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CULTURE / Film
Jun 18, 2020

‘His Bad Blood’: Bad behavior bends but can’t break family bonds

Koichiro Oyama's film dabbles in Christian ideas of sin and forgiveness to explore a parent-child relationship strained by the father's tainted legacy.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2020

Summer bonuses at major Japanese firms down 6%

The average bonus at major Japanese companies this summer will fall 6.0 percent from a year before to ¥925,947 due to the coronavirus pandemic and a slowdown in the global economy, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said in a preliminary survey report Wednesday.
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BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2020

U.K. says it aims to join Trans-Pacific free trading group

The United Kingdom announced Wednesday it would pursue accession to a revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2020

Canceling Aegis Ashore raises problems — and hopes

The decision should galvanize bilateral cooperation, promoting still greater integration of the two countries' defense systems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2020

How Eisenhower's June 1960 trip to Okinawa became a catalyst for reversion

Petitions became protests, and demands became demonstrations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2020

U.S.-China tensions: It’s worse this time

The safety nets that operated in both countries to prevent irretrievable damage to the relationship have rotted away.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2020

The four-day work week's time may be here

It's a good idea as devastated economies reopen, but it's no magic bullet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2020

Street vendors won’t save China’s economy

A new push to welcome informal workers back onto the streets will create more problems than it solves.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2020

Japan’s new wave: Cash, bankruptcies and inequality

The pandemic will widen the wealth gap. Bigger firms will survive, while the small decide it's not worth it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Jun 17, 2020

BayStars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki hopes to convey positive message to fans when NPB season begins

The BayStars' Yasuaki Yamasaki is excited to finally get the 2020 season underway.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 17, 2020

Gaming world remains land of untapped potential for sumo

Putting a sport in front of the eyeballs of the younger generation guarantees much higher rates of engagement and participation at all levels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 17, 2020

North Korea falls back on familiar playbook to ratchet up tensions

North Korea is literally blowing up its relationship with the South. But its bark looks bigger than its bite — at least for now.
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JAPAN
Jun 17, 2020

Host and hostess bars in Japan scramble to adjust to COVID-19 reality

The industry faces an intensifying public backlash after reports emerged that a recent spike in cases stemmed largely from nighttime entertainment districts.
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JAPAN
Jun 17, 2020

Tokyo confirms 16 new coronavirus cases, falling below 20 for first time in a week

The last time daily new infection cases fell under 20 was June 10, when 18 cases were reported.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2020

Tokyo gubernatorial candidates face off in first joint news conference

With candidates taking every chance they could to target incumbent Gov. Yuriko Koike, the initial debate may foreshadow how the election campaigns will proceed.
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BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2020

Asian business sentiment fell to 11-year low amid pandemic, survey shows

The Asian Business Sentiment Index captured a negative outlook for only the second time since the survey began in the second quarter of 2009.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 17, 2020

China and India ties tested after border standoff takes deadly turn

The uptick in tensions comes amid a rising din of nationalism stoked by both governments as the two powers jostle for regional influence.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2020

Ghosn’s accused escape artists will flee if on bail, U.S. warns

The Taylors' lawyers argue that bail jumping isn't a crime in Japan and have asked the judge to toss out the warrant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2020

Oracle expects flat sales on fewer corporate software deals

Oracle's software for managing data, corporate finances, employees and customers require elaborate and often expensive installations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2020

AT&T is cutting thousands of jobs and it’s just the beginning

With more than $160 billion in debt, AT&T has one of the largest debt loads of any nonfinancial company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 17, 2020

China’s Great Firewall looms over Hong Kong as surveillance grows

Residents and activists worry that proposed national security legislation will further encroach on civil liberties in the former British colony.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2020

Facebook removes hundreds more accounts as right-wing violence spreads in U.S.

Facebook on Tuesday removed almost 900 accounts associated with the far-right Proud Boys and American Guard, including those belonging to Proud Boys supporters who marched into a protest zone in Seattle Monday and confronted anti-racist demonstrators.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?