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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.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2020

Truth and de-Trumpification

Historically, plenty of other countries' transitions from authoritarianism have been characterized by a willingness to leave former power-holders unpunished.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2020

What happens to the other COVID-19 vaccines now?

If the vaccine created by Pfizer and partner BioNTech fails to live up to its promise, will any slower but better competitors have a chance?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2020

Japan’s biggest profit beat in years seen boosting stock appeal

With most Topix-listed companies except for some large financials having reported, earnings per share for the latest quarter have exceeded analyst estimates by 34% in aggregate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 13, 2020

Japan’s economy seen clawing back half of pandemic losses

Economists see gross domestic product jumping at an annualized pace of 18.9% in the three months through September, helped by improved trade with the United States and China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2020

Boris Johnson’s top aide to quit, throwing PM's political project into doubt

Dominic Cummings has been at the premier's side since he took power in July 2019, and was the mastermind of the successful Brexit referendum campaign.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 13, 2020

Pride before a fall: Why Mitsubishi Aircraft's SpaceJet project is grounded

The SpaceJet was launched in 2008 as the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). Its first delivery, initially planned for 2013, has been delayed six times and cost u00a51 trillion so far.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2020

U.K. summons China envoy over Hong Kong lawmakers' disqualification

London said Beijing's new law barring any Hong Kong lawmakers who don't recognize Chinese sovereignty breaks the joint agreement on the former British colony.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Nov 13, 2020

Sports at White House will remain changed, even with new president

The traditional Rose Garden ceremony for national championship winners, once a carefree event, has become politically divisive during Trump's term in office.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a public gathering during the inauguration of various projects on the outskirts of the city of Varanasi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2025

India to keep buying Russian oil despite Trump's 25% tariff blow

India has become one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s top targets as he looks to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his war in Ukraine.
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) talks with rice farmers in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, on July 11.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2025

Japan seeks to ditch rice output curbs after price surges

Currently, the government provides subsidies to farmers to encourage them to restrict rice production and switch to other crops to prevent an oversupply.
Palestinians leave a food distribution point run by the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) group with bags and wooden pallets, near the Netsarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday. Aid agencies have warned that Gaza's population is facing a catastrophic famine, triggered by Israeli restrictions on aid.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2025

Chaos, gangs, gunfire: Gaza aid fails to reach most in need

After images of malnourished children drew international outcry, aid has started to be delivered to the territory again, but international organizations say it's not enough.
Incumbent Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka won a second term on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2025

Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka wins second term

Takeharu Yamanaka, an independent who had the backing of three parties, pledged to enhance child-rearing support for households and strengthen disaster reduction measures.
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 4, 2025

Summary indictment eyed for secretary of LDP's Koichi Hagiuda

A panel of citizens ruled that the secretary of Hagiuda, a member of the House of Representatives, should be prosecuted.
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks via a video message during the opening of the Helsinki  50 Conference, marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act in Helsinki on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2025

U.N. lays out survival plan as Trump threatens to slash funding

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is slashing more than $700 million in spending and laying plans to overhaul the United Nations as the U.S. pulls back support.
The Puma logo at its flagship store in New York on July 16
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2025

Puma’s new boss takes helm trailing Adidas and a recovering Nike

For more than two years, Puma’s top brass spoke of "elevating” the German brand and making its sneakers and apparel more aspirational. Since arriving last month, Chief Executive Officer Arthur Hoeld has delivered a fairly blunt verdict: Puma, if anything, is now perceived as cheap.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Chairman Yoshihito Ota speaks during an interview in Osaka last month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2025

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical chairman vows corporate culture reform

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical achieved net profit growth for over 20 years from its stock market listing until the beni kо̄ji scandal emerged last year.
Canada's Summer McIntosh (left) and France's Leon Marchand celebrate after winning best female and male swimmer at the World Aquatics Championships.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 4, 2025

Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh underline dominance on final day of worlds

Marchand and McIntosh won golds on the final day of competition.
Supporters of former Braziilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a rally on Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2025

Bolsonaro backers rally to praise Trump for pressure on Brazil

Rallies were organized in several cities on Sunday ahead of the conclusion of the former Brazilian president's trial over a coup plot in the coming weeks.
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2025

How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear

Central to the May downing of a French-made Rafale fighter jet was an Indian intelligence failure concerning the range of the China-made PL-15 missile.
A drone view shows the Zubair Oil Field in Basra, Iraq, on January 16.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 4, 2025

China's independent oil firms elbow into Iraq's majors-dominated market

Smaller Chinese producers are on track to double their output in Iraq to 500,000 barrels per day by around 2030.
Workers carry solar panels to install them at a solar farm in the desert in Lingwu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, on April 14.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 4, 2025

China's solar giants quietly shed a third of their workforces last year

The trend shows how one of Beijing's hand-picked industries to drive economic growth struggled with overcapacity and tepid demand.
Naomi Osaka hits a return against Anastasija Sevastova during the fourth round of the WTA Canadian Open in Montreal on Sunday.
TENNIS
Aug 4, 2025

Naomi Osaka cruises into quarterfinals at Canadian Open

It is the first time Osaka has reached the last eight of a 1000-level event or Grand Slam since Doha in 2024.
Medium-sized securities firms are raising their starting salaries in line with their bigger domestic competitors Nomura and Daiwa Securities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2025

Nomura’s starting pay matched by Japanese rivals to retain staff

Medium-sized securities firms are raising their starting salaries in line with their bigger domestic competitors Nomura and Daiwa Securities.

Longform

"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan