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PODCAST / deep dive
Jul 29, 2020

[Rebroadcast] Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji is closed to the public this summer so, in tribute to the mountain, we're rebroadcasting Deep Dive Episode 20: Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji.
SUMO
Jul 29, 2020

History shows Abi's flouting of virus protocols will likely be last straw for Japan Sumo Association

Many of those who have transgressed against the JSA's myriad rules (whether official or unwritten) in the past have found themselves out of the sport in short order.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 29, 2020

China hawks gain ground among Japan's conservatives, long divided on Beijing

In March, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to postpone plans to greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a state guest. Months later, the topic is still making waves.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020

Osaka questions arbitrary ban on five-person outings amid virus resurgence

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura admits that the request was a political decision with no clear scientific rationale.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020

Vietnam says all areas now at risk of coronavirus infection

Vietnam, virus-free for months, was bracing for another wave of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday after state media reported new cases in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands linked to a recent outbreak in the central city of Danang.
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BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020

Global prospects dim for China's tech champions as great powers clash

China's top tech players are having contracts canceled, products banned and investments blocked, with more restrictions on the horizon.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020

U.S. and U.K. voice new concern as Hong Kong considers election delay

The U.S and key allies Australia and the U.K. voiced new concern about Hong Kong’s upcoming elections, amid a flurry of local media reports that the government was considering postponing the vote for as long as a year.
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WORLD
Jul 29, 2020

U.S. withdrawal opens way for terrorist alliance in Afghanistan

An alliance of terror groups aimed at destabilizing peace in South Asia is emerging in Afghanistan as U.S. troops pull out of the war-ravaged nation, security officials said.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020

Fitch revises Japan’s long-term outlook from stable to negative

The firm kept the rating itself unchanged, following a similar move last month by S&P Global Ratings.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020

Japan dodged surge in total fatalities during peak virus month

Japan officially recorded 468 coronavirus-related fatalities in May, almost half its total to date of 1,001.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020

Gucci owner sees online leading recovery after sales plunge

Luxury brands are trying to make up for lost time after COVID-19 exposed their reliance on in-store business.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020

Uber and Lyft drivers win unemployment insurance payments in New York

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that New York Department of Labor was taking too long to make payments, citing a backlog of claims by the ride-share drivers.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2020

Conviction of Malaysia's Najib Razak bolsters current leader's hopes of staying on

The court decision could bolster Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's political capital at a time when his administration controls a razor-thin majority in parliament.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020

Nomura cuts dozens of jobs at U.S. investment-banking unit

The firm has also said it will look at cutting office space in a move to stave off the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020

McDonald’s to sell chunk of Japan business and speed closures in U.S.

McDonald's said it will cut its ownership in McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan to at least 35 percent from 49 percent.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020

China reports 101 new coronavirus cases, highest since mid-April

China reported 101 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 28, the highest in over three and a half months, the health commission said on Wednesday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020

Hong Kong faces worst wave of virus, but tiny apartments mean it can’t just lock down

Once a coronavirus success story, Hong Kong is facing its worst outbreak yet, and policymakers are realizing how little they can do without making a bad situation worse.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020

Canon suffers first quarterly loss amid pandemic

Canon Inc. on Tuesday reported a group net loss of ¥8.8 billion for April to June due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, suffering the first red figure on a quarterly basis since it started earnings disclosure in 2001.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020

Japan traffic accidents fall in first half amid pandemic

The number of traffic accidents in Japan in January to June fell 22.3 percent from a year before to 146,043 amid the coronavirus pandemic, National Police Agency data showed Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020

Japan team finds traces of one of largest craters in solar system

A Japanese research team has announced the discovery of traces of the largest impact craters in the solar system on a moon of Jupiter.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020

Nissan sees sharp sales and profit drop as business struggles

Nissan will shut three production lines and cut about 14,000 jobs globally, up from 12,500 announced a year ago.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2020

Japan’s China engagement conundrum

Should “business as usual” continue if liberal, democratic values are threatened?

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