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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020

What do we know about Abe's health?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday for the second time in days, fanning further speculation about the state of his health.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 24, 2020

Javelin thrower Genki Dean finds footing at National Stadium

The Golden Grand Prix was the first senior track event since the completion of the new National Stadium, and most athletes praised the facilities.
SPORTS
Aug 24, 2020

League bosses urge against COVID-related discrimination

The heads of NPB and the J. League took a strong stance on the issue following reports of discrimination against staff and families at teams with infections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 24, 2020

Japan urged to boost green power to achieve Paris climate goals

Renewables represented 17 percent of the country's total power generation in the year that ended in March, 2019.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Aug 24, 2020

A simple 'How are you doing?' can be a lifeline for stressed-out parents

Geoff Morris provides a place for parents in Osaka to entertain their kids while having a nice healthy venting session.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 24, 2020

European battery-makers power up for a 'green' recovery

European firms are focusing on niche markets and new technologies rather than taking on Asian firms whose mass production is aimed at supplying electric vehicles.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Aug 24, 2020

Departed manager Norifumi Nishimura latest to fail to turn around Buffaloes

The three men who managed the Orix Buffaloes prior to Norifumi Nishimura — Akinobu Okada, Hiroshi Moriwaki and Junichi Fukura — had two winning seasons in a combined nine years in charge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2020

Bangladesh has an ambitious climate plan, and a $2 billion loan could give it a start

The low-lying country — home to 160 million people and the world's largest river delta system — is particularly vulnerable to global warming.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020

How possible successors stack up if Abe resigns

The prime minister visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday as concerns grew over his ability to continue in his post.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2020

Longtime White House adviser Kellyanne Conway to leave at end of August

White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late Sunday that she will be leaving the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of August, citing the need to focus on her family.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2020

Japan’s creaking computer systems are hampering economic recovery, experts say

Economists say the shoddy state of Japan's digital services is dampening the benefits of fiscal stimulus and holding back technological progress in the private sector.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2020

Mexico’s 'anti-graft' president hit with videos of brother accepting cash

A week ago, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was on a roll with his anti-corruption campaign and leaked materials set to bring down rivals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2020

Tougher EU climate target technically, economically feasible, researchers say

A European Union plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 55 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 is technically and economically possible, researchers said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2020

China-focused venture funds struggle for money amid Trump heat

The Trump administration’s increased scrutiny of college endowments and pension funds backing Chinese firms is creating more roadblocks for venture funds looking for the next big tech winner.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 24, 2020

University of Tokyo to sell bonds in first of its kind in Japan

The institution plans to make u00a520 billion of 40-year securities available in early October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020

Jackson Hole conference goes virtual as monetary experts discuss life after ‘peak central banking’

After convening every August since 1982 at the edge of Wyoming’s magnificent Teton mountain range, monetary policymakers will hold a virtual Jackson Hole conference this week that will look pale by comparison. The same could probably be said of the central banks themselves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2020

China's wedding gown city sees trade shrink as couples cut back amid virus

By 2023, China's market for goods and services related to nuptuals was expected to be worth 3 trillian yuan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 24, 2020

This dog story needs a happy end for Woody

Woody is a handsome dog. He and his best friend, Buzz, came to ARK in 2011 after the death of their owner, a homeless man who had loved and cared for them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 23, 2020

For Abe, latest milestone is a moment of trepidation

Shinzo Abe, already Japan's longest-serving prime minister, is set to pass another milestone on Monday, when he surpasses a half-century-old record set by his great-uncle Eisaku Sato for the longest consecutive tenure.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2020

Typhoon Bavi heads toward Okinawa; heavy rains lash some parts of Japan

An advisory warning for heavy rains and strong winds has been issued for Okinawa and the Amami region by the Meteorological Agency as a typhoon makes its way toward the island prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2020

Abe faces hurdles to ambitions despite latest milestone

With criticism over his coronavirus response and questions about his health, Abe faces questions about what he might still be able to accomplish before his term ends.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2020

Wearing face masks outdoors isn’t always necessary

Joe Biden's call for a universal mask mandate is part of a confused public health message.
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.
Taiwan showcases chipmaking prowess as a private exhibitor at Osaka Expo
Visitors wait in line to enter the Tech World pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
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.

Podcast

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

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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
By Christoph Sponsel

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