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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 7, 2020

Tokyo reports 77 new coronavirus cases Monday, lowest in two months

On Sunday, a total of 451 new cases of novel coronavirus infection were confirmed in 23 prefectures and airport quarantine stations across Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 7, 2020

Joe Biden’s China journey

As Biden faces fierce campaign attacks from President Donald Trump, his language on China points to a drastic shift in thinking.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2020

There's a better TikTok deal out there and SoftBank is eyeing it

SoftBank is putting together a coalition to bid for the company's business in India, Bloomberg News reported late Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020

With borders closed, airlines invent wild ways to stay afloat

From fresh vegetables to peanuts and pajamas, they're selling almost anything to make it through the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 7, 2020

China's exports rise at fastest pace since March '19 as economies reopen

The gains eclipsing an extended fall in imports, which slumped 2.1 percent compared with market expectations for a 0.1 percent increase.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020

Trump made a promise to save coal in 2016. He couldn’t keep it.

The grim outlook for coal could take a political toll on Trump, whose 2016 victory was propelled by carrying the mining strongholds of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020

Trump promised a coal comeback but America’s miners need an energy revolution

Mining has always been physically risky, and right now the job is more insecure than ever.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020

Boris Johnson gambles on no-deal plans as EU talks run short of time

Boris Johnson will tell the European Union on Monday he's willing to walk away rather than compromise on what he sees as the core principles of Brexit.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / BLACK EYE
Sep 7, 2020

Naomi Osaka is the role model that Japan needs right now

The tennis champ's power lies in her ability to bring the discussion about Black Lives Matter to the country she represents, Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 7, 2020

A field guide to anti-racist organizations in Japan

Groups fighting for equality in Japan focus on the rights of immigrants, refugees, Ainu and Zainichi residents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2020

Australia's oil industry faces new indigenous heritage test

Indigenous artifacts found on the seabed do not enjoy the same protection as the wrecks of ships or aircraft.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 7, 2020

A light at the end of the tunnel for one happy dog

After losing his home and owner to a fire, Beacon sat in the ARK shelter for nearly three years. His debut in the Adopt Me! column, however, brought him a much-needed twist of fate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2020

A currency war is the last thing the world needs

The Federal Reserve's recent shift to an even more dovish stance looks set to exacerbate the dollar's decline.
Nissan’s ProPilot navigates traffic while under human supervision during a test drive in Tokyo last week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2025

Nissan revamps ProPilot to rival Tesla's driver-assist technology

The next version will be able to take on complex city streets using fewer cameras and monitors thanks to artificial intelligence software.
Aces center A'ja Wilson (left) is fouled by Sparks forward Alissa Pili in Los Angeles on Sept. 11.
BASKETBALL
Sep 22, 2025

Aces center Wilson claims record fourth WNBA MVP award

The two-way player's achievements this season include becoming the fastest player to reach 5,000 career WNBA points in just 238 games.
Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chair of Nippon Foundation, attends a news conference at at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Moscow on Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2025

Nippon Foundation's Sasakawa meets head of Russian Orthodox Church

The Russian church is seeking dialogue with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the honorary chair of the foundation says.
(Clockwise from top left) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; and former minister of state for economic security Sanae Takaichi
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2025

Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?

Here is a brief outline of the backgrounds and policies of the five candidates vying to lead the ruling party, and ultimately, the country.
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after placing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 22, 2025

World championships bring few medals but win big with the crowds

Japan is now looking ahead to the Asian Games in Nagoya in 2026, the next world championships in Beijing in 2027 and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Tylenol for sale at a pharmacy in New York on Sept. 5
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Trump administration to link Tylenol to autism, report says

Officials plan to warn pregnant women against using the medication, one of the world’s most common, over-the-counter pain relievers, unless they have a fever.
Tom Homan, U.S. President Donald Trump’s border czar, outside the White House in Washington on Sept. 9. Sources say Homan accepted a $50,000 bag of cash from an undercover FBI agent last year in a case that has since been closed.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say

The case was closed by FBI Director Kash Patel over the summer and Homan faces no criminal charges.
Activists hold a two-day protest vigil in solidarity with the victims in Gaza outside the Auberge de Castille, the office of Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela after he announced that Malta will formally recognize the State of Palestine in the coming days, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Valletta, Malta, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2025

What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel?

Britain, Canada and Australia all recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday, with other countries expected to follow suit this week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
A family of displaced Sudanese at a displacement camp in Al Dabba, Sudan, on Sept. 6
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

In Sudan, 'never again' has proved untrue, UNHCR chief says

After the bloody civil war in Sudan's Darfur region 20 years ago, the world said "never again." And yet it is happening again, U.N. refugees chief Filippo Grandi says.
A rendering of the "big right whale of Sapporo," whose fossils have been found to be a new type of right whale
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2025

Fossils unearthed in Hokkaido revealed to be of new whale species

The fossil bones were first discovered by a local citizen along the Toyohira River in Sapporo in October 2008.
Japan has many positive qualities for German companies, but the market does face some challenges, such as talent acquisition and retention, particularly as demand for skilled workers grows, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan showed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2025

German companies choosing Japan as Asia manufacturing hub: survey

The country is valued for its stability, affordability and proximity to other major markets, according to the survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi and Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pose after delivering speeches at the kickoff of campaigning for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in Tokyo on Monday. The five lawmakers are running to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as LDP president.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

LDP race commences with mix of youth and experience

Whoever wins faces the task of rebuilding public trust in the 70-year-old LDP at a time of low public approval ratings as smaller opposition parties resonate with many voters.
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2025

Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues

Without the need to take a daily pill, adherence could improve, says an executive from Gilead Sciences, which developed such an injection.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi says it is a matter of when, not whether, Japan will recognize a Palestinian state.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Japan to take comprehensive approach for timing of recognizing Palestinian state

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said it is "a matter of when, not whether, to recognize" Palestinian statehood.
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.
Tokyo retains Michelin crown with 160 starred restaurants for 2026
Tokyo's current crop of three-Michelin-starred establishments includes six Japanese restaurants, five specializing in French cuisine and one that does Chinese cuisine.
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.

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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
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