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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2020

China unveils global data security initiative, citing 'bullying' by some nations

China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security, saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time when "individual countries" were "bullying" others and "hunting" companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2020

SoftBank’s big options bet tests investors' faith in Masayoshi Son

The firm's position has injected a jolt of uncertainty into the market, with questions about exposure and plans for future trading.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2020

New coronavirus cases knock hopes of reviving Southeast Asia's holiday hot spots

A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 8, 2020

Take notes: This is the stationery lesson

September reminds us all of heading back to school even during a pandemic. Hit the local stationery story with the correct Japanese.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 8, 2020

Australia faces down China in high-stakes strategic shift

The relationship is no longer shaped just by trade, but by a stark view that Beijing poses a threat to Australia's democracy and national sovereignty.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 8, 2020

Learning how to use 'ni suginai' is nothing more than essential

The verb 'sugiru,' which means to exceed, can be used in a variety of ways both positive and negative.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 8, 2020

Kabukicho host club workers seek more serious expression in poetry

A Kyodo article looks at a book of poetry written by men who work in host clubs in Tokyo's notorious Kabukicho district.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 8, 2020

Let's discuss Shinzo Abe's resignation

A Japan Times article looks back on Shinzo Abe's time as prime minister of Japan.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Sep 8, 2020

株式会社ジャパンタイムズからメディア事業部門が独立し、 「株式会社ジャパンタイムズエージェンシー」として始動

BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2020

Japan's economy shrank more than expected in second quarter, heightening woes for new leader

The world's third-largest economy shrank an annualized 28.1 percent in April-June, more than a preliminary reading of a 27.8 percent contraction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2020

Hedge funds say no turning back on Abe’s Japan reforms

Despite a change in leader later this month, it has been suggested that Japan Inc. will continue down its current path.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2020

Hundreds of Belarus protesters say they were beaten by police

A rights group identified 500 cases of police torture across the former Soviet republic since a disputed presidential election on Aug. 9.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order directing federal agencies to recommend changes to a temporary visa program used to bring foreign workers to the United States to fill high-skilled jobs during a visit to the world headquarters of Snap-On, a tool manufacturer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on April 18, 2017.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2025

H-1B workers abroad race to U.S. as Trump order sparks dismay and confusion

Tech companies and banks sent urgent memos to employees, advising them to return before a deadline of 12:01 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Sunday.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako greet British Prince Edward and his wife at the entrance of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2025

Japan's imperial couple host tea party for British Prince Edward and wife

Earlier on Friday, Prince Edward and his wife met with Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko at their residence in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrives for a news conference in Tokyo on Saturday to talk about entering the ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2025

LDP presidential race to officially start on Monday

It will be the first LDP presidential election since the party and its coalition partner, Komeito, lost their combined majority in both chambers of the country's parliament.
Noah Lyles celebrates as he crosses the finish line to give the United States the victory in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the world championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 21, 2025

U.S. men grab gold in 4x100-meter relay on final day of worlds; Japan sixth

The U.S. beat Canada to the gold medal to win the men's relay.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during an interview at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

South Korea's President Lee says U.S. investment demands would spark financial crisis

In an interview on Friday, Lee also spoke about Seoul's neighbors, its relations with the U.S. and the immigration raid that detained hundreds of Koreans.
Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch (L) and his wife Sarah at the White House in 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump says that Murdoch and business leaders Larry Ellison and Michael Dell will be involved in an upcoming deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 22, 2025

Lachlan Murdoch, Michael Dell, Ellison involved in TikTok deal, Trump says

The proposed investors would give Trump influence over an app that helps shape public discourse on politics and culture with its 170 million U.S. users.
Images of Palestinian (left) and Israeli (right) flags projected onto the Eiffel Tower on the eve of France's planned recognition of the State of Palestine, in Paris, on Sunday. That same day, Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal recognized a Palestinian state.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Western nations line up to recognize Palestinian state, infuriating Israel

Britain's decision to recognize a Palestinian state carried particular symbolism given its major role in Israel's creation as a modern nation in the aftermath of World War II.
"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.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / Longform
Sep 22, 2025

The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan

From sugar plantations in Peru to factory floors in Japan, the Nikkei story is one of migration, resilience and identity.
A woman holds a sign during a protest outside Disneyland after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show was suspended for remarks he made regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination, in Anaheim, California, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2025

Disney’s Kimmel suspension shows Trump’s increasing grip over media

The suspension has intensified free-speech fears in the U.S. as FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses from stations that carry what he called "garbage."
Travelers queue to check in at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, following a disruption to check-in and boarding systems caused by a cyberattack which has affected several major European airports, resulting in flight delays and cancellations, in Greater London on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 22, 2025

Europe air travel snarls continue after cyberattack

The cyberattack highlights the strain on airlines and airports when critical technology suppliers are disrupted, with staff being forced to process passengers manually.
A protester clashes with police officers during a protest denouncing what they described as corruption linked to flood control projects, in Manila on Sunday. The protests were largely peaceful, though some protesters resorted to violence.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Thousands rally in Philippines to protest against corruption

The protests come at a time of growing unrest across the region.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 22, 2025

Max Verstappen dominates in win at Azerbaijan Grand Prix

It was the second consecutive win for Verstappen, following his victory two weeks ago at the Italian Grand Prix, and his fourth of the season.
Osamu Dazai struggled with depression and addiction, themes that were also central to his writing.
CULTURE / Books
Sep 22, 2025

Why Japan’s most melancholic writer speaks to today’s youth

Osamu Dazai's works are enjoying a new boom of retranslations and readers 80 years after they were first published.
Demonstrators protest against a constitutional amendment requiring criminal charges against lawmakers to first get congressional authorization, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Brazilians protest efforts to shield Bolsonaro and lawmakers from courts

The protest follows the ex-president's conviction this month for a coup plot following his 2022 election defeat.
Italy's Jasmine Paolini celebrates winning her singles match against Jessica Pegula of the United States in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzen on Sunday.
TENNIS
Sep 22, 2025

Paolini takes Italy to Billie Jean King Cup triumph

World No. 8 Paolini went undefeated in singles and doubles this week, and wrapped up her faultless campaign with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Jessica Pegula.
Japan revises 30-year probability rate of Nankai Trough megaquake
A newspaper headline in Japanese about a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. In a report issued Friday, the government's Earthquake Research Committee widened the probability range for a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake occurring off the country's Pacific coast within the next 30 years from "around 80%" to 60% to 94.5% or higher.
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.
Court rules sex change appearance requirement unconstitutional
The Sapporo Family Court on Friday ruled that a legal provision requiring individuals to undergo genital surgery to change their legal gender is unconstitutional and invalid.
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.
Trump’s 100% pharmaceutical tariffs won’t apply to Japan and EU
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Sept. 19.
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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