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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 1, 2020

Weird Al presents: ‘America Is Doomed, the Musical’

Weird Al Yankovic’s take on the weird debate.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2020

A million COVID-19 deaths must drive world to act together

The economic impact of this crisis has reached historic proportions; and, while not as bad as the Great Depression, it is far worse than the Great Recession a decade ago.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2020

Tokyo trading halted due to hardware failure

Trading was suspended from the start of the morning session at 9 a.m., and the exchange is preparing to resume trading Friday by restarting the overall system.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2020

Trump's trade war failed. Can Biden do better?

Despite a massive slate of tariffs that mostly began in the second half of 2018, the U.S.-China bilateral trade deficit barely budged, if at all.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 1, 2020

Japan's mobile phone carriers brace for further intervention by Suga

Even before becoming prime minister, Suga had intervened in the cell phone market in an attempt to lower fees.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2020

Japan voters want virus tamed, not a snap poll, says Komeito chief

Komeito, backed by a lay Buddhist group and led by Natsuo Yamaguchi, provides vital local support for the ruling LDP in elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2020

Docomo deal signals more unwinding of 'parent-child' listings in Japan

After years of complaints from corporate governance experts, the wave of consolidation or sales of these units is gathering pace.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2020

Japan brewers bet on tax cut to revive pandemic-hit sales

As of Thursday, the government is starting to bring taxes of different varieties of alcoholic products more in line with each other.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2020

Japan corporate pessimism eases from 11-year low in BOJ tankan

The data offers some hope for new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's efforts to achieve an economic revival from the coronavirus crisis.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Oct 1, 2020

Resident input key to Niseko ESG success

The Hokkaido town of Niseko is known not only for the high-quality powder snow that draws skiers from around the world, but also for its residents who are proactive in the town’s management. The town’s total commitment to information disclosure is the basis for the residents’ autonomy and their...
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Oct 1, 2020

New hotel brings piece of Hawaii to Yokohama

A bit of Hawaii has come to Japan with the opening of The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama on Sept. 23 in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai 21 district.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama attend the LDP’s plenary meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Once dominant, the ruling party is now struggling to maintain control amid calls for Ishiba to step down.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2025

Dragging on the LDP’s political drama does little for Japan

From dominance to doubt, the ruling party struggles to maintain control.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2025

China’s military parade shows who’s calling the shots

Beijing is sending a signal on defense modernization and international clout.
Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul attends a press conference after securing the backing of opposition People's Party to serve as Thailand's next prime minister, in Bangkok on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 4, 2025

Thai prime minister frontrunner gets chance at leadership after six years

The rise of conservative politician Anutin Charnvirakul, who said he's been ready to be prime minister since 2019, is a testament to patience and savvy coalition building.
Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen leave after a meeting with the French prime minister at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2025

French far-right accelerates recruitment drive with Macron government on brink

The far-right party is betting Emmanuel Macron's only path out of France's latest budget crisis will be to dissolve its deeply divided parliament.
Kaoru Wada, chief of Kanagawa Prefectural Police, bows in apology during a news conference in Yokohama on Thursday. In a review report, police said the initial response to a stalking-murder case in Kawasaki was inadequate and the response system had been ineffective.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2025

Kanagawa police say they improperly handled Kawasaki stalking-murder case

Since June last year, the victim and her family had repeatedly consulted with police about violence and stalking by the suspect, who has been indicted on murder and other charges.
Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2025

Tropical Storm Peipah forms off southwestern Japan

From the Kyushu region, the tropical storm is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region before turning into an extratropical cyclone.
Pakistani soldiers ferry flood-affected villagers evacuated by boat from the Muzaffargarh district in the country's Punjab province on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2025

Pakistan's latest floods compound grim reality of climate finance shortfall

Less-developed countries that contribute minimally to climate change bear the brunt of its impacts as funding pledges by advanced, higher-emitting countries fail to be fulfilled.
Followers of doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo work in front of a computer screen showing a picture of group leader Shoko Asahara at Aum's key Adachi office in Tokyo in 1999.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2025

Japan to keep restricting Aum Shinrikyo successor group's activities

The Public Security Examination Commission extended the restrictions on Aleph, a successor group of the now-defunct doomsday cult, until March 20, 2026.
A nation made wealthy by the discovery of diamonds in 1967, Botswana is now facing an economic crisis.
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2025

Lab-grown gems are robbing Botswana of its diamond riches

A diamond-market crisis has turned the finding of the gems into an affliction and a cautionary tale of what can happen to an economy that becomes overly reliant on one commodity.
A man accused of killing four people, including two police officers, in Nagano in 2023 intends to remain silent at the first court hearing of his lay judge trial on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2025

Suspect in 2023 Nagano quadruple murder plans to stay silent during trial

The defendant's attorney said his client is in a diminished state due to integration disorder syndrome and doubts he has the capacity to take criminal responsibility.
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 5, 2025

Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening

Haru Nemuri’s “ekkolaptomenos” fuses philosophy, pop and protest, confronting Japan’s politics while navigating visa fears and DIY touring.
Mizuho's bid to acquire a majority stake in India's Avendus Capital faces hurdles over valuation and the right exit option for KKR portfolio company, sources say.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2025

Mizuho’s India deal with Avendus said to stall on valuation

Mizuho was on the verge of buying a majority stake in Avendus in what would be the latest acquisition by a Japanese bank in India.
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2025

Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments

It will develop materials, equipment and design tools suitable for large, square organic interposers used in chipmaking.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends the India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo on Friday, Aug. 29
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 4, 2025

Darkest hour for Ishiba amid pressure to quit and executive resignations

An offer by the secretary-general to resign after the party’s poor performance in a recent election has prompted Ishiba's LDP leadership team to call time on the administration.
Takeshi Niinami, the former chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings, at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Sep 4, 2025

What we know about the supplements scandal linked to Suntory’s ex-CEO

The ex-Suntory CEO’s side of the story offered some clarity, but much remains unknown.

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"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