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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 8, 2020

Two men accused of arranging Ghosn's escape from Japan denied bail in U.S.

Judge Indira Talwani said U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son can't be counted on to stick around if their extradition defense goes south.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2020

India ignored warnings on 'table-top' runways before fatal crash

Indian authorities ignored at least two recommendations in the past decade to install a safety system on so-called table top runways, one of which an Air India Express jet overshot Friday, killing at least 18 people.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2020

Where's the sympathy for lonely young people?

With job losses and support networks having closed down, some are feeling the effects of the pandemic more acutely.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2020

Japan's summer holiday begins quietly amid requests to avoid trips

Japan's summer holiday season started quietly on Saturday, with no congestion at stations and airports after local governments asked residents to avoid traveling to help keep the coronavirus spread from worsening.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2020

Japan and U.K. pushing to seal bilateral free trade deal this month

After meeting in person to speed up the talks, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi says he and British Trade Secretary Liz Truss are now in agreement on the main issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 8, 2020

Trump’s attacks on China reach new peak of ‘pent-up’ grievances

U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid-fire escalation of attacks on China — from bans of WeChat and TikTok to sanctions on Hong Kong’s top official — underscores that he’s dropped past restraint and decided to make confronting Beijing his priority less than 90 days before the U.S. election.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 8, 2020

[VIDEO] Allan Lichtman predicted Trump’s win in 2016. Now he’s ready to call 2020.

Most historians just study the past. But Allan Lichtman has successfully predicted the future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2020

WeChat U.S. ban cuts off users link to families in China

U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on transactions using popular Chinese messaging app WeChat will cut ties to families and friends in China, millions of users in the United States fear, as they become the latest casualties in the standoff between the two nations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2020

NRA fraud case will hurt but won’t kill U.S. gun-rights behemoth

Though it ticks off detailed examples of wrongdoing, the New York lawsuit claiming donors to the National Rifle Association have been ripped off for years is likely to be settled without the gun-rights group being forced to dissolve, legal experts said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2020

Hawks reliever Dennis Sarfate says he's played final game in Facebook post

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks star reliever Dennis Sarfate has played in his last game, according to a post on his Facebook page.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2020

City in China's Inner Mongolia issues warning after bubonic plague patient dies

Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning after a patient who had bubonic plague died of multiple organ failure, state media reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2020

COVID-19 is spreading fast because billions don’t have water to wash with

A severe household water shortage facing two out of five people in the world is undermining efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Aug 8, 2020

Add some sparkle to your summer with Sake Tonic

The best new sake arrival of the season is FamilyMart's limited-edition Sake Tonic — smooth, citrusy and alarmingly easy to drink.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2020

Kids hospitalized by coronavirus infrequently, but number is rising

American children with COVID-19 are hospitalized infrequently compared to adults, but the rate has been growing and about a third of those hospitalized in a subset of a federal study published Friday needed intensive care.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2020

Energy traders flock to Japan and its $136 billion 'dream' market

Power experts say the potential for price volatility and arbitrage in Japan are a trader's dream.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2020

Not 'Thighland': Trump's slip sparks meme fest

One online joker wrote that Thighland was located on a cartographic leg between 'Kneepal' and 'Ankola.'
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2020

Nippon Steel appeals South Korean court-ordered asset seizure

The Japanese government fears the judicial action will further inflame shaky bilateral relations and could set a dangerous precedent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 7, 2020

Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven virus vaccines

Since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus an international health emergency in January, Facebook Inc. has removed more than 7 million pieces of content with false claims about the virus that could pose an immediate health risk to people who believe them.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 7, 2020

Serie A still attracts investors despite decline

Serie A is sometimes seen as the fallen giant of Europe's top soccer leagues, based in a country where a stifling bureaucracy has prevented its clubs from competing on level terms with rivals from England, Spain and Germany.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2020

Plan to phase out inefficient coal plants breaks no new ground

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama said in early July that the government will work out a program to phase out inefficient coal-burning thermal power plants — by either suspending or scrapping these plants. METI later followed up on the move by launching a panel of experts to...
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Aug 7, 2020

J. League battles new wave of coronavirus infections

Several players have tested positive for the virus over the last two weeks, forcing multiple fixtures to be postponed.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 7, 2020

Travel during the Bon holiday? Japan can’t get a straight answer

With national and local officials giving conflicting signals over the risk of making trips, the holiday threatens to boost the spread of the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2020

Ambiguous public health messages hurt the public

Health officials should be emphasizing the importance of “physical distancing” and “emotional closeness” in these critical times.
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 7, 2020

Japan institute struggling to preserve A-bomb autopsy materials

Specimens from victims were held by the U.S. for almost 30 years. Now returned and fading, the government has refused to fund their digitization.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 7, 2020

Okinawa's fragile coral threatened by 'Black Devil' killer sponge

Terpios hoshinota is like a sheet of paper of about 1 millimeter thick, and attaches itself to coral's calcareous skeleton.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 7, 2020

Mie hot spring focuses on attracting locals to ride out pandemic

The resort is now looking to individual travelers rather than groups and is exploring new demands such as the so-called workation.

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