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Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2020
Drugmaker Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine shows nearly 95% protection
A key advantage of Moderna's vaccine is that it does not need ultracold storage like Pfizer's, making it easier to distribute.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2020
First man charged under Hong Kong security law pleads not guilty
The first person charged under a sweeping security law imposed on Hong Kong by China earlier this year pleaded not guilty, setting the stage for a landmark trial in the coming months.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 16, 2020
Swing state voters look to the future
In the days after the election, Times reporters went to four swing state counties with some of the tightest vote margins to see how people were feeling. The answer? Still pretty divided.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 16, 2020
China’s recovery strengthens as consumer spending picks up
Retail spending received a boost from the Golden Week holiday last month, though many shoppers also delayed purchases to take advantage of the Singles' Day shopping festival.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2020
South Korea weighs stricter distancing as COVID-19 takes 'a very dangerous turn'
South Korea reported more than 200 new coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Monday, as the government mulls tightening social distancing to curb persistent outbreaks from offices, medical facilities and small gatherings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2020
North Korea's Kim makes first public appearance in nearly a month
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a tightening of state emergency anti-coronavirus systems in the face of the worldwide pandemic, as he presided over a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers Party, state news agency KCNA said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 16, 2020
You simply can't get enough of this Yokan
There's a very sweet Japanese dessert called yōkan that's delicious, but can take some getting used to. Our Yokan, however, may just be the sweetest cat you’ve ever met and he is irresistible from the get-go.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 15, 2020
South Korea's Qatar clash in doubt after six players test positive
Six South Korea players and a member of the team's staff tested positive for the new coronavirus before their 3-2 defeat by Mexico in a friendly on Saturday, casting doubts over the team's clash with Qatar on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 15, 2020
Taiwan hopes for close U.S. cooperation in call with Biden adviser
Taiwan hopes to continue its close cooperation with the United States, the island's de facto U.S. ambassador told Antony Blinken, a longtime confidant of President-elect Joe Biden, as Taiwan moves to shore up ties with the new administration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2020
Cambodia readies treason trials against political dissidents
Cambodia's government has targeted about 50 people in its most concerted legal offensive against its political opponents since 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2020
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco as death toll rises to 53 in Philippines
Vietnam was bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country's central coast early on Sunday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country's deadliest storm this year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 14, 2020
Boris Johnson clears out his Brexit gang to take back control
Boris Johnson was livid, and so was Dominic Cummings. After a series of rows that boiled down to who was really running Britain, the prime minister threw his most powerful adviser out of Downing Street on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2020
Britain to pilot COVID-19 tests for care home visitors
Visitors to care homes in parts of England will be able to get tested for COVID-19 under a new pilot plan aimed at reducing onerous restrictions in time for Christmas, the health ministry said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2020
Before Biden inauguration, 70,000 more could die from COVID-19 in the U.S.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make controlling the coronavirus a top priority and is likely to push for mask wearing mandates and more fiscal stimulus to keep businesses and workers afloat.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2020
Japan's Shimachu backs Nitori's ¥214 billion takeover bid
The switch reflects a changing investment culture in Japan, where unsolicited, hostile takeover offers were once considered taboo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 14, 2020
Japanese banks warn of tougher road ahead after solid earnings
MUFG and Mizuho raised their full-year profit targets, thanks mainly to strong results from trading and serving cash-strapped corporate clients in the six months ended Sept. 30.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2020
South Korea tops 200 new COVID-19 cases for first time since September
South Korea reported 205 new coronavirus cases as of Friday midnight, rising above 200 for the first time since September, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2020
Biden to be briefed by national security experts next week, transition official says
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will be briefed by national security experts next week, Biden transition official Jen Psaki said Friday, amid concerns that being out of the loop due to delays to the transition could be a national security risk.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2020
U.S. urges Japan and South Korea to speak out on China
The United States on Friday urged Japan and South Korea to speak out against China's treatment of minority Muslims and its actions toward Hong Kong and Taiwan, despite their trading relationships with Beijing.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2020
Signed, sealed, discarded: Japan to all but scrap hallowed hanko
The radical switch comes as newly installed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga seeks to boost use of digital technology to streamline processes.
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.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Trump’s peace-deal demands leave Ukraine's Zelenskyy with only bad options
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with the European Commission president in Brussels on Sunday.
Japan watches nervously as Trump ramps up pressure on Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes part in an online meeting focused on Ukraine, with leaders from the "coalition of the willing," a group of nations that have pledged support for Kyiv against Russian aggression, late Sunday.
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.
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
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.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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