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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2020

SoftBank backs 29-year-old’s venture aiming to become Netflix for fiction

Radish's growing stable of in-house soap-opera scriptwriters conceive new episodes in various genres every four or six hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2020

TikTok’s price is a giant question mark in an already complex deal

Analysts and bankers have pegged the value of the video-sharing app's U.S. business at anywhere from $20 billion to $50 billion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2020

This is the hard-liner China chose to oversee Hong Kong security

Artist. Propagandist. Urban planning enthusiast. Traditional Chinese medicine student. Zheng Yanxiong doesn’t fit the usual mold of a top Communist Party security agent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2020

Proportion of youth with COVID-19 triples in five months, WHO says

Young people who are hitting nightclubs and beaches are leading a rise in fresh coronavirus cases across the world, with the proportion of those aged 15 to 24 who are infected rising threefold in about five months, the World Health Organization said.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 5, 2020

[VIDEO] Surfing was set to debut at the Summer Olympics. 2020 had other plans.

This was going to be a historic year for the sport of surfing. We spoke with the world's top surfers to go behind the scenes as the sport prepares to make its Olympic debut u2026 next year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020

The U.S.-China relationship is a Shakespearean tragedy

We are witnessing the biggest strategic misjudgment in history: Two superpowers are sliding toward conflict when they still share huge common interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020

How long should governments spend away?

Today's pandemic spending may leave future generations with an unpayable bill.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020

Delay the election? U.S. presidents often do things they can’t do

The stock response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the general election might be delayed because voting during a pandemic would involve a record number of mail-in ballots, a format he argues is unreliable and susceptible to fraud, is that he doesn’t have that power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020

The China hawks got it mostly right

Are there any China accommodationists left in Washington?
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2020

Gargle medicine can fight coronavirus, Osaka governor says, citing limited data

The governor of Osaka Prefecture touted the powers of gargling medicine to control the coronavirus and recommended its use, sending related shares jumping and clearing shelves of disinfectants even as some questioned the findings.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 4, 2020

BYOB: Runners must carry own bottles for trash-free Shonan Marathon

Organizers expect the waste-saving initiative to prevent six tons' worth of carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 4, 2020

Japan gives regional economies better grades after virus slump

The upward revision to the assessment, the first since October 2017, came despite uncertainty over the outlook amid the recent resurgence of the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Aug 4, 2020

Microsoft’s long history in China complicates potential TikTok deal

Hawks in the Trump administration oppose any purchase of the social-media service by the tech giant, citing its contributions to 'the Great Firewall of China.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2020

Seven & I deal shows store sales make gas-stations appealing despite virus

'The disadvantage of not winning this bid would have been other competitors expanding their business,” said the president of the 7-Eleven Inc. U.S. operation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2020

Japan’s steel woes set to be laid bare as top mills give updates

The coronavirus pandemic has seen steel mills across the country reduce or halt production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2020

Casino giant Wynn closes Yokohama office amid license delay

Wynn Resorts Ltd. said it closed its Yokohama office after plans for Japan to award casino licenses were delayed but remains interested in the project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2020

Sharing Hiroshima's legacy in the age of COVID-19

Amid the pandemic, the city has been looking for ways to help hibakusha tell their stories and let the past live on.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2020

Tokyo test centers trade fax machines for computers with new coronavirus reporting system

It is hoped this will help the capital avoid faulty or delayed reporting moving forward, but whether it streamlines the process hinges on how fast the transition happens.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 4, 2020

Group behind Golden Globe Awards accused of monopoly conduct

The press group that organizes the annual Golden Globe awards was accused of excluding journalists that might compete with its members.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 4, 2020

U.N. chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a "generational catastrophe" because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be "a top priority."
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.
Japanese team detect gradual seafloor caving near Nankai Trough
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Prime Minister's Office on Sept. 1 during an anti-disaster drill simulating an earthquake in the Nankai Trough.
Ukrainian YouTuber arrested in Japan over Fukushima livestream
An empty street is seen in the abandoned town of Okuma, in Fukushima Prefecture, during a temporary return visit by evacuees in February 2012.
Japan private-sector pay hits record in 2024
The average salary for men was ¥5.87 million, up 3.2%, and that of women was ¥3.33 million, up 5.5%, both marking record highs.
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.
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.

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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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