
Former yokozuna Hakuho gives a news conference to announce his retirement from the Japan Sumo Association and reveal his future plans in Tokyo on Monday.
Victims mourned 17 years after Akihabara indiscriminate attack
A mourner prays for the victims of a stabbing rampage on a street in Tokyo's Akihabara district on the 17th anniversary of the incident on Sunday.
Top banker vows loyalty to DEI at Tokyo Pride Parade as Trump’s pushback rages
Akihiko Ogino, president and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group, says Japan should press ahead with diversity initiatives as he attends the Tokyo Pride parade in the capital's Shibuya area on Sunday.
‘Kokuho’ finds riveting drama on and off the kabuki stage
Lee Sang-il’s "Kokuho" stars Ryo Yoshizawa as an orphan from a yakuza clan who rises through the world of kabuki to become a star performer.
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win
Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida to unify the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
At a mountainside shrine, yuzu candy made by imperial decree
Descendents of the original "Gonin Byakushō" families are the only vendors allowed inside the gates of Kotohira Shrine, where they sell "kamiyoame," a golden-hued, yuzu-flavored candy meant for good fortune.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.

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