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JAPAN
Oct 5, 2020

Tokyo reports 66 new coronavirus cases Monday

The number of seriously ill patients fell by one from Sunday to 25.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2020

Threatening letter with razor blade sent to Japanese Cabinet minister

An envelope containing a threatening letter stating "die" and what is believed to be a razor blade was sent last week to economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, police said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2020

As Trump seeks to project strength, doctors disclose alarming episodes

New details raised questions about the credibility of the information provided about the president during hospitalization for COVID-19.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Oct 5, 2020

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BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2020

How coal-loving Australia became the leader in rooftop solar

Homeowners are responding to incentives offered by state governments, a sharp drop in the price of solar panels and an increase in electricity rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2020

Japan struggles to fill bullet trains running with empty seats

East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. are forecasting their deepest losses since the country's rail network was privatized in 1987.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2020

At SoftBank, almost everyone thinks going private is a bad idea

No one has pulled off a buyout anywhere close to SoftBank's u00a514 trillion valuation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

Top Global University Project for a brighter future

Japan has long had a reputation for impenetrability and separation from the outside world. However, this is changing rapidly in a number of ways. One example is the university system, which is quickly shifting to a globalized footing, becoming home to emerging international powerhouses in academia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

Creating a better future through liberal arts education

Established in 1953 in Mitaka, Tokyo, International Christian University (ICU) is one of the few universities in Japan to have a College of Liberal Arts, and it has focused on liberal arts education since its founding. Classroom buildings and facilities are located on a wooded campus of about 620,000...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

Liberal arts offers solid foundation for future study, career

Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

University, campus redefined for post-coronavirus era

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the significance of universities and their campuses both have been coming into question.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

New master’s puts emphasis on international cooperation

With an aim to foster human resources capable of working in international organizations and international cooperation sectors, a new master’s program on international cooperation within the Graduate School of Global Studies is currently under development at Sophia University.
Royal Navy Commodore James Blackmore, the commander of U.K. CSG 25, said in an interview aboard the Prince of Wales aircraft carrier that the chance to train closely with the Maritime Self-Defense Force was a "golden moment" for military ties between the countries.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2025

In Indo-Pacific deployment, U.K. carrier group boosts warfighting capability, says commander

The British warship also saw F-35B fighters — one British and one American — touch down and take off from the deck of the MSDF’s Kaga de facto aircraft carrier.
Bullion reached a record high of $3,508.50 after notching up a sixth day of gains on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 2, 2025

Dollar inches up as gold hovers near record high

The recovery follows five days of selling, ahead of the return of U.S. traders from the Labor Day holiday.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend the BRICS Summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2025

Realism and realpolitik rule Indian foreign policy

A decade from now, there is likely to be heated debate in the United States over “who lost India,” an accounting that may rival the “who lost China?”
Losses in Japan due to special fraud cases reached ¥72.21 billion during the period from January to July, surpassing the worst-ever annual total of ¥71.88 billion in 2024, according to the National Police Agency.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2025

Losses due to special fraud cases from January to July exceed 2024 record

Two-thirds of the cases involved "fake police," with offenders posing as police officers to swindle targets out of money, National Police Agency data shows.
Protesters wave a pirate flag from the Japanese anime "One Piece," an internet trend used to criticize government policies, during a demonstration in front of the Bali police station in Denpasar, Indonesia, on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2025

Indonesia’s protests may fade. The fury won’t.

Politicians and business tycoons from the previous era still have clout, through dynastic parties, family owned businesses and patronage networks.
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief negotiator, said he will be watching legal developments in the United States as tariff cases there move forward.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2025

Hope in Tokyo as Trump tariffs declared illegal

The decision is seen as potentially having some significance.
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2025

LDP secretary-general offers to step down over Upper House election losses

Hiroshi Moriyama says he will entrust his future to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is party president.
The FNB Stadium, which hosted both the opening match and the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the cityscape of Johannesburg seen in the background, in South Africa on July 11
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2025

FIFA silence on sanction for errant South Africa a mystery

South Africa erroneously fielded midfielder Tebeho Mokoena in a 2-0 home win over neighbors Lesotho but insists it should not face a points deduction.
Protesters carry items to be burned outside the regional parliament building during a protest against the government's spending priorities, in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2025

Government gestures leave roots of Indonesia protests intact

Experts say little has been done to address the economic inequality fueling the unrest, leaving deep resentment to linger and flare up again.
An injured boy receives treatment near damaged houses in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on Monday.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2025

With aid slashed, Afghanistan's quake comes at 'very worst moment'

The earthquake has killed more than 1,400 people and injured over 3,000, a toll that was still rising.
People inspect the debris after a landslide devastated the village of Tarasin in Sudan's Jebel Marra area on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2025

Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing over 1,000

Only one person survived the destruction of the village of Tarseen in the mountainous Jebel Marra area of the Darfur region.
Experts say staying off your phone and sticking to a sleep schedule can help those who have trouble dozing off.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 2, 2025

Mark Japan’s Sleep Day by making some lifestyle changes

The Japanese are not getting enough sleep. Luckily, everyone from scientists to Shohei Ohtani are offering solutions.
An Israeli Apache helicopter flies over Gaza on Tuesday. Israeli Army Radio said 40,000 reservists would report for duty.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2025

Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty as military chief clashes with ministers

Israel's armed forces chief Eyal Zamir said a military thrust into Gaza City would endanger hostages and further strain the already overstretched army.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2025

Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned in a speech that the world is facing a choice of war or peace, as his country marked 80 years since Japan’s defeat in World War II.
A massive landslide in Sudan's western Darfur region has flattened an entire mountain village and killed more than 1,000 people, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army group said, leaving only one survivor.
WORLD
Sep 3, 2025

Landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing hundreds

Heavy rain triggered the disaster, flattening the village of Tarasin in the remote Jebel Marra range, with the death toll estimated at anywhere from 300 to over 1,000.
Autumn to be cut short as harsh winter arrives suddenly
A short-lived autumn is expected this year, with temperatures staying unseasonably high through October before plunging in late November, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Woman in Japan arrested for keeping daughter's body in freezer for 20 years
Police have arrested a 75-year-old woman after she allegedly confessed to keeping her adult daughter's body in a freezer for 20 years.
JICA scraps Africa ‘hometown’ agreement after migration mixup
The “Africa Hometown Initiative,” announced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency at an African development conference in Yokohama in August, sought to foster exchanges that would help bridge four municipalities in Japan with four countries in Africa.
India aims to challenge global shipbuilding giants
Cargo ships are docked in Navi Mumbai, India, in February. Only 5% of India's exports and imports are carried on Indian-flagged ships.
Japan might be spared Trump's 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals
U.S. President Donald Trump is rolling out a number of new tariffs on Oct. 1.
LDP presidential hopefuls take hard-line stance on immigration
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Sept. 16. All five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race demonstrated a tougher stance on foreign tourists and nationals.
Japanese corporate boards have changed dramatically in recent years
Most Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Section companies have independent directors now.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in Japan’s tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
Aichi Triennale’s message from the world: Free Palestine
“Between Currents and Bloom,” an eye-popping crocheted seascape by Indonesian artist Mulyana, dazzles with Instagram-ready cuteness while recalling a vibrant ocean now threatened by warming seas.

Podcast

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

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
By Christoph Sponsel

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